As promised, her the recipe and pics of zucchini filled with ground meat:

Pics of preparation:
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Just out of the oven:
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Serve in dish with Duchess potatoes:
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THE RECIPE:


*Zucchini filled with meat*
(Pandora's recipe)

Category: Side dish/entrée/main meal
Nb persons: 6

6 big zucchini - about 200g each
160g ground meat - (I have used only beef, but you
-can mix with pork meat , if you like)
50g reggiano cheese
1tbS dried onion
1tbS dried majoran, thyme, oregano
1tbs fresh or frozen parsley - minced
1tbs breadcrumb
1 egg
2 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
For the Tomato sauce:
2tbs EVOO - (extra virgin olive oil)
1medium onion - fresh
1tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1tsp oregano

Light your oven and bring it to a temperature of 180°C (350F). I have used
convention oven.
Wash zucchini and cut the extremities, Then cut them longitudinally in about
three pieces. Then, with the proper tool :"Zucchini cutter" (you can see the
tool in the follow pic) take away the internal pulp of each piece of
zucchina. Put the pulp in a robot and mince just for a little. Keep only
2/3 cup of this pulp, throw away the other (You can use for other recipe).
Put the minced zucchini pulp in a bowl and mix it with ground meat, and the
other ingredients of recipe. With this mix, fill the pieces of zucchini
(helping yourselves with a teaspoon).
Now prepare the tomato sauce:
In a saucepan put oil and chopped onion. When the onion is soft (not brown),
add 750cc of tomato sauce (Not canned pelati but liquid sauce); then add
salt, pepper, oregano, basil. Cook for only 5 minutes, because it will cook
in the oven.
Now, take a baking pan, put inside your tomato sauce and, inside it, the
pieces of filled zucchini. Season zucchini with few olive oil, salt and
pepper.
Put in the oven for 1,10 hours. The last 15 minutes increase temperature
bringing oven to 240°C (450F). Zucchinis are ready when they are lightly
brown on the surface and when tomato sauce is dark , dense and not liquid.
Note: Every 15-20 minutes turn zucchinis with a spoon.

Serve in a tray with the tomato sauce over.
Side dish: I suggest Duchess potatoes.


Nutritional facts per serving (daily value):
Calories 20kcal
Protein 1g (2%)
Total Fat 1g (1%)
Sat. 0g (1%)
Chol. 31mg (10%)
Carb. 2g (1%)
Fiber 0g (2%)
Sugars 1g
Calcium 11mg (1%)
Iron 0mg (2%)

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