Stuffed Zucchini: Zucchini Ripieni

Dairy Free
Health score
42%
Stuffed Zucchini: Zucchini Ripieni
70 min.
4
789kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup bread crumbs fresh
  • 56 ounce tomatoes whole crushed peeled canned
  • 0.5 medium carrots shredded finely
  •  eggs 
  • 0.3 cup olive oil extra virgin 
  • tablespoons olive oil extra virgin 
  • tablespoons thyme leaves dried fresh chopped
  • cloves garlic thinly sliced
  •  garlic cloves peeled thinly sliced
  • pound lamb crumbled
  • bunch mint leaves fresh whole
  •  onion spanish chopped
  • medium onion spanish finely chopped
  • servings salt to taste
  • medium zucchini 

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • sauce pan
  • oven
  • mixing bowl
  • baking pan
  • melon baller

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. Trim the zucchini and cut in half lengthwise. Using a spoon or melon baller, remove the flesh making a canal down the center of each zucchini half, leaving 1/4-inch all around and the ends closed. Roughly chop the excess zucchini flesh and set aside.
  3. In a 10 to 12-inch saute pan, heat the olive oil until just smoking.
  4. Add the onion and garlic and cook over medium-high heat until softened, about 6 to 7 minutes.
  5. Add the zucchini pieces and crumbled lamb and cook until the lamb is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
  6. Drain the fat from the lamb mixture and place in a large mixing bowl.
  7. Add the eggs, half of the mint leaves and the tomato sauce and mix well. Season both the mixture and the zucchini boats with salt and pepper. Stuff the lamb mixture into the zucchini boats and pile it high.
  8. Place in an oven-proof baking dish just large enough to hold all the zucchini and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
  9. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until crisp on top, and remove.
  10. Serve warm or at room temperature and sprinkle with remaining mint leaves.
  11. In a 3-quart saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.
  12. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft and light golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes.
  13. Add the thyme and carrot and cook 5 minutes more, until the carrot is quite soft.
  14. Add the tomatoes and juice and bring to a boil, stirring often. Lower the heat and simmer for 30 minutes until as thick as hot cereal. Season with salt and serve. This sauce holds 1 week in the refrigerator or up to 6 months in the freezer.

Nutrition Facts

Calories789kcal
Protein14.93%
Fat64.73%
Carbs20.34%

Properties

Glycemic Index
55.21
Glycemic Load
2.8
Inflammation Score
-10
Nutrition Score
41.638260613317%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.31mg
Hesperetin
0.1mg
Apigenin
0.26mg
Luteolin
2.63mg
Isorhamnetin
2.76mg
Kaempferol
0.43mg
Myricetin
0.24mg
Quercetin
14.56mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:788.53kcal
39.43%
Fat:58.2g
89.54%
Saturated Fat:16.5g
103.1%
Carbohydrates:41.13g
13.71%
Net Carbohydrates:32.51g
11.82%
Sugar:18.02g
20.02%
Cholesterol:164.62mg
54.87%
Sodium:983.81mg
42.77%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:30.21g
60.41%
Vitamin C:87.11mg
105.59%
Vitamin B3:11.67mg
58.37%
Vitamin B6:1.13mg
56.58%
Manganese:1.09mg
54.45%
Vitamin A:2542.55IU
50.85%
Vitamin B2:0.85mg
49.93%
Vitamin E:7.43mg
49.53%
Potassium:1733.02mg
49.51%
Iron:8.73mg
48.52%
Vitamin B12:2.86µg
47.71%
Selenium:33.4µg
47.71%
Phosphorus:427.85mg
42.79%
Vitamin K:42.86µg
40.82%
Zinc:5.82mg
38.78%
Vitamin B1:0.58mg
38.44%
Folate:139.57µg
34.89%
Fiber:8.63g
34.5%
Magnesium:128.32mg
32.08%
Copper:0.62mg
30.9%
Calcium:259.68mg
25.97%
Vitamin B5:2.17mg
21.66%
Vitamin D:0.55µg
3.69%