Quick stuffed courgettes
Step by step recipe:
- 5 min.
Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).
Prepare 6 courgettes (use the round sort, as they are easier to stuff): rinse them and slice off the top. - 10 min.
Scoop out the courgette flesh with a teaspoon or, better still, a pommes parisiennes spoon. Sprinkle the inside of each hollowed out courgette lightly with table salt. - 3 min.
Put a little cooked rice in the bottom of each courgette then add a little tomato sauce. - 4 min.
Sit a meatball into each courgette. - 4 min.
Top with a little grated cheese. - 40 min.
Bake for about 40 minutes, preferably low in the oven, keeping an eye on the colour towards the end of cooking.
Remarks:
Don't throw out the tops or flesh of the courgettes after scooping them out; you can use them in a quick courgette soup with cheese.If you'd like a hotter flavour, pep up the tomato sauce with a little Tabasco or chilli.