Main Dishes

Greek Stuffed Zucchini

Serves: 6

Ingredients

  • 10 medium zucchinis
  • Pound of Ground meat
  • 1 1/2 C cooked brown rice
  • 1 1/2 C chopped onion
  • 2 C chopped celery
  • 1 C chopped parsley
  • 2-3 tsp salt
  • 1/2 C olive oil
  • 1 C bread crumbs
  • 3 lemons
  • 2 eggs (separated)
  • Pepper
  • 1 1/2 C chopped mushrooms (optional)
  • 1/2 C grated cheddar cheese (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350
  2. Brown the meat
  3. Hollow out the zucchini (cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the insides to make little boats)
  4. Chop all vegetables very small and sautee until they are soft
  5. Chop the insides of the zucchini and cook with the veggies for another 5 min
  6. Add beadcrumbs, parsley, juice from 2 of the lemons, and whites of the eggs (add mushrooms and cheese if desired)
  7. Put the filling in the zucchini shells and arrange in a baking dish
  8. Cover and bake for 40min until the zucchini shells are soft
  9. Beat the egg yokes with remaining lemon juice and pour onto zucchini and bake for another 5min (uncovered)

Notes

This is a great way to use overgrown zucchini

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