Zucchini with minced meat in the oven is a great option for a summer dish. Although they can be successfully prepared in winter, because zucchini keeps well for several months. In the article you will find four basic recipes, which you can then make adjustments to and get a new taste each time.
Zucchini is a very docile vegetable. They are not difficult to prepare and go well with any food, they “love” aromatic herbs and spices. It turns out very tasty or.
Zucchini with minced meat “Boats” in the oven
Zucchini with minced meat prepared according to this recipe will not only be tasty, but will also turn out very beautiful. Therefore, they can also be placed on the holiday table as a hot dish.
Ingredients:
- three young zucchini;
- large chicken fillet;
- one tomato;
- onion head;
- fresh basil and dill;
- three cloves of garlic;
- mayonnaise;
- salt and ground black pepper to taste;
- refined oil for frying;
- piece of cheese.
Preparation:
First of all, let's prepare the zucchini. We will wash them thoroughly, since there is no need to remove the skin from the zucchini. Cut off the ends on both sides and carefully cut each in half.
Now, using a spoon, you need to remove the middle from each particle. But this must be done carefully so as not to break the peel.
Do not throw away the pulp; it will be used as part of the filling.
All our halves of zucchini need to be brought into this form. Now the future boats need to be salted and peppered on both sides: both inside and outside.
Additionally, grease each piece with “odorless” sunflower oil and place it on a baking sheet, also greased with oil.
Please note that they need to be laid out upside down.
Bake zucchini at a temperature of 180°C for 15 - 20 minutes.
Place the zucchini in a preheated oven.
While the zucchini is baking, let's prepare the filling. Chicken fillet must be chopped. If desired, it can be replaced with ready-made minced chicken or any other meat.
Fry the chopped chicken until cooked. Let's put it aside for now and move on to the onions. It must be cut into half rings.
And lightly fry in the same pan in which the chicken fillet was cooked. Add chopped zucchini pulp to it and bring the vegetable mixture until cooked.
Grind the tomato and herbs. Let's mix them.
Add chicken fillet, grated cheese, mayonnaise and squeeze garlic into the mixture. Mix.
Then put the cooled zucchini in a bowl and mix again.
Now it's time to stuff our partially cooked zucchini. Place the prepared filling into the “boats”, place them on a baking sheet and sprinkle with cheese.
Place the baking sheet in a preheated oven at 180°C and cook the zucchini until the cheese melts.
Stuffed zucchini with minced meat, baked in the oven - a simple recipe
Zucchini can be stuffed in another way - cut into thick rings, take out the middle and fill it with prepared minced meat.
Ingredients:
- 3 – 4 young zucchini;
- two onions;
- any minced meat;
- tomato paste - one large spoon;
- sour cream – 200 – 250 ml;
- piece of cheese;
- lemon juice;
- vegetable oil;
- salt and pepper.
Preparation:
Wash the vegetables thoroughly under running water and cut into thick rings.
Using a small spoon we need to scrape out the entire core. But the bottom should remain. You will get some kind of cups.
The wall of the zucchini should remain about the thickness of your little finger.
Now let's start preparing the filling. Cut the onion and zucchini pulp into small cubes, and then cook this mixture in a frying pan until the zucchini is completely cooked.
In a deep bowl, mix all the ingredients: minced meat, onion-zucchini mixture, a tablespoon of tomato paste. Stir and add lemon juice, chopped dill, two tablespoons of oil. Salt and pepper to taste.
Turn on the oven at 180°C - let it heat up. And we begin to fill the zucchini rings with the prepared minced meat. But there is no need to do this too tightly.
Place the stuffed zucchini like “soldiers” in any baking dish of suitable size. And put it in the oven for 20 minutes.
Now you need to prepare the filling. Add salt to the sour cream, add herbs and stir.
Now we take out the zucchini and generously pour the dressing over them, sprinkle grated cheese on top and put them in the oven again for another 20 minutes, but at a temperature of 160°C.
And everything is ready. You can invite everyone to the table. Bon appetit!
Minced zucchini in the oven with vegetables and cheese
Zucchini with minced chicken, vegetables and cheese turns out surprisingly tender and tasty. You can use ground pork or ground beef if you wish, depending on your personal preference. To make the taste of zucchini even more interesting, you can add fried mushrooms to the minced meat.
Ingredients:
- minced chicken – 400-500 grams;
- one large zucchini;
- onion;
- carrot;
- large tomato;
- salt;
- pepper;
- greenery.
Preparation:
Wash the zucchini and peel it if it is already overripe.
For young specimens, you can leave it - it is tender enough to be completely baked.
We cut the vegetable into rings - choose the thickness yourself - and clean out the entire middle. So that the pulp does not disappear, you can make zucchini pancakes from it, it will turn out very tasty.
Now let's take care of the onions. Cut it into cubes and send it to a frying pan to fry until golden brown.
Then grate the carrots and add them to the onions. Let's fry them together.
Place the zucchini rings on a baking sheet. It can be greased with oil, or it can be covered with baking paper.
Place the fried vegetables in the minced meat, salt it, pepper it and mix.
And arrange it among the zucchini rings. Then we cut the tomato into thin slices and place it on each ring, like a lid. Sprinkle a layer of cheese on top, put a spoonful of mayonnaise and put it in the oven.
You need to bake the zucchini for about 50 minutes at 180°C.
Zucchini with minced meat in an omelet
If you don’t have time to stand at the stove, but you need to cook something hearty quickly, try making zucchini with minced meat, baked in an omelet. If you take minced chicken, you get a low-calorie dietary dish.
Ingredients:
- one zucchini;
- minced meat – 300 grams;
- rice - a quarter cup;
- large tomato;
- piece of cheese;
- milk - half a glass;
- eggs – 2 pieces;
- oil.
Preparation:
- First of all, let's deal with the zucchini. It must be washed, cut into not too thick circles and the middle removed from them. Add salt on all sides and fry until fully cooked.
- The rice must be boiled and added to the minced meat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Add a little tomato paste or pieces of finely chopped tomato to the minced meat.
If desired, you can stir in black pepper or a little garlic.
- Grease a baking dish with oil and place zucchini rings on the bottom. Fill all the centers with prepared minced meat.
- Now you need to prepare the omelette mixture. You need to beat the eggs with milk. Pepper and salt the mixture.
- Pour it over our stuffed rings and sprinkle grated cheese on top.
Place the zucchini in an oven preheated to 180°C. They cook in about 30 minutes. Bon appetit!
I suggest you watch a video recipe for cooking zucchini with minced meat under a cheese coat in the oven
Bon appetit and see you new recipes!
The end of summer - the beginning of autumn is the best time to prepare stuffed peppers and zucchini. It was at this time that these vegetables are presented in a wide assortment at the market or in the store, and for some they simply grow in their country plots.
Place minced meat in a deep dish.
Add 1 chicken egg to the minced meat.
Finely chop the greens, half an onion, and add them to the minced meat.
Boil 4 tablespoons of rice, rinse in a colander, and let the water drain. Add rice to the minced meat for our future dish.
Grate half a large carrot on the finest grater and add to the dish with minced meat.
Add salt and ground black pepper to the minced meat, and then mix thoroughly. As a result, we will get a ready-made zucchini filling.
Now you need to prepare the zucchini itself. To do this, peel the zucchini using a vegetable knife and cut into thick circles, as in the photo.
We cut out the core so that we get rings, as shown in the photo. We will use the zucchini pulp in frying later.
Fill the zucchini rings with minced meat. We ended up with a certain amount of stuffed zucchini. They can be cooked either in a frying pan or in the oven - I chose the first cooking method. Since all of them did not fit in the pan, some of them had to be frozen.
To cook in a frying pan, you need to prepare vegetables for frying so that our dish is more flavorful. For frying, it is best to grate the remaining half of the carrots on a coarse grater, finely chop the onion, tomato and zucchini pulp.
Then we heat vegetable or olive oil in a frying pan and simmer all these vegetables under a closed lid for 10 minutes, not forgetting to salt and pepper them.
When the vegetables have stewed a little, add the stuffed zucchini, submerging them a little. Next, cover with a lid and simmer for 40-50 minutes over low heat.
As a result, we end up with something like this.
Stuffed zucchini is best served with sour cream.
Bon appetit!
Happy day everyone!
Today we will prepare with you stuffed zucchini baked in the oven. Especially for you, I am publishing a selection of recipes for incredibly tasty and healthy dishes that you will certainly be able to enjoy while the zucchini season is underway. Although, of course, the most thrifty ones will be able to get gastronomic pleasure from dishes with this vegetable in winter.
Surprisingly, just 100 g of zucchini contains about 5 g of easily digestible carbohydrates, more than one gram of dietary fiber, which makes it an indispensable assistant for our digestive system. It is not without reason that caring mothers often start complementary feeding with this vegetable.
By the way, zucchini helps pregnant women remove excess fluid from the body, thus relieving swelling. At the same time, it perfectly satisfies hunger without adding extra calories to your body. But nursing mothers not only can, but also need to consume this vegetable at least every day, even in its raw form. So be healthy and use the gifts of nature for your benefit!
The prepared dish turns out incredibly tasty and juicy due to the tomato cream sauce. It will be especially relevant for any holiday table - guests will be delighted!
Ingredients:
- Young zucchini – 2 pcs.
- Minced meat – 350-400 gr.
- Onions – 1 pc.
- Egg – 1 pc.
- Boiled rice – 1 cup
- Salt, pepper - to taste
- Vegetable oil - on a baking sheet
To prepare the sauce:
- Onions – 1 pc.
- Carrots – 1 pc.
- Tomato paste – 1-2 tbsp. spoons
- Sour cream – 3 tbsp. spoons
- Salt - to taste
- Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. spoon
Take a deep cup and add minced meat, rice, egg, salt and pepper to taste.
Grate half of the peeled onion and add to the bowl with the minced meat. Mix everything well.
Young zucchini does not need to be peeled! Cut them into rings about 2 cm wide and cut out the middle.
Fill each zucchini ring with meat filling. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil, place stuffed zucchini on it, salt them and place in the oven. After 15 minutes, turn the baked vegetables over and put them in the oven again for the same amount of time.
While the zucchini is baking, prepare a delicious sauce for them. To do this, chop the remaining half of the onion, grate the carrots, and mix them in a frying pan with vegetable oil. After light frying, add tomato paste and salt to taste.
Add sour cream and mix the ingredients well. In 10 minutes the sauce is ready!
When you take the zucchini out of the oven a second time, pour the vegetable sauce over it and serve. Bon appetit!
Stuffed zucchini baked in the oven with cheese and tomatoes
Tomato lovers will love this dish. An amazing combination of zucchini, cheese and tomatoes - it turns out very tasty, satisfying and healthy!
You will need:
- Zucchini – 2 pcs.
- Tomatoes – 2 pcs.
- Grated cheese – 100 gr.
- Onion – 1 pc.
- Minced chicken – 200 gr.
- Salt, pepper - to taste
Cooking method in stages:
First, cut the zucchini into rings one centimeter thick.
We cut out the core with a small knife or a special device. Place the zucchini rings in a bowl, add salt and mix.
Finely chop the onion and add it to the minced meat.
Grind the zucchini core in a blender and also add it to the meat.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil, place rings tightly on it and fill them with prepared minced chicken.
Cut the tomatoes into rings.
Place each tomato ring on a stuffed zucchini and place in the oven. After 20 minutes, take out the dish and sprinkle it with grated cheese, then bake again for another 10 minutes.
Oven-baked zucchini stuffed with mushrooms and cheese
Of course, you cannot give such a dish to small children, since mushrooms are heavy food for the stomach. And adults can fully enjoy the gifts of nature by preparing stuffed zucchini according to this delicious recipe.
Prepare:
- Young zucchini
- Mushrooms (any, but preferably oyster mushrooms or champignons)
- Sour cream
- Vegetable oil
Cooking method in stages:
First, let's prepare the filling for the stuffed zucchini. Finely chop the onion and fry it in a frying pan in vegetable oil.
Chop the mushrooms.
Cut the zucchini in half and then cut out the core.
Finely chop the core (pulp) and add it to the frying pan with the mushrooms and onions. Pepper and salt to taste.
Grate the cheese.
Add sour cream to the filling without stopping frying.
Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil, place the zucchini on it and salt them.
Then add the filling.
Sprinkle with grated cheese and place in the oven until done.
Dietary recipe for baked stuffed zucchini with vegetables and cheese
Despite the fact that this dish is very tasty and healthy, it is perfect for those who want to lose weight on a healthy diet. The fact is that its calorie content is only 50-60 kcal/100 g, but it perfectly saturates an empty stomach.
We take:
- Zucchini – 2 pcs.
- Cheese – 50 gr.
- Tomato – 1 pc.
- Mushrooms – 3 pcs.
- Garlic – 3 cloves
- Half a sweet pepper
- Onion – 1 pc.
- Carrots – 1 pc.
- Salt, pepper - to taste
- Greenery
- Vegetable oil
Cooking method in stages:
Cut the onion into cubes.
Slice the mushrooms.
Grate the carrots.
Chop the garlic.
Place mushrooms, onions and carrots in a frying pan and fry in vegetable oil.
Add salt, pepper and garlic, then remove the pan from the heat.
Chop the peppers and tomatoes.
Three cheeses on a coarse grater.
Mix fried vegetables with tomatoes, peppers and herbs. Sprinkle with salt and mix well.
Cut the zucchini in half and remove the core. Place on a baking sheet.
Fill the zucchini with vegetable filling, sprinkle cheese on top and place in the oven until cooked (30-40 minutes).
Recipe for stuffed zucchini with cottage cheese, baked in the oven
This dish is very useful for small children, especially if you use country cottage cheese in its preparation. Moreover, its calorie content per 100 g is only 70-80 kcal.
To prepare you need:
- Zucchini – 2 pcs.
- Cottage cheese – 250 gr.
- Eggs – 2 pcs.
- Cheese – 100 gr.
- Garlic – 1 head
- Greens (dill)
- Salt to taste
Cooking method in stages:
Add one egg to the cottage cheese.
Finely chop the dill and mix it with cottage cheese.
Prepare the zucchini by cutting them in half and cutting out the middle.
Pour finely chopped garlic into the core.
Mix the remaining garlic with cottage cheese.
Add another egg to the cottage cheese.
Stuff the zucchini with the resulting curd mass.
Place vegetables with cottage cheese on a baking sheet.
Sprinkle with cheese and place in the oven. Bake for 50-60 minutes.
Baked zucchini boats with minced meat and cheese
“We haven’t eaten anything tastier!” - this is exactly what your guests will tell you when you treat them to this amazing dish. This is my favorite recipe and I am happy to share it with you.
Ingredients:
- 2-3 zucchini
- 300 g minced meat
- 100 g cheese
- 1 tomato
- 1 onion
- sprig of dill
- 3 cloves garlic
- 300 g sour cream
- salt and pepper to taste
Cooking method in stages:
Prepare the necessary ingredients.
Make boats out of zucchini: cut the vegetables in half and cut out the middle.
Chop the onion and core of the zucchini.
Let the onion fry, after five minutes add the minced meat to it.
After another 2-3 minutes, add the chopped zucchini core to the pan and simmer for 10-15 minutes over low heat. Add salt and pepper.
Cut the tomato into slices.
Chop the garlic.
Grate the cheese.
When the minced meat has cooled a little, add tomato, garlic and sour cream. Mix everything.
Lightly salt the boats before adding the filling. Then fill them with minced meat and sprinkle grated cheese on top.
Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil and place the stuffed boats on it. Cook in the oven for 30-40 minutes. Bon appetit!
Recipe for cooking round zucchini with meat in the oven
A reader from Italy sent me this recipe. She claims that round zucchini has become fashionable among them, and she is happy to cook this tasty and aromatic, and most importantly, satisfying dish with them.
We will need:
- 4-6 round zucchini
- 200 g minced meat
- half a cup of boiled rice
- 2-3 cloves of garlic
- 1 onion
- 2-3 pcs. medium sized potatoes
- tomato paste or tomatoes, salt and pepper to taste
- sprig of parsley
- vegetable oil on a baking sheet
Cooking method in stages:
We prepare the necessary products.
Cut off the top of round zucchini and scoop out the flesh.
Chop the onion and garlic into cubes and place in a frying pan to fry.
After 3 minutes, add the minced meat to the onions and garlic. While it is frying a little, grate the raw potatoes and add to the pan. Next, add tomato paste, salt and pepper and mix everything thoroughly. Keep on fire for 10 minutes.
Mix the fried filling with rice and finely chopped parsley.
Salt the zucchini a little and start filling them with the stuffed mixture.
Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil and lay out our stuffed vegetables. Place in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 40-50 minutes (until done).
Lenten recipe for baked stuffed zucchini with rice and vegetables
This dish is perfect for Lent, as it satisfies well and does not contain prohibited foods. By the way, it is very easy to prepare, try it!
Take:
- 3 zucchini
- half a cup of boiled rice
- 1 onion
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 tomato
- 100 g champignons
- 100 g cheese
- Greenery
- 2 cloves garlic
- Salt, pepper to taste
- Vegetable oil on a baking sheet
Cooking method in stages:
Cut the onion into half rings.
Cut the garlic into thin slices.
Cut the pepper into thin half rings.
Peel and cut the mushrooms as shown in the photo.
Slice the tomato.
Cut the zucchini in half and make cuts as shown in the photo to create a kind of fan.
Start stuffing the zucchini, carefully laying out the chopped vegetables. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Sprinkle with vegetable oil.
Carefully place the rice on top in a thin layer and sprinkle with cheese. Bake in the oven for 30-40 minutes.
If you have absolutely no time to stuff, but want to make crispy baked zucchini, be sure to watch this video. Enjoy watching!
Cook for your health and don’t forget to share in the comments which recipe for baked stuffed zucchini you liked best. I'd love to hear your opinion! See you again on the blog!
Stuffed zucchini is a delicious dish that can be considered both an appetizer and a main course. For cooking, use only fresh zucchini, which is first cut into 2-4 parts and the pulp is removed. Zucchini can be cut not only lengthwise, but also crosswise. They are stuffed with a variety of fillings: mushrooms, meat, cheese, vegetables, rice, ham and other ingredients. Thanks to the filling, they turn out more tasty and tender in taste. Having chosen the filling you like, you can start preparing the stuffed zucchini.
How to cook zucchini stuffed with meat
Ingredients:
- Zucchini 1-2 pcs. (depending on size).
- Minced meat 300-400 gr.
- Onions 1 pc.
- Carrot 1 pc.
- Salt, spices to taste.
- Cheese 100-150 gr.
- Rice ½ tbsp.
- Garlic 2 teeth. (optional).
- Vegetable oil.
Sequencing:
- Rinse the zucchini under water, remove the skin, cut them lengthwise and remove the pulp.
- Grate the carrots on a coarse grater, cut the onion into half rings. Fry them in vegetable oil until fully cooked.
- Boil the rice and let it cool. Mix rice with minced meat, onions and carrots. If desired, you can add grated garlic. Salt everything, add spices and then mix.
- Place the filling into the zucchini slices and sprinkle grated cheese on top. Then place the stuffed zucchini in a baking dish.
- Place the zucchini in an oven preheated to 180-200 degrees and bake them for 25-30 minutes.
How to cook zucchini stuffed with vegetables
Ingredients:
- Zucchini 2 pcs.
- Onions 1 pc.
- Carrot 1 pc.
- Bell pepper 1 pc.
- Rice 100 gr.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Vegetable oil.
Sequencing:
- Wash and peel the zucchini. Then cut them into large rings, and then remove the pulp.
- Place the zucchini on a preheated and pre-greased baking sheet. Bake the zucchini in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 10 minutes.
- Boil the rice and let it cool slightly. Grate the carrots and cut the onion into cubes. Cut the bell pepper into several pieces and remove the seeds. Then cut the bell pepper into small cubes. Fry the mixture in vegetable oil for 5-7 minutes.
- Mix rice with carrots, onions and peppers. Salt and pepper the resulting mixture and mix everything thoroughly.
- Place the filling into the prepared zucchini and bake them in an oven preheated to 180-200 for 10-15 minutes.
How to cook zucchini stuffed with mushrooms
Ingredients:
- Zucchini 1-2 pcs.
- Mushrooms (ceps or champignons) 200-300 gr.
- Onions 1 pc.
- Carrot 1 pc.
- Minced meat 200 gr.
- Cheese 100 gr.
- Salt, spices to taste.
- Vegetable oil.
Sequencing:
- Rinse the zucchini under cold water, remove the peel and pulp, and cut into small boats. Then place the zucchini in boiling salted water for 2-3 minutes.
- Grate the carrots, cut the onion into half rings, and cut the mushrooms into small cubes. Fry them in vegetable oil for 5-7 minutes.
- Fry the minced meat in a separate pan, then mix it with onions, carrots, and mushrooms. Salt, pepper and mix everything thoroughly.
- Place the filling into the zucchini and place it on a greased baking sheet or baking dish.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake stuffed zucchini for 25-30 minutes.
Cooked zucchini can be decorated with herbs and various sauces based on tomato paste and sour cream. You can also prepare a cheese sauce that will complement the taste of stuffed zucchini and make them more tasty and aromatic.
Juicy zucchini seems to be asking to be filled with meat filling with herbs and vegetables, mushrooms, and other combinations of products that are on hand at the moment. And a few minutes before they are ready, be sure to sprinkle them with piquant cheese so that an appetizing and golden-brown crust appears on the surface.
Zucchini is very beneficial for the body, and is universal in preparation, as it can be combined with most other products. For the filling, you can use not only minced meat, but also its combination with cereals, vegetables, and mushrooms. Fish and seafood, a mixture of cheese and vegetables are also used. And you can enjoy the dish not only hot, it is no less tasty cold. For serving, you can use sauces based on sour cream, tomato paste, and homemade mayonnaise.
How to cook stuffed zucchini
In order to stuff zucchini, not all fruits are suitable - they must be undamaged, preferably young, not overripe, with thin skin. Before cooking, they are thoroughly washed, cut lengthwise to make “boats”, and crosswise to make “cups”. Use a spoon to carefully remove the pulp, leaving a little on the sides and at the bottom - since the vegetable is very soft, if you cut off all the pulp it may simply fall apart during baking.
There is also a quick “alternative” option for preparing zucchini with minced meat - when the vegetable is cut into thick circles, onto which the filling is then laid out, and everything is sprinkled with cheese with the addition of herbs and spices.
The temperature for baking zucchini in the oven should not be very high - 160-180C will be enough. If only vegetables, seafood or pre-cooked meat are used for cooking, then 20 minutes will be enough for cooking.
But if you use raw meat filling, then you should bake the vegetable in the oven for at least 45 minutes, preferably an hour. To make them brown quickly, it will be enough to increase the oven temperature to 200C and leave the vegetables for 7-10 minutes, keeping a close eye on them.
Zucchini is often cooked on the stove, fried in oil, with the addition of garlic and cheese, mayonnaise, or baked, after adding a delicious filling. Each recipe, with the main ingredient in the dish, has its own “zest”, delicious aroma and taste. We bring to your attention the simplest and most delicious recipes for cooking.
A simple recipe for stuffed zucchini with meat and cheese
Cooking time
calorie content per 100 grams
Of course, vegetables are very healthy, but, unfortunately, they cannot provide us with the necessary calorie content throughout the day, which we need to restore energy and give strength. Therefore, the ideal option is to combine them with meat.
Preparation:
The dish looks very impressive on the table, thanks to the way the vegetable is filled with meat filling.
Cooking time: 50 minutes.
One serving contains 139 calories.
Preparation:
- Wash the zucchini well; it is advisable to choose those that have an even shape along the entire length. If necessary, peel them;
- Cut the vegetable into “washers” 3-5 cm thick. Using a teaspoon, carefully remove part of the core; it is important to keep the bottom so that the filling does not fall out;
- Prepare the meat filling - add salt, ground black pepper, your favorite spices, such as coriander or sweet paprika, to the minced meat, finely minced a couple of times through a meat grinder with a fine grid. Mix everything well, you can also add aromatic dry herbs or spicy fresh herbs;
- Chop the onion and garlic; for piquancy and better taste, you can fry them in butter for the filling, or use them raw - the decision is at the discretion of the cook;
- Mix the meat with the root vegetables, knead and stuff the “washers” quite tightly. Place them on a greased baking sheet and bake in the oven for 45-50 minutes;
- Grate the mozzarella, you can cut it into thin slices. 5-7 minutes before ready, remove the pan with zucchini, sprinkle with cheese, and return the pan to the oven until ready.
A hearty and very tasty dish can be an excellent lunch, dinner or snack if you add a simple side dish of potatoes or rice or vegetable salad.
Cooking time: 75 minutes.
One serving contains 103 calories.
Preparation:
- You need to make minced chicken fillet, to do this, wash and dry the meat, remove bones and skin, and mince it a couple of times, or grind it using a blender;
- Chop the onion and garlic, fry in vegetable oil until rosy and golden brown;
- Chop the mushrooms, but do not make the pieces too small;
- Add to the frying pan with the fried onions. Simmer a little, and after the moisture has evaporated, sprinkle everything with salt and pepper;
- Mix everything well and add minced chicken, fry it;
- Add tomato sauce to the meat and vegetables, pour in the cream and keep the frying pan on the fire for another 5 minutes until all the sauce has almost evaporated;
- Prepare zucchini for stuffing in a way convenient for you, stuff it with filling and bake in a preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove, sprinkle with cheese and herbs, bake until golden brown.
Zucchini with minced meat and buckwheat porridge, cooked in the oven
A very simple recipe for cooking zucchini with the addition of meat and buckwheat, which makes the dish filling and incredibly tasty.
| INGREDIENTS | QUANTITY |
|---|---|
| zucchini or zucchini | 3 pcs |
| any meat for minced meat | 250 g |
| good quality buckwheat | 1 glass |
| high quality mayonnaise | 2-3 tbsp |
| spices | taste |
| salted cheese | 100 g |
| fresh herbs | small bunch |
| onion and garlic | 1-2 pieces each |
| sea salt | A little |
Cooking time: 55 minutes.
One serving contains 151 calories.
Preparation:
- Prepare zucchini for baking by cutting them into “boats” or “washers”. Remove the pulp and place it in cold water to prevent it from darkening;
- Sort out the buckwheat, rinse it, add water and cook until tender. You can use buckwheat porridge that was left over from yesterday's dinner;
- The pulp from the zucchini should not be thrown away, but cut into pieces along with the onion and garlic and fry over medium heat until golden brown;
- Make minced meat from a piece of meat and add it to the fried vegetables, season with spices, add salt and stir. Simmer for 10 minutes, you can add a little liquid if necessary;
- Add buckwheat porridge to the prepared meat filling, grate the cheese, and you can chop some fresh herbs. Stir mayonnaise into the mixture, season with salt and spices if necessary;
- Stuff the zucchini with minced meat and bake in a preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.
Recipe for zucchini with minced meat and cheese on a vegetable bed
This recipe differs from others in that the prepared dish turns out incredibly juicy and appetizing. Vegetables will be an excellent addition to minced meat boats with cheese.
| INGREDIENTS | QUANTITY |
|---|---|
| ripe zucchini | 3 pcs |
| tomatoes | 3 pcs |
| any meat for minced meat | 425 g |
| feta cheese or mozzarella | 250 g |
| round rice | 4 tbsp |
| carrot | 1 PC |
| spices | taste |
| Bell pepper | 1-2 pcs |
| fresh herbs | small bunch |
| homemade mayonnaise | 3 spoons |
| onion and garlic | 1-2 pieces each |
| sea salt | A little |
Cooking time: 90 minutes.
One serving contains 168 calories.
Preparation:
- Sort the grains, rinse in cold water, and cook over medium heat until half cooked. After cooking, boiled rice should be rinsed and cooled, allowing excess water to drain;
- Chop onion and garlic, fry them in oil;
- Prepare vegetables for the “pillow” - grate carrots, chop bell peppers and tomatoes. Fry them along with the onions over high heat, but do not simmer for long;
- Transfer the vegetables to a greased pan and let them cool;
- Prepare boats from zucchini, fill them with a mixture of twisted minced meat, cooked rice until half cooked, and grated cheese. If you use very salty cheese for making, then you should salt the minced meat with great care;
- Add salt and spices and fill the zucchini, place them in the pan on top of the roasted vegetables and bake for 45 minutes.
To prevent the “boats” from falling to the side when baking, you can either stack them tightly next to each other, or cut off a thin strip of skin with pulp from the bottom for stability.
You don’t have to add spices to your dishes, but then you should use savory varieties of cheese and herbs.
If you are not confident in your oven, then you can pour a little water or broth into the bottom of a refractory baking dish, but you will still have to watch, since zucchini is a delicate product, they can overcook and become soggy.