Zucchini Stuffed With Meat

Rich at any time of the year, versatile like most vegetables and above all, very easy to prepare. Would you like to learn some recipes for zucchini stuffed with meat? Then keep reading this article!

Recipe n ° 1 for zucchini stuffed with meat

Perfect to eat both hot and cold. In addition, they are  a healthy and natural option that all members of your family will love.

Ingredients:

• 3 large zucchini
• 1 onion
• 2 cloves of garlic
• 200 grams of minced meat
• 100 grams of ham
• Oil quantity required
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Grated cheese amount needed

How do you prepare?

1. First, cut the zucchini in half, scoop out the filling with a spoon and set it aside.
2. Then, julienne the onion and finely chop the garlic.
3. Then, in a frying pan, heat oil and fry these two ingredients together with the filling of the zucchini and the minced meat. Season to taste.
4. Then chop the ham and place it.
5. Cook until the meat is brown, let it cool a little and with that fill the zucchini.
6. Then, turn the oven to 180 ° C and grease a source, where you will place the zucchini separated from each other.
7. Finally, sprinkle with grated cheese and bake for 30 minutes until the zucchini are tender and the cheese is gratin.

Recipe n ° 2 for zucchini stuffed with meat

This option is perfect for those who say “I don’t like vegetables” but love to eat pasta, since the sauce for the filling is similar to what is spread on top of spaghetti, for example.

What do you need?

• 4 zucchini
• 2 onions
• 1 clove garlic
• ½ kg of minced meat
• 6 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large tomatoes
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1 large carrot
• ½ glass of white wine
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Grated cheese for sprinkling

For the bechamel:

• 125 grams of flour
• 125 grams of butter
• 1/2 liter of milk
• Nutmeg, salt and pepper

Steps to follow:

1. First, prepare the zucchini. Cut them in half and scoop up the filling with a spoon. Heat a casserole with water and a little salt and place the hollowed zucchini for one minute, nothing more. Remove and pat dry. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C while you are putting the zucchini on a greased tray. Season and bake for 10 minutes. Take out when they are tender and wipe off the excess water. Reservation.
2. On the other hand, prepare the filling. For them, blanch the tomatoes and chop them into small squares. Chop the onions, bell pepper, garlic, peeled carrot and zucchini filling. In a saucepan, heat olive oil and sauté everything (except the tomatoes) for about 15 minutes. Don’t forget to add salt and pepper. Then add the meat and cook for about 7 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the tomatoes and white wine, let it continue cooking until a thick sauce is left.
3. Next, prepare the béchamel: Sift the flour. Put the milk in a saucepan to heat without letting it boil. In another saucepan, place the butter so that it melts and add the flour little by little. Pour in the hot milk and season. Stir for 5 minutes to form a cream.
4. Finally, turn the oven back on. Meanwhile, fill the zucchini with the meat sauce and a few tablespoons of béchamel on top. Sprinkle with grated cheese and gratin for 5 minutes over high heat.

Recipe n ° 3 of zucchini stuffed with meat

The preparation is very similar to the previous ones, what changes a bit are the ingredients. You can actually make stuffed zucchini from anything you can think of. Even a garlic and onion sauce with the pulp will already be a different dish!

Precise:

• 2 zucchini
• 250 grams of minced meat
• 100 grams of white rice
• 2 tomatoes
• 1 onion
• Chopped parsley
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Oil quantity required
• Grated cheese for sprinkling

Step by Step:

1. First, prepare the zucchini as explained in the previous recipe, boil and cook.
2. Afterward, cook the white rice as usual.
3. Next, sauté the julienned onion, add the meat and the pulp of the zucchini.
4. Then add the tomato, the cooked and strained rice and the parsley. Salt and pepper.
5. Then, when it is warm, fill the zucchini.
6. Later, place in a previously greased baking dish and sprinkle with grated cheese.
7. Finally, cook 5 minutes until the cheese is gratinated.

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