Cheesy filled zucchini with quinoa

Name: Cheesy filled zucchini with quinoa
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 160 g quinoa or rice; 300 g minced meat; 1 zucchini/courgette; 1 onion; 1 big clove of garlic; 100 mL cooking cream (cow or soy); 150 g shredded cheese (use whatever cheese you like!)

Jelle Dillen @cook_26871559

Belgium

A delicious and quick recipe that can easily be made for a big amount of people! Not much time? You can even make it the day before and heat it up in the oven the day itself. Don't eat to much filling before hand, if you can resist! Cheers!

Jelle Dillen @cook_26871559

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Ingredients

40 min

2 servings

160 gquinoa or rice
300 gminced meat
1zucchini/courgette
1onion
1big clove of garlic
100 mLcooking cream (cow or soy)
150 gshredded cheese (use whatever cheese you like!)

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Steps

40 min

1

Preheat the oven at 200°C (or 392°F).
2

Shred the onion and crush the garlic to a pulp.
3

Cut the zucchini in half and scoop out the inside with a spoon. Cut the insides in small pieces!
4

Spread some olive oil on the outside off the zucchini halves.
5

Put olive oil in a hot pan and add the minced meat.
6

Add part of the garlic and season to taste. I seasoned with salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and a spice mix containing (ground) paprika, coriander, curcuma, fenegriq, chilli powder, ginger, cumin, cardemom and fennel seeds.
7

When half of the minced meat is ready, add the shredded onion and the rest of the garlic. Cook for about 5 minutes.
8

Add the zucchini insides, mix and cook for about 3 minutes.
9

Add the cooking cream and let it reduce.
10

Reduce the heat and add half of the shredded cheese (I use a mix of gouda, emmental and rigatello)
11

Stir and adjust seasoning to taste.
12

Fill the zucchini with the mixture and add shredded cheese on top to get a nice crust!
13

Put it in the oven for 15 min at 180°C.
14

Prepare the quinoa as described on the package. You can add chicken stock to the water to improve the taste!
15

Put everything on a plate and enjoy your meal! Cheers!