Embark on a culinary journey to the vibrant streets of Morocco with our collection of delectable stuffed zucchini and pepper recipes. These dishes, deeply rooted in Moroccan cuisine, offer a symphony of flavors and textures that will tantalize your taste buds. From the classic Stuffed Zucchini with Spiced Lamb and Rice, bursting with aromatic herbs and tender meat, to the tantalizing Stuffed Bell Peppers with a savory filling of beef, vegetables, and fragrant spices, each recipe promises a unique culinary experience. Vegetarian enthusiasts will delight in the Stuffed Zucchini with Couscous and Vegetables, a delightful combination of fresh vegetables, fluffy couscous, and aromatic herbs, while the Stuffed Bell Peppers with Quinoa and Black Beans offer a hearty and protein-packed alternative. Whether you prefer the mild sweetness of zucchini or the robust flavor of bell peppers, these recipes cater to every palate, ensuring an unforgettable Moroccan dining experience.
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MIDDLE EASTERN STUFFED ZUCCHINI RECIPE
Middle Eastern stuffed zucchini recipe with a spiced rice and meat filling, cooked in red sauce. A must-try!
Provided by The Mediterranean Dish
Categories Entree
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- In a large bowl, combine the stuffing ingredients of rice, ground beef, shredded onion, fresh parsley, dill, diced tomatoes, water, olive oil, allspice, garlic powder, and salt and pepper. Mix by hand to combine.
- Now, remove the top of 3 tomatoes and remove the core to hollow out the tomatoes making room for the stuffing. Do this using a corer like this one.
- With a knife, remove the very top of the zucchini, then cut each zucchini in half to make shorter zucchini for stuffing. Now you need to hollow out the zucchini to make room for the stuffing.
- Insert your corer about 3/4 of the way into the zucchini, making sure not to poke the bottoms. Twist the corer and pull out the zucchini cores or hearts. Do this a few times, and gently scrape the sides of the zucchini until you have hollowed each out making room for the stuffing. You'll want to leave about 1/4 inch rim of zucchini.
- Lightly oil the bottom of a large deep cooking pan like this one. Slice the remaining tomato and spread over the bottom of the pan. Now add the onion slices and the cores or hearts of the zucchini. Sprinkle with a little salt and pepper.
- Now, using your hands, gently stuff the hollowed tomatoes with the rice stuffing. Then loosely stuff the zucchini with the rice stuffing about 3/4 of the way (do not over-stuff or crowd the rice stuffing in the zucchini or it will not cook well).
- Arrange the stuffed tomatoes in the center of the cooking pan, then add the stuffed zucchini (stuffed side up) around them. Tilt the zucchini a little, this helps them cook nicely through using less liquid.
- Now add the tomato sauce and water. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
- Place the pan on the stove and cook on medium-high heat until the liquid starts boiling. Turn the heat down, cover and simmer for for 50 minutes until the zucchini is tender and the rice stuffing is fully cooked.
- Transfer to a serving platter or individual bowls. Top with the sauce from the cooking pan. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 172 calories, Sugar 6.6 g, Sodium 154.7 mg, Fat 5 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 23 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 10.2 g, Cholesterol 17 mg
MOROCCAN-STYLE STUFFED PEPPERS
Peppers are incredible. Their sweet flavour and soft texture when roasted pairs beautifully with chickpeas and rose harissa in this classic recipe
Provided by Dean Edwards
Categories Dinner, Lunch
Time 40m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Put the peppers on a baking tray, cut-side up. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes or until starting to soften.
- Meanwhile, put the couscous in a heatproof bowl and pour over the stock. Cover the bowl and leave to stand for 5 minutes. Use a fork to fluff up the couscous, then stir through the chickpeas, feta, tomatoes, olives, lemon juice, olive oil, coriander and harissa. Season.
- Take the peppers out of the oven and fill with the couscous mixture. Return to the oven and roast for a further 10 minutes. Serve with a little extra feta and coriander.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 494 calories, Fat 19.2 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5.4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 55.5 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 17.1 grams sugar, Fiber 12.9 grams fiber, Protein 18.3 grams protein, Sodium 1.6 milligram of sodium
PEPPERS STUFFED WITH RICE, ZUCCHINI AND HERBS
I used a medium-grain rice that I buy at my local Iranian market for these peppers. The package says that the rice is great for stuffing vegetables because it doesn't swell too much, and it's right. It goes into the peppers uncooked and steams in the oven, inside the peppers (so it's important to cook them long enough and cover the baking dish). Make sure that you spoon the sauce left in the baking dish over the rice once the peppers are done. These are good hot or at room temperature. I like to use green peppers.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, lunch, main course, side dish
Time 2h
Yield Serves 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Prepare the peppers. With a sharp paring knife, cut away the tops, then reach in and pull out the membranes and seeds.
- Toss the shredded zucchini with salt and let drain in a colander for 20 minutes. Take up handfuls of zucchini and squeeze out as much liquid as possible. Transfer to a medium bowl and add the garlic, mint, parsley or dill, and rice. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in 1/4 cup of the olive oil and let sit for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Oil a baking dish large enough to accommodate all of the peppers. Fill the peppers about 3/4 of the way full with the stuffing, and replace the caps. Place in the oiled baking dish. Mix together the tomato paste and water with the remaining olive oil and the lemon juice. Season to taste. Add to the baking dish. Cover the dish with foil. Place in the oven and bake 45 minutes to an hour, until the peppers are soft. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature, or serve hot. Remove the tops of the peppers and spoon the sauce in the baking dish over the rice before serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 268, UnsaturatedFat 10 grams, Carbohydrate 36 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 558 milligrams, Sugar 5 grams
MOROCCAN STUFFED ZUCCHINI & PEPPERS RECIPE - (4.3/5)
Provided by OhApril
Number Of Ingredients 25
Steps:
- Mix all of the spices for the Ras el Hanout spice blend together in a small bowl. Cook rice (or quinoa) using any method suitable for type of rice you have chosen and set aside. Preheat oven to 400˚F. Trim off tops of peppers and set aside. Remove seeds and discard. Slice zucchini in half vertically. Slice halves in half horizontally. Two zucchini will produce 8 pieces. Remove seeds and interior of zucchini and chop into small pieces. Place in a separate bowl. Place peppers and zucchini on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for about 15 minutes or until slightly soft. Set aside until cool. Remove skin from eggplant and chop into small pieces. Add the eggplant to the bowl with zucchini. Stir in 1 tablespoon olive oil and 1 tablespoon Ras el Hanout seasoning, making sure pieces of eggplant and zucchini are well coated. Place eggplant and zucchini mixture on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. In medium saucepan, heat 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil. Add onion and garlic. Sauté until soft. Stir in tomato and 1 tablespoon Ras el Hanout. Cook until tomato is soft, about 5 mins. Remove saucepan from heat and stir in eggplant/zucchini mixture, rice, chickpeas, remaining Ras el Hanout, parsley, pine nuts, lemon zest, salt and pepper. Stuff peppers and zucchini with the rice mixture. Arrange on parchment-lined baking dish with pepper tops. Bake for 30 minutes. Place pepper tops on peppers and serve warm.
MEDITERRANEAN STUFFED ZUCCHINI
Here's a delicious way to solve the problem of those too-big zucchinis ballooning in your garden at the end of the summer: zucchini boats baked and stuffed with lamb, feta, pine nuts, tomatoes, and more. It's just like your mother used to make, but with an exotic Mediterranean twist!
Provided by Larry Short
Categories Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Main Dish Recipes Stuffed Zucchini Recipes
Time 1h10m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Use a melon baller to separate and remove seeds and pulp separately from the zucchini, carving out each half and leaving about a half-inch shell. Chop zucchini pulp into pieces about 1/4 inch in diameter. Discard seeds.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until tender, about 5 minutes. Add ground lamb; continue to cook and stir until lamb is lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir chopped zucchini into the lamb mixture. Reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer mixture until the zucchini is hot, about 3 minutes. Drain excess grease. Season lamb mixture with coarse salt and black pepper.
- Remove skillet from heat. Stir tomato sauce, tomatoes, feta cheese, pine nuts, and 1/4 cup mint leaves through the lamb mixture; spoon into the zucchini halves. Put stuffed zucchini halves into a large baking dish. Pour water into the baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Mix bread crumbs and mozzarella cheese in a bowl. Sprinkle 1/4 cup mint leaves over the zucchini and top with the bread crumb mixture. Continue baking until the top is crusty and browned, about 10 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 649.3 calories, Carbohydrate 38.8 g, Cholesterol 114.7 mg, Fat 38.7 g, Fiber 7 g, Protein 40.6 g, SaturatedFat 14.9 g, Sodium 1522.8 mg, Sugar 14.2 g
MOROCCAN STUFFED PEPPERS
Stuffed bell peppers with a twist! Not your usual rice and beef stuffed peppers, but a mix of meat, delicious spices, fruit and wonderful pine nuts! Great recipe!
Provided by breezermom
Categories Peppers
Time 1h10m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cut off the tops of the peppers, and remove the seeds and membranes. Cook the peppers in boiling water to cover in a Dutch oven for 10 minutes or until tender. Drain well, and set aside.
- Saute onion and garlic in oil in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring constantly, until tender.
- Add the ground beef, and cook until the meat is browned, stirring until meat crumbles. Drain.
- Combine the meat mixture, apple, and the next 7 ingredients. Mix well.
- Stuff the reserved peppers with the meat mixture; place in a greased 13x9x2 inch baking dish.
- Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 421.9, Fat 26.6, SaturatedFat 7.8, Cholesterol 77.1, Sodium 327.3, Carbohydrate 24, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 14.6, Protein 24
Tips:
- Use ripe, firm zucchini and bell peppers for the best flavor and texture.
- Make sure to hollow out the zucchini and peppers evenly so that they cook evenly.
- If you don't have ground beef, you can use ground lamb or turkey instead.
- Feel free to add other vegetables to the stuffing, such as diced carrots, celery, or tomatoes.
- Use a variety of herbs and spices in the stuffing to create a flavorful dish.
- Serve the stuffed zucchini and peppers with a side of rice, couscous, or pita bread.
Conclusion:
Moroccan stuffed zucchini and peppers is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The combination of savory stuffing and tender vegetables makes for a satisfying and flavorful dish. With a few simple tips, you can make this dish even better. So next time you're looking for a new and exciting recipe, give Moroccan stuffed zucchini and peppers a try!
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