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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).

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Last modified on: September 17^th 2017

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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

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Times for this recipe

Preparation: 26 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.

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.

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 20 %	130 10 %	270 40 %	1,460 70 %	6,100 70 %
Per 100 g	2 1 %	6 1 %	10 2 %	70 4 %	310 4 %
Per person	9 4 %	20 2 %	40 7 %	240 10 %	1,020 10 %

The % figures are calculated in relation to the Recommended Dietary Intake , or RDI of 2,000 k-calories (or 8,400 k-joules) per day for a woman Change to a man

Possible allergens in this recipe: Milk, Celery, Egg, Gluten

How much will it cost?

For 6 people : 6.94 €
Per person : 1.16 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

Grated cheese

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Cooked rice

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Meatballs

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Courgette

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