Stuffed Courgettes

Name: Stuffed Courgettes
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 75 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Bulgarian
Ingredients: 6 courgettes, about 18 cm long; 400 g minced pork and beef; 80 g short-grain rice, rinsed; 1 medium onion, finely chopped; 4 tbsp sunflower oil; 1 tsp sweet paprika; 1 tsp dried savory; 0.5 tsp black pepper, ground; 2 tsp salt; 0.5 bunch parsley or dill, chopped; 400 g tomatoes, grated or tinned chopped; 250 ml hot water; 300 g yoghurt, for the topping (optional); 2 eggs, for the topping (optional)

🍳 CookingБГ

Prep35 min

Cook75 min

Total110 min

A Bulgarian summer dish of hollowed courgettes stuffed with minced meat, rice, onion and savory, then baked in a light tomato sauce until soft — often finished with a yoghurt and egg topping that sets in the oven.

Ingredients

Serves:4

6 courgettes, about 18 cm long
400 g minced pork and beef
80 g short-grain rice, rinsed
1 medium onion, finely chopped
4 tbsp sunflower oil
1 tsp sweet paprika
1 tsp dried savory
0.5 tsp black pepper, ground
2 tsp salt
0.5 bunch parsley or dill, chopped
400 g tomatoes, grated or tinned chopped
250 ml hot water
300 g yoghurt, for the topping (optional)
2 eggs, for the topping (optional)

Nutrition (estimated)

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607kcal · per serving

35.7g

Protein

39.5g

Carbs

34g

Fat

Recipe total: 2427 kcal · P 142.9g · C 157.8g · F 135.8g

Estimated from 14 of 14 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

1
Cut the courgettes in half crosswise and hollow out each half from the cut end with a teaspoon or apple corer, leaving the bottom closed and walls about 5 mm thick. Chop the scooped-out flesh.
2
Heat 2 tbsp of the oil in a frying pan over medium heat and fry the onion for 5 minutes until soft, then add the mince and cook for 5 minutes, breaking it up, until it loses its pink colour.
3
Add the rice and the chopped courgette flesh and stir for 2 minutes, then take off the heat and stir in the paprika, savory, pepper, 1 tsp salt and the parsley.
4
Heat the oven to 190°C. Fill the courgettes loosely to about 1 cm below the rim — the rice swells as it cooks, and packed filling splits the courgettes or stays hard in the centre.
5
Stand or lay them snugly in a baking dish. Mix the tomatoes with the hot water, the remaining oil and remaining salt and pour around the courgettes so it comes halfway up.
6
Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes, then uncover and bake for 15–20 minutes more, until the courgettes are soft when pierced and the rice is tender.
7
For the topping, whisk the yoghurt and eggs with a pinch of salt, pour over the courgettes and bake for another 10–12 minutes until set and golden in patches.
8
Rest for 10 minutes before serving so the filling firms up.

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Questions and answers

How long does Stuffed Courgettes take to make?

About 110 minutes: 35 min prep and 75 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Stuffed Courgettes?

14 ingredients: courgettes, minced pork and beef, short-grain rice, onion, sunflower oil, sweet paprika, dried savory, black pepper, salt, parsley or dill, tomatoes, hot water and 2 more.

How many servings does this Stuffed Courgettes recipe make?

4 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Stuffed Courgettes?

About 607 kcal, with 35.7 g protein, 39.5 g carbohydrate and 34 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

Which diets does this Stuffed Courgettes recipe suit?

It is gluten-free.

What cuisine is Stuffed Courgettes?

Stuffed Courgettes comes from Bulgarian cuisine.

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