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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Preheat oven to 375*F. | 2. Lightly oil a baking sheet. | 3. Slice the zucchini in half lengthwise. | 4. With a paring knife, score the flesh about 1/2 inch deep. | 5. Place the cut sides down on the baking sheet. | 6. Sprinkle with the sherry and cover with foil. | 7. Bake for about 20 m;inutes, until yielding but still firm. | 8. While the zucchini bakes, make the sauce. | 9. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the onions and garlic, and saute for about 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent. | 10. Add the tomato paste, tomatoes, oregano, cinnamon, and sherry. | 11. Bring to a boil; then reduce the heat and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. | 12. Add salt and pepper to taste. | 13. Cover and set aside. | 14. While the sauce simmers, prepare the filling. | 15. Saute the onions and garlic in the oil for about 10 minutes, until the onions are translucent. | 16. In a bowl, combine the sauteed onions with the walnuts, feta, currants, and lemon juice. | 17. Stir in the rice. | 18. When the zucchini is tender, use a spoon to scoop out the flesh, leaving a thin 1/4 inch shell. | 19. Chop the flesh and add it to the filling. | 20. Mound the filling in the shells and sprinkle with seasoned bread crumbs and olive oil. | 21. Bake, uncovered, for 10 to 15 minutes, until hot. | 22. To serve, ladle some of the tomato sauce onto each plate. | 23. Place a stuffed zucchini on the sauce and top with grated feta. | 24. Garnish, if you wish, with oregano leaves. | 25. Enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
zucchini	2			4.62	0.6842	0.5962	0.08800000000000001
sherry wine	1/4	cup		-	-	-	-
olive oil	2	tablespoons		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
onion	1	cup	chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
tomato paste	2	tablespoons		26.24	6.0512	1.3824	0.1504
tomato juice	1	can	chopped	61.934	12.8604	3.0967	1.0565
oregano	1	teaspoon	minced	2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
cinnamon	1/4	teaspoon	ground	-	-	-	-
sherry	2 -4	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
salt pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
onion	1	cup	chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic	1 -2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
olive oil	1	tablespoon		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
walnut	3/4 - 1	cup	chopped toasted	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
feta cheese	1/2	cup	crumbled	198.0	3.0675	10.6575	15.96
currant	1/4	cup		17.64	4.3064	0.392	0.1148
lemon juice	3	tablespoons		10.065	3.1568	0.1601	0.1098
brown rice	2	cups	cooked	1147.08	241.6768	22.8468	8.7848
bread crumb	1/3	cup	seasoned	142.2	25.9128	4.806	1.9080000000000001
olive oil	1	dash		238.68	0.0	0.0	27.0
feta cheese			grated	198.0	3.0675	10.6575	15.96
oregano				2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428

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