Zucchini stuffed with meat baked or in an air fryer.
This is a classic dish of Italian cuisine.
But every family has its own recipe.
Today I want to offer you a light dish to meet today’s needs for a healthy but tasty life.
Thought for you:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Cheap
- Rest time: 5 Minutes
- Preparation time: 30 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Electric Oven, Air Frying
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 290.02 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 16.97 (g) of which sugars 1.28 (g)
- Proteins 18.45 (g)
- Fat 18.37 (g) of which saturated 3.81 (g)of which unsaturated 1.47 (g)
- Fibers 3.15 (g)
- Sodium 998.77 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 225 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
Let’s do the shopping
- 4 Zucchini
- 3.5 oz beef (lean ground)
- 1 egg
- 2 tbsps breadcrumbs (Sicilian style seasoned)
- 1.75 oz scamorza cheese
- 3 tbsps tomato sauce
- 3 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- 1 bunch Parsley
- 1 clove Garlic
- 3 tsps Pecorino Romano
- Half onion
- to taste pepper
Tools
What we need to prepare the
- Baking Tray
- Melon Baller
- Bowl
- Pan
Preparation of Oven-Baked Zucchini Stuffed with Meat
Wash, dry, and trim the ends of the zucchini.
Cut them in half lengthwise, place them in a baking dish or in the air fryer basket, and cook in the microwave for 7 minutes, or in the air fryer at 392°F for 6 minutes.
Then let them cool.
After the first cooking, scoop out each zucchini being careful not to break the edges.
Sprinkle a little salt on the hollowed zucchini and turn them upside down to drain excess liquid while continuing with the preparation.
Collect the pulp in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Next, in a non-stick pan, put a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a half clove of garlic without the germ.
Sauté and…
Add the pulp and stew it for a few minutes. Then remove the garlic and discard it.
Chop the pulp.
In another pan, put a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, and the onion chopped finely, and sauté for 2 minutes
Add the minced meat to the sauté and cook it until it changes color. Season with salt and pepper and add the tomato sauce.
Incorporate the zucchini pulp, the seasoned breadcrumbs, and the grated Pecorino, mix. Let it cool.
Stuff all the zucchini.
For traditional oven cooking, place them in a baking tray with parchment paper, and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Add diced provola cheese.
Bake in the oven at 356°F for about 20 minutes. Then let cool slightly.
In the air fryer, arrange the stuffed zucchini in the basket, spray with oil, and cook at 356°F for 10 minutes.
Serve warm. Here are the Zucchini Stuffed with Meat ready from the oven.
Storage
Zucchini Stuffed with Meat
can be stored in the fridge for up to 2 days.
