Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

Delicious Vegetarian Stuffed Courgettes

Reviewed by Arturs Arnicans
Prep Time: 10m
Cook Time: 30m
Total Time: 40m
Temp.: to gas 6/200°C
Servings: 4
Difficulty: Easy
5.0 (15 Reviews)
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Ingredients

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Nutritional Information

503
Calories
25.6g
Fat
50.9g
Carbohydrates
22g
Protein
5mg
Cholesterol
82mg
Sodium
Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

Recipe Description

These Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad are a vegetarian’s delight. A perfectly balanced dish with cheesy stuffed courgettes served with a cooked lentil and fresh rocket salad. The filling consists of the removed courgette centers quickly grilled with some onion, garlic, tomatoes, chili flakes, a pinch of sugar and chopped, fresh basil leaves.

There are so many wonderful flavors to this dish and you are sure to get in all the nutrients needed that you won’t be missing out on anything with this recipe!

To make Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad, you will need the following ingredients:

Ingredients for Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

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Steps to make

  1. 1

    Preheat grill

    Preheat the oven to gas 6/200°C, fan/180°C.

  2. 2

    Prepare courgettes to grill

    5 min
    Step 2 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

    Slice the courgettes in half, lengthwise and scoop out the center flesh with a spoon and set aside. The shell should be about ½-inch thick.

  3. 3

    Grill shells

    15 min
    Step 3 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

    Place the shells on a baking tray, drizzled with a bit of oil and seasoned with salt and pepper. Grill in the preheated oven for 15-20 minutes.

  4. 4

    Cook center filling

    7 min
    Step 4 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket SaladStep 4 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

    In a frying pan over medium heat, heat the remaining oil and add the roughly chopped center flesh from the courgettes. Cook with onions and garlic for about 4-5 minutes.

  5. 5

    Add seasoning

    1 min
    Step 5 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

    Add the tomatoes, chili flakes and sugar and stir. You may need to add more seasoning to taste.

  6. 6

    Thicken sauce

    8 min
    Step 6 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

    Simmer for 5-8 minutes until the sauce has thickened.

  7. 7

    Add basil

    1 min
    Step 7 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

    Stir in the chopped basil leaves.

  8. 8

    Prepare courgettes

    10 min
    Step 8 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket SaladStep 8 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket SaladStep 8 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

    Spoon the filling mixture into the baked courgette shells and topped with cornmeal and grated mozzarella .

  9. 9

    Bake

    10 min
    Step 9 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

    Bake in the oven for about 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden.

  10. 10

    Cook lentils

    10 min
    Step 10 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

    Cook the lentils according to the package directions.

  11. 11

    Prepare rocket salad

    2 min
    Step 11 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

    Toss cooked lentils with olive oil, vinegar and rocket and season with salt and pepper.

  12. 12

    Serve

    Step 12 - Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad

    Serve the stuffed courgettes with the rocket and lentil salad and enjoy!

Stuffed Courgettes with Rocket Salad should definitely be on your menus this week. Try out this recipe if you’re looking for a well-balanced vegetarian meal. All the nutrients and all the flavors that you will just love! Let us know what you think and tag #cookmerecipes in your own pictures and posts, online.

About the author

Dasha Vakulova

Dasha is an enthusiastic and cheerful mom. She knows as well as any parent that children can be really picky when it comes to food. And she’s had plenty of experience trying to cook meals that are both tasty and nutritious, and able to satisfy the tastes of a fussy kid right away! To save you some precious time, Dasha is going to share with you all the tricks she learned the hard way, so you don’t have to! She has a wealth of recipes for quick and easy meals for kids and families on a budget.

Recipe Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 (15 reviews)
Charlotte Green
January 1, 2024
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Deliciously fresh meal!

Yvonne Smith
October 23, 2023
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Best courgettes ever!

Romina
October 14, 2023
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Superb flavours, loved

Samantha
October 12, 2023
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Simply delicious meal!

Kathy
October 10, 2023
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Super tasty! Made this for family dinner; everyone loved it.

Yolanda Pérez
October 3, 2023
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Sencillamente increíble! Hicé estas calabacitas rellenas para la cena del viernes y a mis hijos les voló la cabeza. La mezcla de sabores es tan buena, que ni se dieron cuenta que eran vegetarianas. ¡Un hit en la casa!

Andrew Smith
August 24, 2023
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This recipe for Stuffed Courgettes is simply great! My kids loved helping to stuff the courgettes. It was not only fun but also a healthy meal that we all enjoyed together. Definately making it again!

Isabella Johnson
July 27, 2023
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Delicious. I made this for my family dinner last week, and everyone loved it. The flavors blended beautifully, and it was surprisingly simple to prepare. I felt proud serving such a nutritious meal. Definitely my go-to recipe now.

Hank
July 2, 2023
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Simply the best. I made this for my wife and we both loved it, fresh flavors and healthy too. Perfect dinner.

Renee
January 7, 2023
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I made these Stuffed Courgettes last night for my husband, and we were blown away! The flavors are just fantastic. While chopping, my daughter helped and we had so much fun. It’s so easy and so healthy, totally my new favorite dish!

Yasmin Rossi
September 29, 2022
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Amazing flavors and so easy to make

Fiona Carter
May 18, 2022
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Superb! I made these stuffed courgettes for a dinner party and everyone loved them. The flavours were incredible, especially with the fresh basil. It was easy to prepare, and I felt great serving a healthy vegetarian dish. I’ll definitely be making this again!

Hannah
March 10, 2022
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Delicious! Made this for my friends, and they loved it!

Zoe
September 18, 2021
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I made the Stuffed Courgettes for a family dinner and they were a huge hit! The flavors are just sooo good together. I loved how simple it was to prepare too, even for someone like me who's not a pro chef. I'll definitely be making these again!

Athina
July 31, 2019
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So delicious! Thanks for sharing recipe!

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