Zucchini is a simple, versatile vegetable that can be used to prepare a variety of dishes. The dish of stuffed zucchini with minced meat deserves special attention.
Zucchini for stuffing is cut into barrels, rings or boats. The filling may vary depending on your preferences.
Pamper your household with delicious and beautiful dish, prepare zucchini “boats” with minced meat in the oven.
Let's prepare the products according to the list.
Let's start by preparing zucchini "boats". Wash the zucchini and cut it into 2 halves. Using a teaspoon, scrape out the pulp from each half, leaving a layer of 8-10 mm of pulp around the edges. For convenience, the outline can be outlined with a knife.
Lubricate vegetable oil inside the “boats”, place them on a baking sheet, skin side up. Place in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 15-20 minutes.
While the “boats” are in the oven, prepare the filling.
Heat a frying pan with oil (1-2 tbsp), add finely chopped onion and garlic. Fry until soft, stirring.
Cut 80 g of zucchini pulp into small cubes and place in a frying pan with the fried vegetables, mix and fry for another 5 minutes.
Place the prepared vegetables in a separate container, straining out the oil.
Add a little more oil to the same pan, add the minced meat and fry for about 10 minutes, breaking up any lumps with a spoon. Cool the finished minced meat.
Grate the cheese on a coarse grater. Finely chop the greens.
In a container, mix minced meat, fried vegetables, cheese, and herbs. Add salt and pepper, mix. The filling is ready.
Place the “boats” on a baking sheet lightly greased with oil. Salt them a little and fill them with the prepared filling.
Cut the tomatoes into half circles and place them on top of the filling. Sprinkle them with salt and pepper.
Place the zucchini boats with minced meat in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, and bake for 30-40 minutes. We check the readiness by the softness of the zucchini.
Sprinkle the finished zucchini with grated cheese (30 g) and place in the oven again for 1-2 minutes. Once the cheese has melted, remove the pan from the oven.
Sprinkle boat-shaped zucchini stuffed with minced meat in the oven, sprinkle with chopped herbs and serve as a separate dish.
Ingredients
- Young zucchini (or zucchini) - 4-5 pcs.
For the filling:
- Chicken fillet-500g.
- Bell pepper - 1 pc.
- Tomatoes - 2 pcs (medium size).
- Bow-1 pc.
- Garlic - 1-2 cloves.
- Carrot-1 pc.
- Dill, parsley and basil - a small bunch.
- Vegetable oil.
- Salt.
- Freshly ground pepper.
For the sauce:
- Tomato sauce - 1 tbsp (or ketchup).
- Sour cream-150g.
- Hard cheese-150g.
STAGE 1
Wash the zucchini and cut it into two halves lengthwise. If the zucchini is small, like mine, then cut off only the top part of the zucchini, the “lid.”
STAGE 2
Carefully, using a knife, cut out the pulp, forming boats, leaving the walls to about 10 mm and trying not to pierce the zucchini.
STAGE 3
Fry the zucchini boats in a heated frying pan with a small amount of vegetable oil. Fry on both sides until lightly browned.
After this, reduce the heat, add a little water to the pan, cover the pan with the zucchini with a lid and fry until almost done. You may need to add water as you fry.
STAGE 4
Let's prepare the filling: Peel and wash the onions and carrots. Cut the onion into small cubes. Grate the carrots on a coarse grater.
STAGE 5
Cut the zucchini pulp into cubes.
Wash the pepper and remove the seeds. Cut the pepper into cubes.
STAGE 6
Wash the chicken fillet, dry it and cut into small pieces.
Heat a frying pan with vegetable oil and fry chicken fillet over high heat with constant stirring. Fry until lightly browned. After this, add salt and pepper to taste. Transfer the fried chicken to a plate and cover with a lid.
STAGE 7
Heat vegetable oil in a frying pan, add onion, fry, stirring until soft.
Add carrots, mix and fry for 2-3 minutes.
STAGE 8
Let's add bell pepper, mix, fry, stirring, 3-5 minutes.
STAGE 9
Add the zucchini pulp and fry for 3-5 minutes. Turn off the fire.
STAGE 10
On the tomatoes, from the side of the stalk, make a cross-shaped cut, lower them into boiling water for 2 minutes, then add salt to the water and pour cold water over the tomatoes. After this, remove the skin. Cut the tomatoes into small cubes. Add tomatoes to the fried vegetables. Add chicken, finely chopped herbs and garlic. Let's mix. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
STAGE 11
Mix sour cream with tomato sauce or ketchup and add a little salt.
Place the zucchini boats in a baking dish. Fill the boats with the filling, put tomato-sour cream sauce on top of the filling, and sprinkle with grated cheese.
Bake in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 30-40 minutes.
BON APPETIT!
Almost all people love zucchini, because using them you can prepare such rich taste qualities dishes that they are suitable not only for everyday meals, but that guests will definitely appreciate them. For those who prefer hot snacks that are not heavy on the stomach, this recipe will be a real find. In addition, all the components of the snack are so simple that they will not be difficult to find in absolutely any store. Each housewife can independently decide what filling to use in zucchini boats; it can be cheese, meat, fish or vegetable mince. In order to understand the cooking process itself, you can use as an example step by step photo recipe for zucchini boats with minced cheese, potatoes and zucchini pulp.
Zucchini boats in the oven with cheese and potatoes
Important tip
To make the dish a success, it is recommended to use young vegetables that have not yet had time to form seeds. The fact is that the pulp of such vegetables can be an excellent filler for filling, and it is better to avoid using mature zucchini, since they are coarser.
how to cook stuffed boats from young zucchini or zucchini
Ingredients:
- two small zucchini
- about 200 grams of potatoes,
- green onions,
- hard cheese (80grams),
- butter (20 grams),
- salt and spices are added depending on taste preferences.
Cooking process:
First, all vegetables must be washed and placed on a paper towel to remove excess moisture. Cut each zucchini lengthwise. We clean the inside of the pulp and young seeds. It is important to do the procedure in such a way as not to tear the zucchini.
Grind the released pulp on a grater and set it aside. We peel the potatoes, grate them and place them in the same container where the zucchini is. Stir and remove the released juice. Next, wash the onion and chop finely. We send it to the already prepared vegetables. For lovers of greens, it is worth noting that in addition to onions, you can use absolutely any greens, parsley, dill, basil or cilantro. Three pieces of cheese are grated and put into the “common cauldron”. Set aside a handful of cheese as it will be used for the top layer. Add salt and spices to taste, mix thoroughly. The filling is ready and now you can deal with the zucchini.
Place the filling into the prepared cavities. It is recommended to find a convenient baking tray or ovenproof dish. Lubricate it with butter and vegetable oil. It is desirable that the second product does not have any odor. To make washing dishes easier, you can place either food parchment or foil on the bottom of the pan. We carefully place the prepared zucchini and sprinkle on top with the handful of cheese that was set aside. Before putting the dough in the oven, it must be preheated to 190 degrees. We place the baking sheet and wait until the zucchini is covered with a crispy crust. As a rule, the average cooking time is 45-50 minutes.
Zucchini boats baked in the oven with filling are ready. If the dish is planned to be served on a festive table, then you can think about an original presentation, decoration in the form of additional sauces. The most important thing is that the snack is moderately salty. When adding salt, you should take into account the characteristics of the cheese, because if the cheese is quite salty, then you need to add as little of it to the dish as possible.
Baked stuffed zucchini is not only tasty and original snack. Sometimes it can seriously compete with classic meat julienne, only it is digested twice as well, which means that heaviness will not appear and a person will want to continue the holiday. Most importantly, the recipe is simple and inexpensive.
Irina Kamshilina
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This vegetable is one of the most affordable, tasty and healthy, and in addition, there are a huge number of dishes that can be prepared from zucchini. Stuffed fruits with different fillings – vegetable, meat, rice, fish, cheese – are especially popular.
How to cook stuffed zucchini
The process of stuffing vegetables is very simple - you just need to decide on the shape that can be given to the zucchini and choose the filling. So, if desired, you can fill squash boats with meat, rice or mushrooms by cutting the fruits in half lengthwise and scooping out the pulp from each part. In addition, you can make stuffed zucchini in the oven by cutting the vegetable crosswise into several pieces. If you remove the core from each, you get cups that are also great for filling.
How long to bake in the oven
The duration of cooking will vary depending on the size of the fruit, the chosen filling (meat needs to be cooked longer), and pre-processing of the products. How long to bake:
- If desired, bake vegetables filled with raw meat, it will take about 45-50 minutes at 170 degrees in the oven.
- Boats with curd or vegetable filling you need to bake at 180 degrees for 20-25 minutes.
- If you are going to brown ready-made zucchini, 10 minutes at 200 degrees is enough.
Recipes with photos
This dish has a lot of advantages, one of the main ones is its benefits, since baking is considered a gentle method that preserves a maximum of vitamins and other valuable substances. Recipes for stuffed zucchini suggest the possibility of using different types fillers. In addition to the traditional filling of meat and rice, you can stuff them with buckwheat, cottage cheese, chicken, mashed potatoes, cheese, offal, seafood.
With minced meat
In the fall, it’s worth pampering your loved ones more often with delicious and healthy dishes. Zucchini stuffed with minced meat in the oven can be prepared in different ways. Below is a recipe with the addition of vegetables and Parmesan cheese. If you wish, you can supplement the list with other products and your favorite spices. Serve the dish hot, sprinkled with finely chopped fresh herbs.
Ingredients:
- eggs – 2 pcs.;
- vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.;
- eggplants – 2 pcs.;
- breading – 1/3 cup;
- zucchini – 2 pcs.;
- ripe tomatoes – 4 pcs.;
- onions – 2 pcs.;
- salt, spices;
- parmesan – 70 g;
- dry red wine – 200 ml;
- multi-colored bell pepper – 4 pcs.;
- garlic cloves – 3 pcs.;
- minced pork and beef – 0.8 kg.
Cooking method:
- Wash tomatoes, zucchini, blue ones, cut in half (lengthwise). Remove the pulp from the vegetables, leaving the walls a little more than 0.5 cm thick.
- Finely chop the core of the eggplant and zucchini, and mash the tomato pulp with a fork.
- Press the garlic, finely chop the onion. Fry the food in oil for 5 minutes.
- Add the minced meat to the vegetables in the pan, immediately mashing it with a fork to avoid the formation of lumps.
- Cook, stirring constantly, 7 minutes. Then add the chopped vegetable pulp and wine. Reducing the heat to low, cook the dish for an hour (do not cover the pan with a lid).
- Transfer the minced meat into a large bowl, let cool slightly, add cheese shavings, mix thoroughly.
- Beat the eggs here, add spices, and stir the filling well again.
- Fill the vegetable boats with the prepared mixture, place them on an oiled baking sheet, sprinkle with breading and sprinkle with refined oil.
- The dish should be baked for half an hour at 180 degrees.
With meat
Nourishing and delicious dish will serve as an excellent addition to a family dinner. It can be served as a main dish even without a side dish. Using cheese makes the treat more interesting, festive, and appetizing. You can use any minced meat to fill vegetables - beef, pork, lamb, poultry or mixed.
Ingredients:
- minced meat – 0.5 kg;
- zucchini – 3 pcs.;
- boiled rice(optional) – 0.3 kg;
- butter – 20 g;
- large carrot;
- bulb;
- greens – 100 g;
- Dutch cheese – 80 g;
- spices.
Cooking method:
- Make boats out of the zucchini by cutting them in half horizontally and removing the core using a spoon.
- Next, you need to cut the onion into small cubes and fry along with minced meat and carrot chips until half cooked. You also need to add spices here.
- The resulting mass should be mixed with rice, herbs and placed inside the preparations.
- The filled boats are placed on a baking sheet coated with melted butter. To prevent the top from burning, cover the product with foil.
- The dish should be baked at 200 degrees for 40 minutes. After the foil is removed, the zucchini boats are sprinkled with cheese shavings and put in the oven for another 5 minutes.
With rice
A light, satisfying and healthy snack is prepared from available products, which is its beauty. Zucchini stuffed with rice is a low-calorie dish, so it is suitable for those on a diet. In addition, vegetarians and fasting people can eat baked vegetables.
Ingredients:
- carrots – 2 pcs.;
- zucchini – 2 pcs.;
- boiled rice – 100 g;
- onions – 2 pcs.;
- vegetable oil;
- spices.
Cooking method:
- Divide the zucchini into several segments up to 5 cm high. Cut the core from each piece to make barrels.
- Next, they should be baked at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.
- Grind the squash pulp together with the onion. Grate the carrots.
- Fry the vegetables over medium heat, greasing the pan with oil.
- Mix rice with peas, fry, salt the ingredients (you can add spices here if you wish).
- Fill the barrels with the resulting filling, place them on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes at 170 degrees.
boats
The proposed recipe is very simple and does not require large quantity free time. You can use any meat for stuffing, but a dish with chicken turns out lighter and more tender. The vegetables used should not be too large; it is better to choose young fruits that have a soft, juicy texture. How to cook zucchini boats stuffed with minced meat and baked in the oven?
Ingredients:
- tomato;
- young zucchini/zucchini – 2 pcs.;
- half an onion;
- minced chicken – 0.3 kg;
- mayonnaise – 1 tbsp. l.;
- Russian cheese – 100 g;
- seasonings
Cooking method:
- Cut off the ends of the squash and cut the fruit in half horizontally. Using a teaspoon, remove the pulp.
- Fill the resulting boats with minced chicken mixed with grated onions and spices.
- Separately, combine chopped tomato, cheese, and mayonnaise.
- Cover a baking sheet with foil, place zucchini boats on top, and carefully place the cheese-tomato mixture on top.
- Pour 1/3 cup of water onto the bottom of the steel sheet and place the container in a preheated oven for half an hour. In this case, the optimal temperature is 190 degrees.
With vegetables
Ideally, you should eat vegetables raw, since the vitamins and fiber in their composition remain intact, but not all fruits are equally tasty without heat treatment. For example, potatoes, pumpkin, eggplants and zucchini should not be eaten raw. The latter can be cooked in different ways, but baked fruits are considered more tasty and healthy, and it is better to choose young ones without seeds. How to cook zucchini, stuffed with vegetables baked in the oven?
Ingredients:
- carrot;
- olive oil – 3 tbsp. l.;
- large zucchini;
- fleshy tomato;
- basil – 4 sprigs;
- bulb;
- hard cheese – 50 g;
- garlic clove;
- seasonings
Cooking method:
- Wash the zucchini, cut lengthwise into two parts, and remove the middle with a spoon/knife.
- Peel the remaining vegetables and chop finely for the filling. In this case, the tomato must first be removed from the skin by pouring boiling water over it.
- Fry the onion in olive oil until transparent, then add carrot shavings, tomato and zucchini pulp, and crushed garlic.
- Add salt and season the roast with spices and finely chopped basil. Add a couple of tablespoons of boiling water to the pan. Cover the container with a lid and simmer the ingredients for 5 minutes.
- Salt the prepared zucchini boats and place on an oiled baking sheet. Place stewed vegetables inside.
- Next you need to bake the dish at 200 degrees. When the appetizer is almost ready, sprinkle it with grated cheese and keep in the oven for another 7 minutes.
Since the calorie content of the vegetable is only 20 kcal, it is classified as a dietary product. Due to their lightness and benefits, zucchini/zucchini is often included in people losing weight in their diet. Since the vegetable has a neutral taste and is combined with most other products, it is used to prepare various dishes - casseroles, snack cakes, pancakes, stews, caviar, soufflé, etc. One of the most successful and low-calorie snacks is zucchini stuffed with mushrooms.
Ingredients:
- bulb;
- young zucchini/zucchini – 3 pcs.;
- parmesan – 30 g;
- champignons – 0.2 kg;
- spinach – 3 pcs.;
- cream 20% or full-fat homemade milk - 200 ml;
- breadcrumbs - ¼ cup;
- dry white wine – ½ tbsp.;
- olive oil – 5 tbsp. l.;
- spices;
- lemon juice – ½ tsp.
Cooking method:
- Cut the mushrooms into thin slices, peel the onion, cut into half rings, and grate the cheese. Mix the latter with breadcrumbs.
- Fry the onions with mushrooms, add wine, simmer the ingredients for another 3 minutes.
- Then pour the cream into the pan, simmer the food for another 5 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Divide the peeled zucchini into 2 longitudinal parts. Remove the pulp from each half.
- Chop the spinach and add to the prepared stewed onion and mushroom filling.
- Stuff the zucchini boats with the mixture and sprinkle them lemon juice, place in an oiled pan, sprinkle with crackers and bake for 45 minutes at 180 degrees.
With meat and rice
To diversify your diet, you should add stuffed zucchini in the oven to your usual list of dishes. There are many recipes for preparing this snack, which involve using vegetables, seafood, mushrooms, and cottage cheese as a filling. Below is a more traditional version of preparing the dish - with minced meat and rice porridge. If you wish, you can shape the zucchini into boats or barrels. How to cook zucchini with meat and rice in the oven?
Ingredients:
- any minced meat – 0.3 kg;
- hard cheese – 100 g;
- frying oil;
- rice - 1 tbsp.;
- zucchini – 2 pcs.;
- carrot;
- bulb;
- seasonings
Cooking method:
- Cook the rice in advance; when it has cooled, mix the product with the minced meat.
- Fry chopped onions and carrots in oil.
- Add the prepared vegetables to the rest of the ingredients, mix the filling thoroughly, adding spices.
- Form zucchini into boats/cups and fill them with the prepared mixture.
- Bake the dish at 190 degrees for about 40 minutes, then sprinkle with cheese shavings and keep in the oven for another 4 minutes.
With mushrooms and rice
A low-calorie vegetable in combination with mushrooms and rice can fill you up for a long time, without leaving a feeling of heaviness in your stomach. This dish is great for summer lunches and dinners as it is very light and fresh. Due to the absence of meat, zucchini stuffed with mushrooms and rice is suitable for the menu of people observing fasting or losing weight. Below we describe in detail and with photos how to cook zucchini stuffed with rice in the oven.
Ingredients:
- onions – 2 pcs.;
- tomatoes – 3 pcs.;
- medium sized zucchini;
- champignons – 0.4 kg;
- Parmesan cheese – 100 g;
- large carrot;
- rice – 100 g;
- spices;
- green;
- oil for frying.
Cooking method:
- Fry the mushrooms with onions, chopping the ingredients finely. Add carrot shavings here.
- Cook the rice in lightly salted water, then mix with the fried mushrooms.
- Peel the zucchini/zucchini, cut into sectors 4-5 cm high. Remove the center, leaving the walls and bottom intact. Salt the product.
- Grease a steel sheet with oil and place zucchini cups stuffed with the prepared filling on top. Pour a little water into the bottom of the pan to prevent the dish from drying out.
- Bake at 200 degrees for half an hour, then sprinkle each glass with grated cheese and cook the dish for another 10 minutes.
In circles
When choosing large, ripe fruits, they must first be peeled and all seeds carefully removed, since they will remain very hard even after baking. It is not necessary to peel young vegetables, and the remaining pulp can be used for filling by finely chopping it. Stuffed zucchini slices turn out very tasty and do not require preliminary preparation of the vegetable. Since the middle is removed in in this case This is not possible, only young fruits are suitable.
Ingredients:
- bulb;
- medium sized zucchini;
- tomato;
- minced chicken/pork – 0.3 kg;
- mayonnaise;
- Dutch cheese – 80 g;
- spices.
Cooking method:
- Cut the fruit into 1 cm wide slices and rub with salt.
- Add spices and grated onion to the minced meat.
- First place the vegetable patches on an oiled baking sheet, spoon the minced meat onto each of them, and brush the top with mayonnaise.
- Place a tomato ring on top of each circle and sprinkle the dish with grated cheese.
- Bake the zucchini slices for half an hour at 220 degrees.
With minced meat and rice
You can fill vegetables with different fillings: mushrooms, cereals, cabbage, potatoes, tomatoes, and other vegetables, but the most satisfying are stuffed zucchini with minced meat and rice. Young zucchini with tender flesh and skin are best suited for preparing this dish. They do not require serious preliminary preparation, so a minimum of time is spent on baking.
Ingredients:
- rice – 2/3 cup;
- lean pork – 0.3 kg;
- young zucchini – 2 pcs.;
- bulb;
- minced pork – 0.3 kg;
- green;
- tomatoes or tomato sauce– 200 g;
- medium carrots;
- seasonings;
- vegetable oil.
Cooking method:
- Boil the rice, then rinse it with water.
- Cut the onion into cubes and fry it in oil.
- Add carrot shavings and tomatoes ground with a blender.
- After a couple of minutes, add the cooked rice to the pan, add salt and season the food. Simmer them for 5 minutes over low heat.
- Divide the zucchini into 2 parts, cutting lengthwise. Remove the pulp with a spoon. Immerse the prepared boats in boiling water for 3 minutes.
- The removed zucchini center can be chopped and fried in oil, and then added to the stewed vegetables along with the minced meat.
- Fill the boats with the prepared filling and place them on a baking sheet.
- Pour the dish with sour cream and tomato paste/ketchup sauce.
- Send the appetizer to bake at 170 degrees oven. This will take about half an hour.
With vegetables and rice
This original appetizer will perfectly complement any feast. The dish is easy to prepare, tasty and beautiful. At the same time, zucchini stuffed with rice and vegetables in the oven has a low calorie content and is suitable for dietary nutrition(if you do not use minced meat). Below is described step by step preparation this healthy, lean and nutritious dish.
Ingredients:
- onions – 2 pcs.;
- zucchini/zucchini – 2 pcs.;
- canned peas – 150 g;
- spices;
- carrot.
Cooking method:
- Cut the zucchini into segments 4 cm high, peel each from the middle.
- Place the resulting barrels in the oven for 20 minutes at 180 degrees.
- Finely chop the squash pulp along with the onion. Grate the carrots. All products need to be fried in oil, then mixed with boiled rice.
- After salting the filling, fill the barrels with it and bake them again for 20 minutes at 170 degrees.
There are some tricks to making this simple dish. Things to consider:
- It is better to use young fruits of small size - they turn out to be as tender, soft, and juicy as possible;
- During the first half of the baking time, zucchini can be covered with foil, which will protect them from burning and allow the meat and vegetables to cook at the same time.
- Any minced meat for zucchini in the oven is suitable, but the filling with chicken meat;
- be sure to add spices to the dish, as zucchini has a neutral flavor that needs to be brightened up.
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Stuffed zucchini in the oven
Young zucchini is good baked, stewed and fried. Today we will cook zucchini boats with minced meat in the oven. The appetizer turns out not only very tasty, but also beautiful, so you can safely include such a dish even in the holiday menu.
Zucchini boats with minced meat in the oven
With the onset of summer, the season for preparing vegetable dishes begins. One of the first to appear in our garden beds is zucchini, so today we will prepare a nutritious and tasty snack from it.
Ingredients:
- 750 g of young zucchini;
- 320 g minced meat;
- 110 g onions;
- two garlic cloves;
- 85 g hard cheese;
- spices, oil, herbs.
Cooking method:
- First of all, we will make boats from zucchini. Everything is simple here, cut the vegetables lengthwise and remove the core from each half with a spoon, leaving a little pulp around the edges.
- Now grease the vegetable preparations with oil and place them on a baking sheet, skin side up, and put them in the oven for 15 minutes (temperature 180°C).
- At this time, prepare the filling, sauté finely chopped onion and garlic in hot oil, and as soon as the vegetables become soft, add chopped zucchini pulp to them and simmer for five minutes.
- Transfer the vegetable mixture to a bowl, replace it with minced meat and fry for ten minutes.
- Now we combine the vegetables with meat, chopped herbs, grated cheese (leave a little for sprinkling) and spices.
- Sprinkle the lightly baked boats with salt, fill them with filling and place in the oven for 40 minutes (temperature 180°C). A couple of minutes before it’s ready, sprinkle the appetizer with cheese.
Zucchini boats with minced chicken and mushrooms
To fill vegetable boats, you can use not only meat, but also mushrooms, but it is better to combine the ingredients and prepare a fragrant and tasty appetizer.
Ingredients:
- two young zucchini;
- poultry breast;
- one onion and one carrot each;
- 320 g champignons;
- fleshy fruit of sweet pepper;
- two small tomatoes;
- 185 g hard cheese.
Cooking method:
- We make boats from zucchini (see recipe above). For the filling you can use ready-made minced chicken, then it’s better to buy breast meat and chop it finely with a knife or blender.
- Grate three carrots, finely chop the onion, cut mushrooms, tomatoes and peppers into small pieces.
- Place the chopped vegetables and minced meat in a frying pan with oil, season with spices and simmer until all the ingredients are soft.
- Fill the boats with the filling, sprinkle with cheese and bake the appetizer of zucchini with chicken and mushrooms for 25 minutes (temperature 180°C).
Turkey option
Turkey is a dietary product, which means we will prepare a low-calorie and healthy snack. No mayonnaise, no deep frying, just the right ingredients.
Ingredients:
- two young zucchini;
- 220 g turkey (fillet);
- 155 g Greek yogurt;
- 45 g cheese;
- dill, spices.
Cooking method:
- As in previous recipes, we make zucchini boats, do not forget to keep them in the oven for 15 minutes.
- Cut the turkey fillet into small pieces or blend in a blender. Mix the resulting mass with chopped dill and spices.
- You can simmer the minced meat a little by adding a spoonful of oil and a few tablespoons of water.
- Fill the boats with minced meat, pour yogurt on top and place in the oven for 30 minutes (temperature 180°C).
- Then sprinkle the boats with cheese and bake for another ten minutes.
Boats baked with cheese, tomatoes and minced meat
Young and tender zucchini fruits are just asking to be baked with a tasty and appetizing filling. For the recipe, you can use minced meat from any meat, but since this is a summer snack for us, we will take chicken meat.
Ingredients:
- two young zucchini;
- 180 g minced chicken;
- half a white onion and a little green;
- large tomato;
- 115 g cheese;
- Art. spoon of mayonnaise;
- spices.
Cooking method:
- You already know how to make boats out of zucchini, so let’s go straight to the filling.
- Mix the minced meat with chopped white and green onions and spices. The meat can be pre-fried with onions, but the chicken cooks quickly, so you can skip this cooking step.
- Fill the boats with minced meat, grease with mayonnaise, place tomato rings on top of the sauce and put in the oven for 35 minutes, five minutes before ready, sprinkle the boats with cheese shavings.
Zucchini boats with minced meat and rice
As a rule, minced meat and rice are used for cooking stuffed peppers, but today we will use them as a filling for zucchini. Now we will tell you how to cook young zucchini with vegetables, meat and rice.
Ingredients:
- young zucchini;
- 320 g minced pork (low-fat);
- one carrot and one onion;
- two tomatoes;
- 135 g rice grains;
- herbs, spices, oil;
- piece of cheese (if desired).
Cooking method:
- We make boats from zucchini, we don’t throw away the pulp, we will also use it for filling. The boats can be lightly baked in the oven or dipped in boiling salted water for three minutes.
- Boil the rice grains until half cooked, that is, the grains inside should remain firm and soft on the outside.
- Saute the chopped onion in heated oil until transparent, then add the grated carrots to it. As soon as the orange vegetable also becomes soft, add tomatoes chopped in a blender, which can be replaced with tomatoes in their own juice or any tomato sauce.
- After a couple of minutes, add rice grains to the vegetables, and after a few minutes add minced meat and chopped zucchini pulp, season everything with spices, simmer for a couple of minutes and turn off.
- Fill the boats with the filling. You can pour mayonnaise on top, or better yet, make a topping of sour cream and tomato sauce.
- We bake the appetizers for 30 minutes; if desired, you can sprinkle them with cheese and keep them in the oven until the cheese shavings are completely melted.
Vegetarian with minced vegetables and rice
The following recipe is ideal for all vegetarians. True, such a snack will look great on festive table, it will definitely be appreciated even by those who cannot live a day without meat.
Ingredients:
- five young zucchini;
- five tbsp. spoons of rice grains;
- one large tomato;
- onion head;
- three cloves of garlic;
- 70 g cheese;
- teaspoon paprika (ground);
- a bunch of parsley;
- salt, oil.
Cooking method:
- Rub the prepared zucchini boats inside with salt and paprika. Place on a baking sheet with foil and place in the oven for half an hour (temperature 200°C).
- Cut the remaining pulp into cubes, chop the onion, peel the tomatoes and cut into small cubes. Pre-boil the rice grains.
- Place the vegetables in a frying pan with oil and simmer until the liquid evaporates.
- Then mix the rice grains with stewed vegetables, chopped parsley, garlic and salt.
- Fill vegetarian boats with the filling, sprinkle with cheese and bake for 15 minutes (temperature 180°C).
That's all, now you know how to make a tasty, beautiful and healthy snack for the whole family from the first harvest.
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