Round zucchini stuffed with couscous and tuna is a simple and tasty recipe to bring a different dish to the table, with a rich filling enclosed inside the zucchini.
The larger round zucchinis are ideal for stuffing with ingredients of your choice; my version includes couscous enriched with the scooped-out zucchini pulp, capers, tomato, tuna, and much more to serve a very tasty and scenic main dish.
Round zucchinis can also be served as a second course filled with meat, ham, cheeses, or just vegetables for a vegetarian dish. Many versions can be prepared and customized according to your tastes.
A dish that smells of fresh aromas and summer flavors and can be eaten warm or cold.
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- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Low Cost
- Preparation time: 20 Minutes
- Cooking time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 2 servings
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients for Round Zucchini Stuffed with Couscous and Tuna
- 2 Round Zucchini
- 4 tablespoons Couscous
- 3 oz Tuna in Oil
- 1 oz Provola Cheese
- 1 Tomatoes
- 1 Fresh Green Onion
- 1 tablespoon Pickled Capers
- 3 leaves Basil (fresh)
- to taste Olive Oil
- to taste Salt
Preparation for Round Zucchini Stuffed with Couscous and Tuna
Wash the zucchinis well, cut the top off, and then put them in the microwave at maximum power for about 7/10 minutes, or steam them for a few minutes to slightly soften them.
After softening, remove the pulp, scoop them out with a spoon, leaving the inside empty, and put the pulp with the water that formed in a separate bowl. In a pan, pour some oil, chopped green onion, the squeezed pulp without water, chopped tomatoes, capers, salt, and sauté everything well for about 5 minutes.
In the bowl containing the pulp’s cooking water, pour the 3 tablespoons of couscous and 2 tablespoons of oil, stir and fluff the couscous.
Pour the couscous into the pan with the other ingredients, also add the tuna and diced provola, fresh basil, and then mix and combine all the ingredients well.
Salt the inside of the zucchinis and drizzle with a little oil, then fill them with the seasoned couscous, cover with the top, and place them in a baking dish, drizzle again with some oil and a splash of water, and then bake.
Bake in a preheated oven at 390°F for about 30 minutes.
Remove the Round Zucchini Stuffed with Couscous and Tuna from the oven, let them cool a bit, and then serve.
Anna recommends…
The zucchini stuffed with couscous is excellent both hot and cold; they can also be stuffed with different ingredients and the couscous can be replaced with rice, spelt, etc.
They are also perfect for outdoor lunches!
