Stuffed Zucchini Recipe

Summary

Difficulty LevelAverageHealth IndexAverage

CuisineAmericanCourseSide Dish

Main IngredientZucchini

Ingredients

1 large zucchini

For stuffing combine:

1 large onion, grated

1/3 cup cooked rice

1/2 cup canned tomato sauce

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1 small clove garlic, chopped fine

1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1/4 cup chicken stock

How to make Stuffed Zucchini

Presoak a clay pot, top and bottom, in water for 10 minutes.
Cut a narrow slice out of the zucchini lengthwise and hollow out the inside.
Chop the scooped out flesh and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the onion, rice, tomato sauce, salt, oregano, and garlic and add the reserved chopped zucchini flesh.
Stuff the zucchini shell with the mixture and place in the presoaked pot.
Add chicken stock.
Sprinkle with the grated Parmesan cheese.
Cover the pot and place it in a cold oven.
Set the oven temperature at 450 degrees.
Cook for 45 minutes.

Comments

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nicolehu says :

This is a nice recipe. I changed it slightly by using fresh rather than dried oregano and added basil and cooked red lentils to the stuffing mixture and it worked well.

Posted on: 20 February 2010 - 4:01am