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  European >> Italian >> Italian

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• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 20 minutes, Preparation Time - 30 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). | 2. Trim ends of zucchini halves, and scoop out seeds and pulp, leaving about 1/2 inch pulp on skins. In a large saucepan, steam zucchini halves in a vegetable steamer over boiling water for about 5 minutes, until tender but firm. Drain, and immediately plunge into a large bowl filled with enough ice water to cover. Allow to cool completely; drain. | 3. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Slowly cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is soft. Stir in spinach, and cook about 1 minute, until wilted. | 4. Transfer spinach mixture to a medium bowl, and mix in ricotta cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, basil, oregano and pepper. Stuff zucchini halves with even amounts of the mixture, and arrange in a large baking dish. Drizzle with remaining butter. | 5. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, until the stuffing is hot and bubbly. Heat tomato sauce in a small saucepan, and spoon over the zucchini half way through baking. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
zucchini lengthwise	8	halved		-	-	-	-
butter	2	tablespoons	melted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
onion	1		chopped	28.0	6.537999999999999	0.77	0.07
garlic	1	clove	minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
spinach	1	package	chopped thawed drained	-	-	-	-
ricotta cheese	2	cups		863.04	15.0784	55.8496	64.3808
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
parmesan cheese	1/4	cup	grated	74.0	8.0	8.0	1.0
parsley	1	tablespoon	chopped	1.368	0.2405	0.1129	0.03
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
basil	1/2	teaspoon		0.1016	0.0117	0.0139	0.0028
oregano	1/2	teaspoon		1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
black pepper	to taste		ground	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
tomato sauce	1	can		-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.