Meat and zucchini skewers are a delicious second course, very easy to make and perfect for any occasion, even the most special and important ones. The minced meat skewers are easy to prepare and also look great to present to guests. You can cook them in the oven, in an air fryer or on the grill, or with a gas barbecue. The cooking time may vary depending on the type of air fryer you use; this is the AIR FRYER I use. I recommend checking out 50 AIR FRYER RECIPES and all the air fryer recipes, you’ll surely find other tasty dishes to try. For these, I used beef, but they turn out very well with chicken, pork, or veal—whatever you prefer and are used to. Now let’s see how to make meat and zucchini skewers, and if you try them, let me know. Barbara

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Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Cheap
Preparation time: 15 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Oven, Air frying
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

Ingredients for Meat and Zucchini Skewers

1 zucchini
500 g ground meat
1 egg
to taste salt
to taste pepper
2 tablespoons breadcrumbs
to taste parsley
1 potato
1 tablespoon grated cheese
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

How to Prepare Minced Meat and Zucchini Skewers

Let’s start preparing the Meat and zucchini skewers. Clean the zucchini, remove the ends, wash it, and use a vegetable peeler to slice it thinly. Make sure to use a vegetable peeler or mandoline, as using a knife will result in thicker slices that won’t wrap around the meat well and may break.
Preheat the grill pan and grill the zucchini slices. Once ready, remove them and place them on a plate.
Place the ground meat in a bowl and work it with a fork to break it up. Then add the egg,
a pinch of salt and pepper,
chopped parsley,
a boiled and mashed potato
breadcrumbs and a tablespoon of grated cheese. Mix everything well until you have a homogeneous mixture. Cover the bowl with cling film and refrigerate for half an hour.
Take the meat from the refrigerator and form small meatballs the size of a walnut.
Take a slice of zucchini and wrap it around the meatball. Continue in this way until you have used up all the ingredients.
Skewer the meatballs wrapped in zucchini onto wooden skewers, placing them through the zucchini side. I used 3 per skewer.
Add some oil to a baking dish,
arrange the skewers, add a little more oil, and cook in a preheated static oven at 350°F for 30 minutes.
Meat and zucchini skewers are ready to be served.
Place the rolls in the air fryer basket and cook the skewers in the air fryer at 390°F for 20 minutes, turning the skewers halfway through.