Creamy Meat-Stuffed Zucchini

Name: Creamy Meat-Stuffed Zucchini
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 340 grams ground beef; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg, or to taste; 1 teaspoons ground paprika; 177 milliliters milk; 1 onion, chopped; 177 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese, divided; 4 servings salt to taste; 1 teaspoon vegetable oil; 0 teaspoons white pepper; 2 larges thick zucchinis, ends trimmed

Creamy Meat-Stuffed Zucchini might be just the main course you are searching for. One serving contains 424 calories, 25g of protein, and 30g of fat. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up ground paprika, salt, garlic, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

Bring a large pot of water to a boil, and immerse the zucchini in the boiling water. Set heat to medium, and cook the zucchini until they feel slightly soft when pressed with a wooden spoon, about 20 minutes.

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Zucchini

Water

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Pot

Drain the zucchini, and set aside to cool.

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Zucchini

Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ground beef, and cook and stir the meat, breaking it up as it cooks, until the beef is no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Stir in the paprika, and set the beef mixture aside.

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Vegetable Oil

Ground Beef

Paprika

Garlic

Onion

Beef

Meat

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Cut the zucchinis in half lengthwise, and scoop out the flesh with a spoon, leaving a 1/2-inch thick shell. Chop the scooped-out zucchini flesh, and mix into the ground beef mixture.

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Zucchini

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter and whisk in the flour until smooth.

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All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Pour in the milk, a little at a time, and bring the mixture to a simmer, whisking constantly.

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Milk

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Whisk in white pepper, nutmeg, and salt, and stir in half the Parmesan cheese to create a smooth sauce.

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Parmesan

White Pepper

Nutmeg

Sauce

Salt

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Mix the white sauce thoroughly with the ground beef mixture.

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Ground Beef

Sauce

Place the zucchini halves into a baking dish. Fill the zucchini shells with the creamy beef mixture, and sprinkle each with about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the remaining Parmesan cheese.

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Parmesan

Zucchini

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