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Title: Zucchini Beef Bake
Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients

      6 sm zucchini (1-1/2 lbs)
      1 lb ground beef
    1/2 c  chopped onion
  1 1/2 c  soft bread crumbs
    1/4 ts dried thyme leaves; crushed
    1/4 c  butter or margarine
    1/4 c  all-purpose flour
      2 c  milk
      4 oz sharp processed american
           -cheese; shredded (1 cup)
      1 tb butter; melted

Instructions

Wash & remove ends from zucchini; cut in 1/2 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 1/2 cup bread crumbs, 3/4
tsp salt, thyme, 1/8 tsp pepper; remove from heat. In saucepan, melt 1/4
cup butter; blend in flour & 1/2 tsp salt. Add milk all at once. Stir till
bubbles & thickens. Add cheese; stir till melted. Stir in meat mixture.
Place 1/2 zucchini in 2-quart baking dish, cover with 1/2 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 , Fort Bliss Officers Wives Club,
Ft. Bliss, TX. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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