Stuffed, Baked Zucchini With Tomatoes And Rice

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 zucchini, medium size
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 garlic clove, split
• 1 onion, medium size, chopped
• 1 cup rice, cooked
• 1 cup tomato, skins removed, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cut the zucchinis in half lengthwise.
• 2 cook them in a skillet with a small amount of water until just tender, about 5 minutes.
• 3 drain; cool; scoop out seeds.
• 4 saute garlic in the hot butter until golden and discard the garlic. to this butter, add the onion and saute until golden.
• 5 add tomato, rice, oregano, cayenne, and salt; mix well.
• 6 lightly sprinkle the zucchini halves with salt.
• 7 fill the zucchini with the mixture and top with grated cheese.
• 8 arrange the zucchini in a single layer in a buttered baking dish.
• 9 bake, uncovered, at 450 degrees f. for 15 minutes and then brown under broiler.