Guiltless Zucchini Marinara Subs

By srumbel

“GUILTLESS” in my book, means you can eat one of these babies for lunch and pat yourself on that healthy back of yours, because you ate a nice vegetable packed, low-calorie sub of wonder and bliss. Truly, these Zucchini Marinara Subs are the best new zucchini recipe I have come across this season. I made them for lunch the other day and wow…I was in love, I tell you. They came together is just under 20 minutes!

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Ingredients

• 5 small zucchini, chopped
• 1 small onion, diced
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 T olive oil
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 t Italian seasoning
• 1 C marinara sauce (I used Prego)
• 6 crusty buns
• 1 1/2 C mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1/2 C parmesan cheese, grated

Preparation

Step 1

1. Grab 5 small zucchini and chop them into 1 inch pieces.
2. Chop 1 onion and 2 cloves of garlic.
3. Heat a large skillet up over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil into the pan. Add the veggies and let them cook until crisp tender. Should only take about 10-15 minutes.
4. Set you oven to broil.
5. Grab 6 crusty buns and slice them in half, length wise. Line a large cookie sheet with tin foil and lay them out onto it.
6. Carefully place about 1/4 to 1/3 cup of mozzarella cheese on top.
7. Pop them into the oven and allow the cheese to melt and the edges of the bun to get crisp. Keep a close eye on them, it will only take a couple of minutes.
8. When your veggies are crisp tender add 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning...
and 1 cup marinara sauce. (I am aware that the marinara sauce above is only 3/4 of a cup...I ended up adding a bit more later. Just trust me...1 cup will do you right. If you would like more saucy-ness, feel free to add more.)
9. Grab the heavenly, cheesy subs and pile on the yummy zucchini filling. Load it down, man. This is the guiltless part. I think I read somewhere that zucchini only has 10 calories per 500 pounds. At least, I think I read that somewhere. Ok, so I maybe I just wish that were the case. Let's just suffice it to say, zucchini is low cal. Hallelujah. :)
10. Sprinkle each sub with a bit of Parmesan cheese, baby and dig in.