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).
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Last modified on: September 17th 2017
Keywords for this recipe:ZucchiniCourgettesMeatRiceTomatoesGrated cheeseGratinFor 6 people, you will need:
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6 courgettes - 1
120 g cooked rice - 2
6 tablespoons Tomato sauce for pizzas - 3
6 Meatballs - 4
120 g grated cheese - 5
fine (or table) salt - 6
pepper - Total weight: 1,950 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 26 min. | 40 min. | 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 1,031 Kcal or 4,317 Kj | 31 gr | 24 gr | 101 gr |
| 52 % | 12 % | 2 % | 15 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 53 Kcal or 222 Kj | 2 gr | 1 gr | 5 gr |
| 3 % | 1 % | <1 % | 1 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 172 Kcal or 720 Kj | 5 gr | 4 gr | 17 gr |
| 9 % | 2 % | <1 % | 3 % |
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Source
Home made.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach Croque-monsieur , Potimarron (chestnut pumpkin) "au gratin", Stuffed baguette , Italian style gratin, Ham pasta bake, ... All |
 | Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Comtoise stuffed tomatoes, Grilled fillet of salmon with corn-salad cream, Gratin of chicken with rice and sautéed mushrooms, Rice à la grecque, Cajun pork with rice., ... All |
 | Meatballs: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Couscous, Tomato meat balls, ... All |
 | Courgette: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Vegetable clafoutis, Langoustine gratin, Creamy risotto with vegetables , Cubed salad, Baby courgette salad, ... All |
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