Introduction: Stuffed Yellow Courgettes

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Have you got also so many fresh home grown courgettes ( zucchini) from your garden? Make this easy delectable stuffed yellow courgette recipe now! easy yet so tasty! :) MMM!

Step 1: Gather Your Ingredients!

Recipe: For 2 bigger yellow courgette halves & 2 smaller yellow courgette halves

Ingredients:

1 bigger yellow courgette, cleaned, top & end cut off

1 smaller yellow courgette, cleaned, top & end cut off

2 fat cloves of garlic, peeled & chopped the meat of the

2 courgettes, cut up into smaller chunks, pits removed

2 spring onions, cleaned & finely cut up

350 gr pork mince

black pepper

pink salt in a grinder

dried Provencal herbs

a fruity extra virgin olive oil

100 gr of shredded mixed gratin cheese

1 or 2 big fresh tomatoes

Step 2: Prepare Courgettes & Mix & Fry Stuffing!

1. Prepare courgettes. Take each courgette & slice it into 2 lengthways. See that the 2 halves are equally thick. Then with a knife, make a pattern onto the inside aka the flesh. Do not cut through!!! See 1st photo above!

Scoop the inside flesh out with a spoon. Remove the flesh with the seeds. Cut rest of the courgette flesh into smaller chunks. Put into a bowl. Do this with all the courgette halves. Preheat your ocean to 180°C (350 F) for 10 minutes. Fry stuffing & mix. Into a hot pan, pour a few drizzles of that fruity evoo. When hot, add spring onion & garlic pieces. Fry for about 2 minutes. Now, add chunks of yellow courgette flesh. Season it all with pink salt, black pepper & some dried Provençal herbs. Stir often. When browned & tender, remove & place into a pot. Now, add some oil. Heat up. When hot, add pork mince & flatten it all out with a fork. Fry until cooked through & brown. Season also with pink salt, black pepper & dried P. herbs. Taste. Add this to the rest of the mix. Stir through.

Step 3: Pre-bake Your Empty Courgette Halves!

Pre-bake your courgette halves. At the meantime, place your courgette halves into a fitted oven dish. I needed to take out 2 dishes of different sizes. Scatter some black pepper & pink salt all over the base of the courgette surfaces. Drizzle a bit of that same oil all over the base of the courgette halves, see photos below! Bake for 15 minutes on 180°C (350 F).

Step 4: Stuff Courgettes With Fried Stuffing, Scatter Cheese & Bake!

The last bake.Take out of the oven & fill courgette halves with the meat-veggie mix, all evenly divided, of course! Top with equal amounts of the shredded gratin cheese & place into the hot oven on 200°C (400 F) for about 15-18 minutes.

Serve:

Place 1 big yellow stuffed courgette halve onto a clean big white plate. Place 3-4 tomato slices besides the courgette halve & drizzle with that same fruity evoo, a pinch of pink salt & a few grins of black pepper. Serve at once & enjoy! Also enjoy the second other yellow courgette halve & fresh tomato slices too! MMMM! Eat!

You can read it also directly here on my blog: http://sophiesfoodiefiles.wordpress.com/2017/07/30/stuffed-yellow-courgettes-served-with-simple-fresh-tomato-slices/