Cheesy filled zucchini with quinoa
Cheesy filled zucchini with quinoa

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Cheesy filled zucchini with quinoa Recipe

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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have cheesy filled zucchini with quinoa using 7 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Cheesy filled zucchini with quinoa:

  1. Make ready 160 g quinoa or rice
  2. Take 300 g minced meat
  3. Take 1 zucchini/courgette
  4. Take 1 onion
  5. Get 1 big clove of garlic
  6. Get 100 mL cooking cream (cow or soy)
  7. Prepare 150 g shredded cheese (use whatever cheese you like!)

Steps to make Cheesy filled zucchini with quinoa:

  1. Preheat the oven at 200°C (or 392°F).
  2. Shred the onion and crush the garlic to a pulp.
  3. Cut the zucchini in half and scoop out the inside with a spoon. Cut the insides in small pieces!
  4. Spread some olive oil on the outside off the zucchini halves.
  5. Put olive oil in a sausage pan and add the minced meat.
  6. Add part of the garlic and season to taste. I seasoned with salt, pepper, cayenne pepper and a spice mix containing (ground) paprika, coriander, curcuma, fenegriq, chilli powder, ginger, cumin, cardemom and fennel seeds.
  7. When half of the minced meat is ready, add the shredded onion and the rest of the garlic. Cook for about 5 minutes.
  8. Add the zucchini insides, mix and cook for about 3 minutes.
  9. Add the cooking cream and let it reduce.
  10. Reduce the heat and add half of the shredded cheese (I use a mix of gouda, emmental and rigatello)
  11. Stir and adjust seasoning to taste.
  12. Fill the zucchini with the mixture and add shredded cheese on top to get a nice crust!
  13. Put it in the oven for 15 min at 180°C.
  14. Prepare the quinoa as described on the package. You can add chicken stock to the water to improve the taste!
  15. Put everything on a plate and enjoy your meal! Cheers!

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