Stuffed Round (or baby) Zucchini

Stuffed Round (or baby) Zucchini
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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 317.5
  • Total Fat: 4.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 12.5 mg
  • Sodium: 114.6 mg
  • Total Carbs: 52.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 16.6 g
  • Protein: 19.2 g

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Introduction

Very high protein and fiber.
Easily made vegan with vegan cheese or maybe top with breadcrumbs instead Very high protein and fiber.
Easily made vegan with vegan cheese or maybe top with breadcrumbs instead
Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    400 grams (estimate) Zucchini- 1 medium round
    2/3 c cooked Red Sri Lankan Rice
    8 cherry Tomatoes, halved or quartered
    1/4 cup fresh Basil leaves, 6 leaves or 6 g, chopped
    1 stalk Green Onion, thin sliced
    43 grams Mozzarella Cheese, part skim milk, grated
    1 c cooked red lentils (about 90 g 1/2 c raw)
    Ground pepper to taste

Directions

Heat oven to 375 and put parchment paper on a baking sheet.
Halve squash; remove and discard seeds.
Mix together all ingredients except cheese and stuff into squash halves.
Place cheese on top.
Bake about 20 minutes or until cheese is browned and zucchini is soft.
(Maybe pre-bake empty squash upside down an few minutes first? I did not try this.)

Serving Size: Makes 2 hearty half squash servings.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MCNIFFER.