Zucchini, carrots and onions, along with your favorite stuffing mix, combine to create a savory, veggie-infused side dish that's perfect alongside any meal. Serve with Twice-Baked Mashed Potatoes for a winning collection of sides.
Spray a 13”x9” baking dish with Pam or grease with shortening.
Prepare Zucchini
Rinse and dice zucchini, place in a glass 4-cup measuring dish and sprinkle with a ¼ cup of water. Cook in the microwave until the zucchini is slightly softened, but not fully cooked. About 4 minutes. Drain water and set aside.
Combine Ingredients
In a large bowl combine 1 ¼ cups seasoned stuffing mix and melted butter. Mix in carrots, onion, sour cream and cream of chicken soup. Add drained zucchini and stir.
Spread veggie and stuffing mixture in the baking dish and top with remaining 1 cup of seasoned stuffing mix and top with pepper.
Bake
Cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes, remove foil for remaining 20 minutes or until the mixture is bubbling around the edges and the stuffing on top is hot and lightly browned.
Total baking time, about 40-45 minutes.
Optional Garnish
Use any extra zucchini that you didn't need for the recipe to create spiralized zucchini "noodles." Place the zucchini curls on top of the stuffing for the last 20 minutes of baking time. The zoodles, as they are called, add a colorful garnish to the topping,
Notes
Feeling hungry for a stuffing casserole that's a main dish? Here are protein options to add when you combine the vegetables with the stuffing and the other ingredients:Chicken Stuffing Casserole: Chicken is a wonderful addition to this stuffing casserole. Dice three cooked chicken breasts or shred meat from a rotisserie chicken and stir in with the vegetables, stuffing, soup and sour cream. Place everything in the baking dish. Cover and bake as directed in the recipe.Turkey Stuffing Casserole: If you have leftover turkey from the holidays this is a tasty way to re-purpose leftovers for a main meal. Dice 3 - 4 cups of cooked turkey with the zucchini, carrot, onions, soup and sour cream. Spread into the baking dish, cover and bake according to the recipe.