Stuffed Zucchini: Zucchini Ripieni

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Total Time:
1 hr 10 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
50 min
Yield:
4 servings
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Ingredients

Directions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.

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.

In a 10 to 12-inch saute pan, heat the olive oil until just smoking. Add the onion and garlic and cook over medium-high heat until softened, about 6 to 7 minutes. Add the zucchini pieces and crumbled lamb and cook until the lamb is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Drain the fat from the lamb mixture and place in a large mixing bowl. 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. Place in an oven-proof baking dish just large enough to hold all the zucchini and sprinkle with bread crumbs. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until crisp on top, and remove. Serve warm or at room temperature and sprinkle with remaining mint leaves.

Basic Tomato Sauce:

  • 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 Spanish onion, chopped in 1/4 inch dice
  • 4 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves, or 1 tablespoon dried
  • 1/2 medium carrot, finely shredded
  • 2 (28-ounce) cans peeled whole tomatoes, crushed by hand and juices reserved
  • Salt, to taste

In a 3-quart saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft and light golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the thyme and carrot and cook 5 minutes more, until the carrot is quite soft. 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. Yield: 4 cups

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  • on July 09, 2012

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    Surprisingly good! Use 8 zucchini to use up all sauce. Chiffonade the mint. THE MINT MAKES IT WORK! I topped the "boats" with Parmesan then bread crumbs. If not eating right after baking, then bake for only 15 min & reheat in toaster oven with bread crumbs.

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  • on March 15, 2012

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    Mario, you rock! This was an amazing recipe. I didn't have zuchinni so I used some old eggplants I had on hand. I also did not have lamb and I substituted a pork and chicken blend. Likewise I used dandilion greens as I had not basil or mint. I did have tomato soup so I used that instead of the marinara sauce. For bread crumbs I substituted granola for health reasons and then I baked it for 90 minutes because I hear that carbon is good for hair shine. Gotta thank you Mario.
    This was the best recipe ever.

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  • on July 25, 2011

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    What to do with all the lovely zucchini from my garden? Cook this wonderful recipe. A real treat. glad I found it.

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