Pest Orzo Stuffed Zucchini boats

Name: Pest Orzo Stuffed Zucchini boats
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean, Italian
Ingredients: 2 zucchini; 100g orzo; 2 tbsp sun-dried tomato diced; 200g chicken fillets or ground chicken; 1 tbsp pesto; 200ml chicken or vegetable stock; 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp black pepper ground; 50g ricotta; 2 tbsp grated parmesan; 1/2 onion, diced; 100g cherry tomatoes, halved

5 steps

Prep:5minCook:20min

Updated at: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 17:25:13 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories479.6 kcal (24%)

Total Fat15.7 g (22%)

Carbs47.6 g (18%)

Sugars12.9 g (14%)

Protein39.3 g (79%)

Sodium1542.6 mg (77%)

Fiber9.6 g (34%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

2zucchini

100gorzo

2 Tbspsun-dried tomato

diced

200gchicken fillets

or ground chicken

1 Tbsppesto

200mlchicken stock

1 tspitalian seasoning

1 tspsalt

1 tspblack pepper ground

50gricotta

2 Tbspgrated parmesan

0.5onion

diced

100gcherry tomatoes

halved

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Cut the zucchini in hand and scoop out the insides. Put them aside. Drizzle olive oil over the zucchini and roast in the oven for 10 minutes

Step 2

Fry the onion in 1 tsp olive oil. Then add the garlic, insides of the zucchini and chicken. Cook for 5 minutes

Step 3

Add the tomatoes, sun-dried tomatoes, orzo and stock. Cook for 10 minutes

Step 4

Add the pesto and ricotta. Let thicken until a scoopable consistency. Add seasoning to taste

Step 5

Put filling in the zucchini boats, put grated parmesan on top and put back in the oven for 15 minutes