Stuffed Radicchio

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  • Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
Radicchio leaves for stuffing½ pound lean ground beef 2 Tablespoons olive oil1 small zucchini1 small summer squash1 small eggplant4 plum tomatoes1 small Spanish onion1 small green pepper 2 cloves garlicsalt or no-saltpeppersprig rosemary basil leaves
Directions
Directions:

1- Cook ground meat in olive oil and drain- set aside
2- Rough chop eggplant, squash and zucchini small but not diced- set aside
3- Put tomatoes, garlic, onion and spices in a food processor. Pulse until ground but not totally liquid
4- In the skillet that was used for the meat , mix meat and eggplant and tomato mixtures together and heat together, 10 minutes or less if you want a garden fresh taste.
5- Separate radicchio leaves
6- Fill the radicchio and seal with a toothpick. This may be cooked again or not.


I’ve done this with all white meat ground poultry or lean home-ground pork to keep the calories low. I’ve also done it with Italian sausage when not concerned about calories.
Vegans just remove the meat since there's no by products it's totally vegan.

Servings Per Recipe: 12
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 95.2
  • Total Fat: 5.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 17.3 mg
  • Sodium: 480.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 6.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
  • Protein: 6.3 g

Member Reviews
  • KATEFLIPS
    This is just a SUPER recipe. I have been all out of radicchio ideas forever and can't stand the thought of another one grilled. Thanks for sharing! - 12/13/10

    Reply from LORI_25403 (2/10/20)
    so happy you enjoyed it.