STUFFED ZUCCHINI BOATS - VIDEO

Zucchini boats are filled with a beautiful couscous vegetable mixture and then topped with fresh mozzarella cheese and parsley. It’s a simple dish with big flavors that comes together quickly, which is always welcome come dinnertime when you’re short on time. The filling can even be made ahead of time and the zucchini stuffed right before serving. You can treat this as a side dish, a light lunch or cut them into bite-sized pieces for a party or picnic platter.

Ingredients

1/2 cup OR 80 gr couscous
1 tsp of turmeric
mushrooms 3 pieces
sweetcorn - 1/3 cup or 40 gr
onion - 1 small
1 garlic clove
sour cream - 1-2 tbsp
mozzarella - half of mozzarella ball
1 cup or 250 ml of hot boiling water
salt & pepper
fresh parsley

Directions

Step 1 : Cut your zucchini/courgette in half, scoop out the middle from zucchini with a spoon.
Step 2 : Preheat your oven to 180 C or 350 F.
Step 3 : Cut your vegetables, fry your onions and garlic first for about 5 min,
Step 4 : Add your mushrooms, sweetcorn, parsley and season well. Cook for 5 min.
Step 5 : Place your couscous with turmeric into a bowl, add hot water and cover the bowl for about 10 min. When its done, just mix it.
Step 6 : Add sour cream, vegetables and more seasoning to couscous and mix well.
Step 7 : Fill your zucchini boats with the couscous mixture and cook them for about 25-30 min.