Italian Style Baked Zucchini

Name: Italian Style Baked Zucchini
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H50M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT1H5M0.000S
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: italian
Ingredients: 6 slices bacon, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons minced shallots; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; 1/2 cup thinly sliced prosciutto; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 12 baby zucchini or 6 small zucchini, trimmed; 1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley

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Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 5 min

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 50 min

Yield: 4 servings

Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr 5 min

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 50 min

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

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6 slices bacon, finely chopped

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons minced shallots

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1/2 cup thinly sliced prosciutto

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

12 baby zucchini or 6 small zucchini, trimmed

1/4 cup chopped flat leaf parsley

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a small skillet render the bacon. When almost crisp, add the olive oil and heat up. When the olive oil is hot, add the shallots and cook for a few minutes or until tender. Add the oregano and prosciutto and simmer for a minute. Remove the skillet from the heat and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Cut the baby zucchini in half. If you are using small zucchini, then cut them in half horizontally, then each half in quarters lengthwise. Set them in a lightly oiled gratin dish, skin side down. Sprinkle with the bacon mixture and scatter parsley on top. Cover and bake or 20 minutes.