Stuffed Zucchini Middle East Style
- 3 large zucchini
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 lb lean ground beef, uncooked
- 3/4 cup short-grain rice, uncooked
- 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 3 cups plain nonfat yogurt
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Cut zucchini lengthwise and remove seeds.
- Place cut side up in one or two large casseroles dishes (depending one the size of the squash.) Spray a large skillet with oil cooking spray, gently cook onion until transparent.
- Combine cooked onions with ground beef, rice, parsley, allspice, salt and prpper, and mix throughly.
- Fill each zucchini boat with the meat mixture, mounding it up and packing it in.
- Pour 1 cup (240ml) water on the bottom of each pan, around the squashes.
- cover pans tightly with aluminum foil, bake 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare yogurt sauce: In a heavy saucepan, combine yogurt, egg white, cornstarch, and salt.
- Stir mixture over medium heat until it comes to a boil.
- continue to stir and cook for 5 minutes; it will thicken slightly as it cooks.
- Add garlic and cook for another 2 minutes, stirring constantly.
- When Zucchini has cooked for 45 minutes, remove from oven, uncover, and pour yogurt sauce over Zucchini.
- Return to oven, uncovered and cook for 10 minutes more.
zucchini, onion, lean ground beef, shortgrain rice, parsley, allspice, salt, pepper, nonfat yogurt, egg, cornstarch, salt, garlic
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/stuffed-zucchini-middle-east-style-55765 (may not work)