Provençal Stuffed Zucchini
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Provençal Stuffed Zucchini a try. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 340 calories, 18g of protein, and 22g of fat. This recipe covers 23% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of meaty of bacon, olive oil, calamatan olives, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.
Instructions
Cut a thin slice off the tops of the zucchini and reserve. Using a small spoon, scoop out the flesh and finely chop it. Season the zucchini cups with salt and pepper and turn upside down to drain for 15 minutes. Set the cups right side up on a baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet.
Add the bacon and cook over low heat until the fat is rendered, about 4 minutes.
Add the onion, red pepper and garlic, cover and cook until softened, about 8 minutes.
Add the ground pork, season with salt and pepper and cook over moderately low heat, breaking up the meat, until it is mostly white.
Add the eggplant and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
Add the chopped zucchini and cook for 10 minutes longer.
Remove from the heat and stir in the bread crumbs, olives, basil, Parmesan, sun-dried tomatoes and thyme.
Mound the stuffing in the zucchini cups, top with the lids and bake in the oven for 50 minutes.
Serve hot, warm or at room temperature.