Stuffed Zucchini

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 4 medium zucchini
• 1/3 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 teaspoons flour
• 1/2 teaspoon basil, dried
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 4 cups cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 cut zucchini in half lengthwise.
• 2 cook in boiling water until nearly tender.
• 3 scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4 shell.
• 4 set shells aside.
• 5 finely chop the zucchini pulp, set aside.
• 6 cook onion in hot oil until tender, but not brown.
• 7 add zucchini pulp, cook 1 minute more.
• 8 stir in flour, basil, and pepper.
• 9 add milk.
• 10 cook and sitir until thickened and bubbly.
• 11 cook and stir for 1 minute more.
• 12 gradually add zucchini mixture to the egg, stir in parmesan cheese.
• 13 add rice as needed to thicken mixture.
• 14 spoon into zucchini shells.
• 15 bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees until filling is lightly browned.