MIDDLE EASTERN STUFFED ZUCCHINI RECIPE
Middle Eastern stuffed zucchini recipe with a spiced rice and meat filling, cooked in red sauce. A must-try!
Provided by The Mediterranean Dish
Categories Entree
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the stuffing ingredients of rice, ground beef, shredded onion, fresh parsley, dill, diced tomatoes, water, olive oil, allspice, garlic powder, and salt and pepper. Mix by hand to combine.
- Now, remove the top of 3 tomatoes and remove the core to hollow out the tomatoes making room for the stuffing. Do this using a corer like this one.
- With a knife, remove the very top of the zucchini, then cut each zucchini in half to make shorter zucchini for stuffing. Now you need to hollow out the zucchini to make room for the stuffing.
- Insert your corer about 3/4 of the way into the zucchini, making sure not to poke the bottoms. Twist the corer and pull out the zucchini cores or hearts. Do this a few times, and gently scrape the sides of the zucchini until you have hollowed each out making room for the stuffing. You'll want to leave about 1/4 inch rim of zucchini.
- Lightly oil the bottom of a large deep cooking pan like this one. Slice the remaining tomato and spread over the bottom of the pan. Now add the onion slices and the cores or hearts of the zucchini. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
- Now, using your hands, gently stuff the hollowed tomatoes with the rice stuffing. Then loosely stuff the zucchini with the rice stuffing about 3/4 of the way (do not over-stuff or crowd the rice stuffing in the zucchini or it will not cook well).
- Arrange the stuffed tomatoes in the center of the cooking pan, then add the stuffed zucchini (stuffed side up) around them. Tilt the zucchini a little, this helps them cook nicely through using less liquid.
- Now add the tomato sauce and water. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
- Place the pan on the stove and cook on medium-high heat until the liquid starts boiling. Turn the heat down, cover and simmer for for 50 minutes until the zucchini is tender and the rice stuffing is fully cooked.
- Transfer to a serving platter or individual bowls. Top with the sauce from the cooking pan. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 172 calories, Sugar 6.6 g, Sodium 154.7 mg, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 23 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 10.2 g, Cholesterol 17 mg
MEDITERRANEAN STUFFED ZUCCHINI
Here's a delicious way to solve the problem of those too-big zucchinis ballooning in your garden at the end of the summer: zucchini boats baked and stuffed with lamb, feta, pine nuts, tomatoes, and more. It's just like your mother used to make, but with an exotic Mediterranean twist!
Provided by Larry Short
Categories Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Zucchini Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Use a melon baller to separate and remove seeds and pulp separately from the zucchini, carving out each half and leaving about a half-inch shell. Chop zucchini pulp into pieces about 1/4 inch in diameter. Discard seeds.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add ground lamb; continue to cook and stir until lamb is lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir chopped zucchini into the lamb mixture. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer mixture until the zucchini is hot, about 3 minutes. Drain excess grease. Season lamb mixture with coarse salt and black pepper.
- Remove skillet from heat. Stir tomato sauce, tomatoes, feta cheese, pine nuts, and 1/4 cup mint leaves through the lamb mixture; spoon into the zucchini halves. Put stuffed zucchini halves into a large baking dish. Pour water into the baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Mix bread crumbs and mozzarella cheese in a bowl. Sprinkle 1/4 cup mint leaves over the zucchini and top with the bread crumb mixture. Continue baking until the top is crusty and browned, about 10 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 649.3 calories, Carbohydrate 38.8 g, Cholesterol 114.7 mg, Fat 38.7 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 40.6 g, SaturatedFat 14.9 g, Sodium 1522.8 mg, Sugar 14.2 g
STUFFED GRILLED ZUCCHINI
Pair up these zucchini boats with charred pork chops, smoked fish and other grilled greats. Not warm enough for cooking al fresco? Your old-fashioned oven will do. -Nancy Zimmerman, Cape May Court House, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cut zucchini in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4-in. shells. Brush with 2 teaspoons oil; set aside. Chop pulp. , In a large skillet, saute pulp and onion in remaining oil. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add bread crumbs; cook and stir until golden brown, about 2 minutes. , Remove from the heat. Stir in the mozzarella cheese, mint and salt. Spoon into zucchini shells. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Grill, covered, over medium heat until zucchini is tender, 8-10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 186 calories, Fat 10g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 553mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
GRILLED MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLE SANDWICH
Roasted vegetables taste delicious in this sandwich. It is great to take along on a picnic!
Provided by CHRIS M
Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes
Time 3h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Brush eggplant and red bell peppers with 1 tablespoon olive oil; use more if necessary, depending on sizes of vegetables. Place on a baking sheet and roast in preheated oven. Roast eggplant until tender, about 25 minutes; roast peppers until blackened. Remove from oven and set aside to cool.
- Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and cook and stir mushrooms until tender. Stir crushed garlic into mayonnaise. Slice focaccia in half lengthwise. Spread mayonnaise mixture on one or both halves.
- Peel cooled peppers, core, and slice. Arrange eggplant, peppers and mushrooms on focaccia. Wrap sandwich in plastic wrap; place a cutting board on top of it and weight it down with some canned foods. Allow sandwich to sit for 2 hours before slicing and serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 356.1 calories, Carbohydrate 48.3 g, Cholesterol 3.5 mg, Fat 14.8 g, Fiber 5.5 g, Protein 9 g, SaturatedFat 2.4 g, Sodium 500.1 mg, Sugar 5.4 g
GRILLED ZUCCHINI SALAD WITH MEDITERRANEAN DRESSING
This grilled zucchini salad with Mediterranean salad dressing is the perfect side dish. I also like to add summer squash, when it's in season, for a variation, or crumbled goat cheese when I want creaminess. -Rashanda Cobbins, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 20m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine zucchini and 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add salt and pepper; toss to coat. Transfer to a grill wok or open grill basket; place on grill rack. Grill, covered, over medium-high heat until zucchini is crisp-tender, 5-10 minutes, turning occasionally. Transfer zucchini to a serving bowl; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and red onion. When cooled slightly, sprinkle with mint, parsley, lemon juice and zest and feta cheese. Stir gently. Sprinkle with pine nuts before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 220 calories, Fat 20g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 5mg cholesterol, Sodium 252mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
MEDITERRANEAN STUFFED ZUCCHINI
Make and share this Mediterranean Stuffed Zucchini recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Lorrie in Montreal
Categories Vegetable
Time 40m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Put the zucchini in a medium saucepan.
- Add enough water to cover and boil about 5 minutes, or just until tender.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Prepare a baking pan with nonstick pan spray.
- Split the zucchini in half lengthwise; leaving a 1/4-inch shell,.
- scoop out the pulp.
- Chop the pulp from 1 zucchini; set aside.
- Save the rest for another use (mixed vegetables, soup, or stew).
- Heat the olive oil in a nonstick saucepan.
- Add the onion and sauté over medium heat until tender, about 5 minutes. Add the chopped zucchini pulp and all the other ingredients except.
- the pine nuts and tomato sauce.
- Cover and simmer over low heat 15 minutes, or until the rice is almost tender.
- Toast the pine nuts in a small skillet over medium heat for 3 to 5 minutes until light brown and fragrant.
- Stir them into the rice mixture.
- Stuff the mixture into the zucchini shells.
- Arrange the zucchini on the prepared baking pan and pour the tomato sauce.
- over and around the shells.
- Cover with foil; bake 25 to 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 138.9, Fat 3.6, SaturatedFat 0.5, Sodium 367.1, Carbohydrate 25.2, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 7.6, Protein 3.3
MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED STUFFED ZUCCHINI
Too many Zucchinis or just lost track of one and now you have a MONSTER Zucchini and are tired of zucchini bread? Here is the perfect recipe that will liven up your dinner table with LOTS of flavor.
Provided by ManInKitchen
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 50m
Yield 3-4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- needed - one very large zucchini (4x the regular store sized ones) -- cut length-wise, scoop out middle and cut into half again to make 4 halves -- For the stuffing- saute 1 small onion chopped in -- 2 TB of olive oil. When softened, add 1/4 lb of loose italian sausage (break it up as it sautes). Season onions and sausage with a little crushed red pepper, salt, and pepper. When sausage is golden brown, remove to a bowl. -- Saute 1 small diced zucchini until aldente, then season with salt and pepper and lil thyme -- add to bowl with sausage and onions. Add 1-2 Tablespoons of italian black olives, 1/2 cup of chopped. roasted red peppers, and 2 cloves of sauted finely chopped garlic. Add 2 cubed toasted slices of whole wheat bread with a touch of salt and pepper. Stir together and mix well. Following this, add 2 TB of ricotta cheese (ot add til stuffing is moist), then 1 egg, 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese. Mix all ingredients well and stuff into Zucchini halves. TO COOK: heat grill to medium high, wrap zucchini in seperate segments in foil and tent each piece. Cook on grill at medium (or 600 degrees) for 20 minutes with lid closed. Following this, open foil and top with mozarella cheese and cook for an additional 5 minutes and then cool for 3 minutes and serve to guests :D -- ENJOY!See More.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 294.9, Fat 18.8, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 85.5, Sodium 491.5, Carbohydrate 16.1, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 5.7, Protein 16.6
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