Sausage Stuffed Zucchini

Name: Sausage Stuffed Zucchini
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: As needed nonstick cooking spray; 4 medium zucchini; ¼ pound bulk pork sausage; ½ small yellow onion; ½ cup cracker crumbs; 1 large egg; ½ cup Parmesan cheese; ¼ teaspoon salt; ⅛ teaspoon garlic salt; ⅛ teaspoon black pepper; ¼ teaspoon thyme

The scooped zucchini pulp goes back into the sausage filling, so none of the garden flavor is lost. Once baked, the tender shells hold a browned, savory center that works as supper on its own.

By Betty Lou Gardner1 hr 10 minUpdated 2026-08-25

Sausage Stuffed Zucchini is a hearty, comforting dish that transforms simple garden vegetables into a satisfying meal! Tender zucchini shells are filled with savory sausage, onion, thyme, Parmesan cheese, seasoned cracker crumbs, and the reserved zucchini pulp, then baked until golden and flavorful. It is an easy family-style recipe that works equally well as a main course or a substantial side dish.

Betty Lou Gardner in a family archival photograph

Granny’s Kitchen Notes

From Betty Lou Gardner

I never throw away the zucchini pulp because it belongs right back in the filling where all that flavor came from in the first place. Sometimes I add a little extra cheese over the top if I'm feeling generous, and it always browns up nicely in the oven. This is one of those suppers that makes the whole kitchen smell good long before it's time to sit down and eat.

How to Make Stuffed Zucchini

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Eight hollowed zucchini halves with the reserved pulp after the whole zucchini are simmered until barely tender.

Prepare the Zucchini Shells

Simmer the whole zucchini until barely tender, then cool, cut them in half, and scoop out the centers while leaving sturdy shells.

Cooked sausage, onion, and zucchini pulp cooling before cracker crumbs, egg, Parmesan, and seasonings are mixed in.

Cook the Sausage Filling

Brown the sausage and onion, then cook the reserved zucchini pulp until its excess moisture evaporates. Cool briefly before mixing in the cracker crumbs, egg, Parmesan, and seasonings.