1 lg. zucchini
1/2 c. rice
1/2 lb. ground beef or sweet Italian sausage
1 onion, diced
1 or 2 green pepper, diced (according to taste)
2 c. Hunt's tomato sauce
1 tsp. sugar
Grated Mozzarella cheese
Salt & pepper to taste

Cut zucchini in half and cut out center. Cut center up in small pieces and put pieces aside.

Cook 1/2 cup rice; set aside. Brown ground beef or sweet Italian sausage. Drain grease. Add onion and green peppers, and brown. Add rice and chopped zucchini and 2 cups Hunt's tomato sauce. Salt and pepper to taste. Add 1 teaspoon of sugar (to cut acid in tomatoes). Cook for 10 minutes.

Line your baking dish with tomato sauce. Put zucchini "boat" in dish. Fill with stuffing. Excess stuffing can be put around boat. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle with grated Mozzarella cheese on top. Bake, uncovered, with oven off for a few minutes until cheese is melted.