Best 4 Brown Rice Stuffed Zucchini Recipes

STUFFED ZUCCHINI BOATS WITH RICE

Steps:

• Cook the rice according to package instructions.
• Halve zucchinis lengthwise and hollow out the flesh using a spoon. Place flesh in a small bowl and roughly chop.
• Place zucchini halves into a large baking dish or baking sheet. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large skillet over medium-low heat, warm olive oil for 1 minute. Add zucchini flesh and cook until water is gone, about 5-7 minutes. Add shallot and cook for an additional 3-4 minutes. Add garlic and Italian seasoning and cook for 1 more minute. Remove from heat.
• To zucchini flesh-shallot mixture, add cooked rice, tomato, and salt. Stir to combine.
• Distribute rice mixture evenly into each zucchini half. Place in oven and bake for 30 minutes. Top each zucchini half with mozzarella and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the cheese melts and starts to brown.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI WITH BROWN RICE AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• In medium sized saucepan, combine rice, water, bay leaf and fennel seeds and simmer, covered for about 35 minutes. Remove rice from heat and let stand for 10 minutes. Discard bay leaf and fluff rice with fork. cover and set aside
• Wash and trim both ends of zucchini, then cut in hallf lengthwise. Use a spoon to scrape out zucchini pulp leaving about ½" thick walls for "zucchini boats" - Coarsely chop zucchini pulp an set aside
• PRE-HEAT OVEN AT 350 Degrees
• Spray a shallow baking pan, just large enough to contain zucchini with vegetable spray and set aside
• In small non-stick saute pan, lightly brown pine nuts over medium heat - set aside
• In a medium sized, non stick saute pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute until translucent. Add sliced mushrooms, thyme and paprika. Saute mushrooms until soft, then add zucchini pulp and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Add cooked brown rice, diced tomato and swiss chard. Stir and saute until chard wilts and mixture binds together. Add shredded basil and toasted pine nuts.
• Generously mound filing in zucchini boats. Let it overflow
• Transfer filled zucchini to prepared baking pan. Top each zucchini boat with sliced tomatoes. Sprinkle black pepper over tomato slices. Add ⅓ " water to bottom of pan. Cover pan with foil and bake for about 35 minutes or until tender.

BROWN RICE STUFFED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Trim zucchinis and cut in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, carefully scoop out the zucchini pulp leaving the shells about 1/4 inch thick and set aside.
• Roughly chop zucchini pulp.
• Saute onions, pepper, and garlic in the olive oil until the onions are tender and translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add zucchini pulp and pecans and continue to saute about 3 minutes.
• Add tomato, rice, thyme, salt and pepper, and stir gently to combine all the ingredients.
• Stuff reserved zucchini halves with rice mixture and top with the mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
• Place zucchinis in a small, shallow casserole dish and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• Remove foil, and return to oven for about 10 minutes, or until tops are lightly browned and bubbly.

EASY BROWN RICE WITH PEPPERS AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• 1. Prepare the rice according to package directions, using the broth instead of water and salt.
• 2. Once rice is close to done, heat the oil in a large skillet over low heat.
• 3. Add the bell peppers, cilantro, basil, and salt. Increase the heat to medium and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• 4. Add in zucchini (this is so it doesn't get all soggy) and cook vegetables for 2 minutes, or until crisp-tender.
• 5. Serve the vegetables over the rice.