A raw vegetable (round zucchini) with its top cut off and the inside scooped out with a teaspoon; the inside is chopped and mixed with cheeses, egg, garlic and herbs, stuffed back in, drizzled with olive oil and baked until the filling is browned on top.
💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
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Cut a top cap off each of the zucchini and scoop out the inside with a teaspoon, leaving a wall about 1 cm thick.
KnifeCutting boardSpoon / teaspoon (regular)
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Coarsely chop the scooped-out insides.
KnifeCutting board
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Mix the ricotta, salt and black pepper in a bowl and add the chopped insides.
Bowl
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Fill the zucchini with the cheese mixture.
💡A hollowed vegetable releases liquid: fill and bake it close to serving, or the filling sitting inside turns watery.
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Arrange the zucchini in a baking dish and drizzle the olive oil over them.
Baking pan
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Bake 20–25 minutes, until the filling is browned on top.
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💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
227calories
8 gprotein
9 gcarbs
18 gfat
● protein 14%● carbs 16%● fat 70%
Per serving (361 g), of 4 servings
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Salt: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 6 g · 0 kcal per 100 g · More about Salt →
Black pepper: measured in tsp in this recipe: 1 tsp = 2.4 g · 251 kcal per 100 g · More about Black pepper →
Olive oil: measured in tbsp in this recipe: 1 tbsp = 14 g · 884 kcal per 100 g · More about Olive oil →
🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel
Oven· 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
Baking pan· Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
Cutting board· Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
Knife· Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
Bowl· Also works: Pot (None)
By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.
Possible additions: Additional cheese · Tomatoes in the filling · Olive oil in the filling · Third cheese · Egg · Sour cream in the filling · Dill · onion · garlic · Parsley · basil · Nutmeg · Oregano · Olive oil on top · Baked covered with foil (minutes) (25) · Resting before serving (minutes) (5) · Paprika in the filling · Filling of cooked quinoa and fried vegetables · Stock for cooking the quinoa · Spinach in the filling · Cumin in the filling
Wall thickness: 1 cm
After cutting lengthwise: and clean out the seeds
What to grease with: in the olive oil
Oven temperature: 200
Baking time (minutes): 20–25
Cooking the quinoa: , about 15 minutes, until the stock is absorbed
