Lemon chicken stuffed zucchini is a tantalizing recipe recommended especially during the summer period as a main dish or for dinner. With a delicate taste featuring chicken filling that contains the “noble proteins” of white meats beneficial for our body. The taste of lemon and raw parsley, which pair well with the sweet zucchini, further enhances the flavor. The preparation of this lemon chicken stuffed zucchini recipe is therefore demanding and requires time and care when hollowing out the zucchini to form the boats to be filled with the stuffing, but otherwise, there are no difficulties.
- Difficulty: Medium
- Preparation time: 1 Hour
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Microwave
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 2 Zucchini (medium)
- 1 cup cup Chicken breast (sliced)
- 2 Eggs
- 1 pinch Garlic
- 2 Green onions
- Lemon juice (1 lemon + zest)
- to taste Breadcrumbs
- to taste Grana Padano (grated)
- to taste Fine salt
Tools
- Microwave oven
Preparation
Wash and dry the zucchini well. Cut them in half lengthwise and hollow them out with a teaspoon, removing the central part containing the seeds. Puncture the zucchini with a wooden toothpick to facilitate cooking.
Cook the chicken breast slices in the microwave on medium power for 4 minutes, turning after two minutes. Blend the chicken meat in a food processor and prepare the stuffing mixture by combining: chopped parsley, garlic, a little fine salt, breadcrumbs, grated Grana Padano, and beaten egg.
Finally, fill the hollowed-out zucchini with the obtained stuffing and place the zucchini in a microwave dish over the squeezed lemon juice and chopped green onions. Add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil on top of the zucchini and cook in the microwave with a lid on or a pierced microwave-safe plastic wrap for about twenty minutes.
Halfway through cooking, open to baste the zucchini with their cooking juice. Serve the lemon chicken stuffed zucchini at the table garnished with chopped raw parsley and lemon zest.
Lemon Chicken Stuffed Zucchini
Tips for lemon chicken stuffed zucchini: The same recipe certainly requires ten more minutes in a conventional oven. Also, come and peek on Pinterest by The Saving Cook
