Creamy Meat-Stuffed Zucchini

Health score
12%
Creamy Meat-Stuffed Zucchini
80 min.
4
441kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • tablespoons butter 
  • tablespoons flour all-purpose
  • cloves garlic minced
  • 0.8 pound ground beef 
  • 0.3 teaspoon ground nutmeg to taste
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground paprika 
  • 0.8 cup milk 
  • 0.5  onion chopped
  • 0.8 cup parmesan cheese divided grated
  • servings salt to taste
  • teaspoon vegetable oil 
  • 0.3 teaspoon pepper white
  • large zucchinis thick ends trimmed

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • whisk
  • pot
  • baking pan
  • wooden spoon

Directions

  1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and immerse the zucchini in the boiling water. Set heat to medium, and cook the zucchini until they feel slightly soft when pressed with a wooden spoon, about 20 minutes.
  2. Drain the zucchini, and set aside to cool.
  3. Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ground beef, and cook and stir the meat, breaking it up as it cooks, until the beef is no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Stir in the paprika, and set the beef mixture aside.
  4. Cut the zucchinis in half lengthwise, and scoop out the flesh with a spoon, leaving a 1/2-inch thick shell. Chop the scooped-out zucchini flesh, and mix into the ground beef mixture.
  5. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  6. In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter and whisk in the flour until smooth.
  7. Pour in the milk, a little at a time, and bring the mixture to a simmer, whisking constantly.
  8. Whisk in white pepper, nutmeg, and salt, and stir in half the Parmesan cheese to create a smooth sauce.
  9. Mix the white sauce thoroughly with the ground beef mixture.
  10. Place the zucchini halves into a baking dish. Fill the zucchini shells with the creamy beef mixture, and sprinkle each with about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the remaining Parmesan cheese.
  11. Bake in the preheated oven until the Parmesan cheese topping begins to turn golden brown, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories441kcal
Protein22.18%
Fat63.31%
Carbs14.51%

Properties

Glycemic Index
80
Glycemic Load
4.96
Inflammation Score
-7
Nutrition Score
19.976086844569%

Flavonoids

Isorhamnetin
0.69mg
Kaempferol
0.1mg
Myricetin
0.04mg
Quercetin
3.9mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:441.06kcal
22.05%
Fat:31.2g
48%
Saturated Fat:14.24g
89.02%
Carbohydrates:16.09g
5.36%
Net Carbohydrates:13.9g
5.05%
Sugar:6.94g
7.71%
Cholesterol:97.24mg
32.41%
Sodium:655.45mg
28.5%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:24.6g
49.2%
Vitamin B12:2.33µg
38.87%
Phosphorus:377.29mg
37.73%
Vitamin C:30.66mg
37.16%
Zinc:5.18mg
34.55%
Selenium:22.9µg
32.71%
Vitamin B6:0.63mg
31.69%
Calcium:274.18mg
27.42%
Vitamin B2:0.45mg
26.19%
Vitamin B3:4.78mg
23.9%
Potassium:797.34mg
22.78%
Manganese:0.42mg
20.97%
Vitamin A:857.97IU
17.16%
Iron:2.74mg
15.21%
Magnesium:59.69mg
14.92%
Folate:59.25µg
14.81%
Vitamin B1:0.2mg
13.1%
Vitamin K:11.8µg
11.24%
Vitamin B5:1.06mg
10.57%
Fiber:2.19g
8.78%
Copper:0.17mg
8.5%
Vitamin E:1mg
6.64%
Vitamin D:0.68µg
4.55%
Source:Allrecipes