Zucchini beef bake

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 smalls Zucchini (1-1/2 lbs)
1 pounds Ground beef
½ cup Chopped onion
1½ cup Soft bread crumbs
¼ teaspoon Dried thyme leaves; crushed
¼ cup Butter or margarine
¼ cup All-purpose flour
2 cups Milk
4 ounces Sharp processed American cheese; shredded (1 cup)
1 tablespoon Butter; melted

Directions

Wash & remove ends from zucchini; cut in ½ inch slices. Cook in boiling salted water 5 minutes or until tender. Drain. In skillet, cook meat with onion until browned; drain excess fat. Stir in ½ cup bread crumbs, ¾ tsp salt, thyme, ⅛ tsp pepper; remove from heat. In saucepan, melt ¼ cup butter; blend in flour & ½ tsp salt. Add milk all at once. Stir till bubbles & thickens. Add cheese; stir till melted. Stir in meat mixture.

Place ½ zucchini in 2-quart baking dish, cover with ½ meat-cheese mixture. Repeat layers. Combine remaining bread crumbs with 1 Tbs melted butter. Sprinkle on top. Bake at 350 for 30-35 minutes.

MRS H.C. (PATTY) JOHNSTON

From the <The Bliss of Cooking Returns>, Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club, Ft. Bliss, TX. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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