Beef and Bulgur-Stuffed Zucchini

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Total Time:
1 hr 10 min
Prep
30 min
Cook
40 min
Yield:
6 servings
Level:
Easy
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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 onions and 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.

1 serving is 2 zucchini halves and 3 tablespoons 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

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  • on April 14, 2012

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    I like all Ellie recipes and this one is no exception.... It's light and filling... I stuffed some bell peppers as well(just cut them in half and laid them with the filling personally i thought it was better in the peppers than the zucchinis... Anyway this one is a keeper

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  • on March 05, 2012

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    I made this recipe gluten free vegetarian style. Substituted the meat with fresh brown mushrooms sauteed to a golden brown then chopped small. Also added 2 chopped Soy Free Bahama Rice Burgers Jerkin Spicy kind. The rest was just like Ellie made it. IT IS DELICIOUS!!!!!! My husband and I just love this recipe. So healthy. Thank you Ellie Kreiger =

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  • on February 22, 2012

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    I made these Beef & Bulgur Stuffed Zucchini last night for dinner. I have made these several times and each time my husband and I keep smacking our lips and say these are sooo good. When you bite into the filling the special treat is the pine nuts and raisins. I will try the filling with cabbage rolls or stuffed peppers as suggested by others. Yum

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