Trying to teach myself to cook : Episode One

Hi there, been a while since I've posted anything so I figure what the hell. I'm attempting a new recipe, Stuffed Zucchini.

Ok, Now that I have eaten my creation I may truly comment on it. Prep work, I was all over the place, next time I will better organize the task. I think I was too eager to try I had my sausage and Onion nearly done cooking before I had the Zucchini boiled. The sausage I wound up using was a Italian Sausage in the casing, I cut the casing and dropped it into the pan, One sausage was plenty. Next time I will chop it finer though. It was kinda difficult "smashing" the reamed out innards of the Zucchini, it put out a ton of water which needs to be drained!

Ease of Recipe: Moderate, due to multiple steps.

Final Product: Awesome! I love sausage(no jokes please) and Zucchini and cheese!

Tasty stuffed zucchini, made with a sausage and Parmesan cheese stuffing.

Cook Time: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
4 medium zucchini
1/4 pound pork sausage
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 clove garlic minced
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon dried leaf thyme, crumbled
1/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste
dash pepper

Preparation:
Directions for stuffed zucchini
Cook whole zucchini in boiling salted water until just tender, about 6 to 9 minutes. Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise; scoop out squash, mash, and set aside. Place shells in a shallow baking dish; set aside. In a heavy skillet over medium heat, cook sausage with chopped onion; drain off excess fat; stir in mashed zucchini. Reserving 2 tablespoons of Parmesan cheese for topping, add remaining Parmesan cheese to the meat mixture along with remaining ingredients. Mix well. Spoon mixture into zucchini shells; sprinkle stuffed zucchini with the reserved 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese. Bake stuffed zucchini at 350° for 20 to 30 minutes.
Stuffed zucchini serves 4.