Ingredients
- 6 medium zucchini (about 1/2 pound each)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small chopped onion (about 1 cup)
- 1 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1/2 pound lean ground beef (at least 90 percent lean)
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 (14.5 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, strained and juice reserved (about 3/4 to 1 cup juice)
- 1 cup cooked bulgur (1/3 cup uncooked)
- 3 tablespoons dried currants
- 3 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted in a dry skillet over a medium-high flame for 2 minutes
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley leaves
- 1/2 cup low-sodium tomato sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Cut each zucchini in half crosswise. Using a melon baller, carefully scoop out zucchini flesh, leaving about 1/4 inch flesh intact on all sides and leaving zucchini closed at the bottom of each half. Reserve zucchini flesh for another use, or discard. Reserve zucchini tubes.
Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion sand cook, stirring, until they are soft and translucent, about 3 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 2 minutes more. Add ground beef, cumin, coriander and red pepper flakes and cook until meat is just done and no longer pink, 4 to 5 minutes. Add bulgur, and diced tomatoes and currants and cook an additional 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in pine nuts and parsley. Let mixture cool slightly, about 5 minutes. Using a small spoon or clean hands, gently stuff zucchini halves with beef-mixture.
Place zucchini halves in a 9 by 13-inch glass baking dish. Combine reserved tomato juice, tomato sauce and salt and pour over zucchini. Cover tightly with foil and place in oven. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven, uncover and rotate zucchini. Re-cover, return dish to oven and bake an additional 20 to 25 minutes, until zucchini is cooked through but still slightly firm. Place 2 zucchini halves on a plate and serve with tomato sauce.
Per Serving:
Calories 200; Total Fat 7 g; (Sat Fat 1 g, Mono Fat 3 g, Poly Fat 2 g) ; Protein 13 g; Carb 23 g; Fiber 5.5 g; Cholesterol 20 mg; Sodium 270 mg
Excellent source of: Protein, Vitamin A, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Manganese
Good source of: Fiber, Riboflavin, Niacin, Vitamin B12, Folate, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Zinc
















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By aldridge.rene@y...
on June 08, 2011
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Very Good. Was a little hard digging out the zucchini so I cut them in boats. Very delicious.
By api1_8262361
Oak Point, TX
on June 03, 2010
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I used mild italian sausage instead of ground beef and rice instead of bulgur. I added a little basil and arugala pesto. It was excellent...
I stuffed one banana pepper I had from the garden to see if that would make a fun tasty appetizer as I have an abundance of banana peppers in the garden...that turned out great and I will use it for the next gathering we have...
By pbitker_11840128
Inglewood, CA
on December 20, 2009
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I manage a commercial kitchen where we prepare 600 lunches each day for meals-on-wheels.
I can't stuff 600 zucchini.
I cut the zucchini in thick rounds and sauted just to give some color. Make the meat/bulgur as directed. Lay the zucchini on the bottom of a baking dish and cover with meat/bulgur mixture. I added some cheese on top.
Seniors loved this meal.
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