How to cook baked in the oven zucchini boats stuffed with meat under a cheese crust? A step-by-step recipe with a photo of a seductively appetizing dish that will not leave anyone indifferent. Video recipe.
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- Ingredients
- Step-by-step preparation of boats from zucchini stuffed with meat under a cheese crust
- Video recipe
Zucchini is a wonderful vegetable with which many tasty and healthy dishes are prepared. These are pancakes, casseroles, soups, and stews … Today we'll talk about how to bake marrow boats stuffed with meat under a cheese crust in the oven. This is a great summer hearty meal with a pleasant contrast, firm minced meat and juicy zucchini. Zucchini boats are not only beautiful, but also a juicy and aromatic treat, which is suitable for a festive feast. For the filling, you can use meat of various varieties: chicken breast, turkey meat, pork, beef, any sausages. For baked zucchini, you can come up with a variety of delicious fillings.
To make the food tasty, you need to choose the right zucchini and take into account the nuances of cooking. First, use young zucchini best. These can be distinguished by their small size and light skin. They are more tender and juicy. From ripe fruits, large seeds must be removed and peeled from coarse peels. Secondly, first bake the stuffed zucchini under foil so that the meat and vegetables are cooked at the same time. Thirdly, since zucchini have a neutral taste, they can be given different flavors by adding all kinds of rich aromatic spices and spices.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 125 kcal.
- Servings - 2
- Cooking time - 55 minutes
Ingredients:
- Zucchini - 1 pc.
- Salt - 0.5 tsp or to taste
- Cheese - 200 g
- Vegetable oil - for frying
- Onions - 1 pc.
- Spices, spices and herbs - to taste
- Ground black pepper - a pinch
- Meat - 300 g
Step-by-step preparation of boats from zucchini stuffed with meat under a cheese crust, recipe with photo:
1. Wash the meat and dry it with a paper towel. Cut off the entire film with veins and cut into small pieces.
2. Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat well. Add chopped minced meat and sauté over medium heat until golden brown.
3. Peel the onions, wash and cut into small cubes. In another skillet, heat the oil and add the onions to fry. Pass it until transparent and golden.
4. Wash and dry the zucchini. Cut off the ends from both ends and cut the fruit in half. Remove the core from each half to create a boat.
5. Cut the removed squash pulp into small cubes.
6. In a frying pan where meat or onions were fried, place the chopped zucchini pulp. Saute it over medium heat until lightly browned and soft.
7. Grate the cheese on a medium or coarse grater.
8. Combine fried meat with onions and zucchini in one container. Season the food with salt and pepper and any spices. Mix well.
9. Stuff the zucchini with the meat filling.
10. Sprinkle them with cheese shavings and send to bake in a heated oven to 180 degrees for half an hour. Cook them covered with foil for the first 20 minutes, then remove it to melt and brown the cheese. Serve hot zucchini boats stuffed with meat under a cheese crust.
See also a video recipe on how to cook zucchini boats with minced meat in the oven.
