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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 2 people, you will need:

1 2 courgettes
2 40 g cooked rice
3 2 tablespoons Tomato sauce (for pizzas)
4 2 Meatballs
5 40 g grated cheese
6 fine (or table) salt
7 pepper
Total weight: 650 grams

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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 2 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

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
808 Kcal or 3,383 Kj	19 gr	43 gr	90 gr
40 %	7 %	4 %	14 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
124 Kcal or 519 Kj	3 gr	7 gr	14 gr
6 %	1 %	1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
404 Kcal or 1,691 Kj	10 gr	22 gr	45 gr
20 %	4 %	2 %	7 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

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

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 2.31 €
Per person : 1.16 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Frichti from Bruxelles, Stuffed tomatoes and courgettes, Bolognaise lasagne, Stuffed cabbage leaves, Spinach on toast with bechamel, ... All
	Cooked rice: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Rice à l'italienne, Creamy rice with green asparagus and sorrel , Cajun pork with rice., Glazed mushrooms with plain rice, Rice and zucchini salad with paprika, ... All
	Tomato sauce (for pizzas): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Lumberjack turnovers, Salmon and Spinach Gratin, Quick flaky pizza, Brussels sprouts à la Lombarde, Fine multi-tomato tart, ... All
	Meatballs: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Couscous, Tomato meat balls, ... All

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