Spicy Stuffed Acorn Squash
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Health Score:
96 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
55 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 4 round Zucchini (or acorn squash)
- 3.333 cups Minced Beef (pork or lamb)
- 2 large onions (chopped)
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic cloves (finely chopped)
- 1.333 inches fresh ginger (finely chopped)
- 1 ½ tsps paprika
- ground cinnamon
- 2 tsps ground Cumin
- 2 tsps ground cilantro
- 2 tsps dried Fresh herbs
- 3 Tbsps Parmesan (grated)
- salt
- peppers
Preparation steps
1.
Preheat the oven to 200°C | 400F | gas 6. Cut the tops off the zucchini and save for later.
2.
Hollow out the middles of the zucchini. Finely dice half the flesh and discard the remainder.
3.
In a pan heat half the olive oil. When hot, add the onion and garlic until softened. Add the chopped ginger, paprika, cinnamon, dried herbs, coriander and cumin and stir well.
4.
Add the zucchini flesh back into the pan and coat with the spices.
5.
Add the meat and cook for 10 minutes whilst continuously stirring until it starts to brown, then add the grated Parmesan.
6.
Stuff the zucchini with the spiced mince and onion, replace the tops, sprinkle with a little cumin or paprika and cook in the oven in a roasting in drizzled with a little olive oil for 20 minutes.
7.
Serve immediately with salad or seasonal vegetables.
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