Baked Stuffed Zucchini

Name: Baked Stuffed Zucchini
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 large zucchini; 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 1 large onion; 1 pound lean ground beef; 1 teaspoon oregano; Salt; Ground black pepper; 1 egg; 1/4 cup milk; 1 cup cubed bread; 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce; 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese; Gruyère cheese (or fontina or mozzarella)

Ricardo @tallcook

Manhattan, New York, United States

My mother taught me how to make this dish with the round soft squash found in Argentina. Now, at home in the USA I use zucchini with similar success.

#zucchini #zapallito #baked #stuffed #gratin #cheese #beef #Worcestershire #Parmesan #Gruyère #fontina #mozzarella #lunch #supper #dinner #meal #reheat

My mother taught me how to make this dish with the round soft squash found in Argentina. Now, at home in the USA I use zucchini with similar success.

#zucchini #zapallito #baked #stuffed #gratin #cheese #beef #Worcestershire #Parmesan #Gruyère #fontina #mozzarella #lunch #supper #dinner #meal #reheat

Ricardo @tallcook

Manhattan, New York, United States

My mother taught me how to make this dish with the round soft squash found in Argentina. Now, at home in the USA I use zucchini with similar success.

#zucchini #zapallito #baked #stuffed #gratin #cheese #beef #Worcestershire #Parmesan #Gruyère #fontina #mozzarella #lunch #supper #dinner #meal #reheat

My mother taught me how to make this dish with the round soft squash found in Argentina. Now, at home in the USA I use zucchini with similar success.

#zucchini #zapallito #baked #stuffed #gratin #cheese #beef #Worcestershire #Parmesan #Gruyère #fontina #mozzarella #lunch #supper #dinner #meal #reheat

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Ingredients

1 hour 30 minutes

6 servings

6large zucchini
1 tablespoonvegetable oil
1large onion
1 poundlean ground beef
1 teaspoonoregano
Salt
Ground black pepper
1egg
1/4 cupmilk
1 cupcubed bread
1 tablespoonWorcestershire sauce
1/2 cupParmesan cheese
Gruyère cheese (or fontina or mozzarella)

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Steps

1 hour 30 minutes

1

Cut ends of zucchini and then lengthwise in half.
2

Boil in lightly salted water until it starts softening (10 minutes). Remove from water. Let cool.
3

Meanwhile, dice onion and sauté in oil at medium temperature until it starts to become transparent (10 minutes).
4

Add beef, oregano, salt and black pepper, and cook until there’s no red/pink. Let cool.
5

In a large bowl beat eggs. Add milk. Add bread and let it absorb the liquid for 10 minutes. Break apart the bread with your fingers.
6

Preheat oven at 400 degrees F.
7

Remove pulp of boiled zucchini with a spoon, drain pulp and chop it.
8

Add zucchini pulp, sautéed onion, beef, Parmesan and Worcestershire sauce to the bread mixture. Mix well.
9

Arrange zucchini halves skin down on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Fill them with mixture.
10

Add slices of Gruyère on each zucchini half. Bake for 30 minutes or until cheese browns. Wait 10 minutes before serving.