Greek Style Stuffed Eggplant/Summer Squash/Zucchini
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- olive oil or other fat
- 8 zucchini, approx 4-inch long
- 3⁄4 lb ground beef or 3/4 lb ground lamb
- 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon parsley
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 2 medium onions, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1⁄4 cup dry wine
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄2 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 egg
- 1⁄4 cup unseasoned breadcrumbs
directions
- day one.
- coat zucchini with light coating of olive oil or other fat.
- roast zucchini in 400-450 degree oven for 20 minutes.
- meanwhile, in a large frying pan BROWN the meat on medium-high heat, but keeping it slightly undercooked.
- lower flame to medium, and add thyme, oregano, salt & pepper.
- chop onions & add.
- mince garlic & add.
- chop tomato & add.
- measure wine & deglaze with it.
- cool both the zucchini and meat mixture, & store in fridge til next day.
- day two.
- blend together: butter, breadcrumbs & cheese, and set aside.
- slice squash lengthwise, scoop center, chop the scooped zucchini "meat," & add to meat mixture.
- lay zucchini shells in a baking pan.
- add 1 egg and breadcrumbs to meat mixture.
- fill zucchini shells with meat mixture.
- top with breadcrumbs & cheese mixture.
- bake at 400 for 40 minutes or until crumb mixture is browned.
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I love old fashioned cooking; as traditional as you can get. Also, I tend to care more about nutrition than flavor; although my DH cares more about restaurant-quality-flavor than nutrition. So my recipes are likely to be a nice blend of both (Of course the traditional recipes have a tendency to have amazing flavor AND nutrition anyway!)
Also, I am willing to do the extra work that releases the most nutrition in a recipe, so mine will not necessarily be the easiest recipes. On the other hand, I'm a freak for efficiency, so you can bet I'll find the simplest way to capture it all.