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Quick stuffed courgettes
This is a relatively rapid way to prepare stuffed courgettes, using ready-made items that you can take out of the fridge or freezer at the last minute (or nearly).
60 K 4.1/5 (39 reviews)
1 hour 6 min.
Easy
6.95 €
6 people
7 IngredientsLast modified on: September 17th 2017
For 6 people, you will need:
- 1
6 courgettes - 2
120 g cooked rice - 3
6 tablespoons tomato sauce (for pizzas) - 4
6 meatballs - 5
120 g grated cheese - 6
fine (or table) salt - 7
pepper - Total weight: 1,950 grams
Times for this recipe
Preparation: 30 min.
Cooking: 40 min.
All in all: 1 hour 6 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - ⌛ 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.
Prepare 6 courgettes (use the round sort, as they are easier to stuff): rinse them and slice off the top.
Stage 2 - ⌛ 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.
Stage 3 - ⌛ 3 min.
Put a little cooked rice in the bottom of each courgette then add a little tomato sauce.
Stage 4 - ⌛ 4 min.
Sit a meatball into each courgette.
Stage 5 - ⌛ 4 min.
Top with a little grated cheese.
Stage 6 - ⌛ 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.
If you'd like a hotter flavour, pep up the tomato sauce with a little Tabasco or chilli.
Keeping: Several days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 60 RDI=20 % | 130 RDI=10 % | 270 RDI=40 % | 1,460 RDI=70 % | 6,100 RDI: 70 % |
| Per 100 g | 2 RDI=1 % | 6 RDI=1 % | 10 RDI=2 % | 70 RDI=4 % | 310 RDI: 4 % |
| Per person | 9 RDI=4 % | 20 RDI=2 % | 40 RDI=7 % | 240 RDI=10 % | 1,020 RDI: 10 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 6 people : 6.95 €
- Per person : 1.20 €
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Cooked rice
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