Stuffed Maltese courgettes/Marrows ( Qarabaghli Mimli ) or Zucchini TRADITIONAL MALTESE CUISINE

minced meat

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil provides healthy fats with a similar cooking profile.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: bulgur wheat

Quinoa adds protein while bulgur is often less expensive.

Prepare the courgettes by cutting off the tops and scooping out the insides to create boats.

Prepare the couscous by covering it with hot water and letting it absorb for 5-10 minutes.

Sauté chopped onion, garlic, and ginger in olive oil until translucent.

Add the scooped-out courgette insides to the skillet and cook for about 5 minutes.

Mix in minced meat and cook until browned.

Combine the couscous with the meat mixture, adding capers and olives.

Fill the courgette boats with the mixture, pressing down gently.

Drizzle garlic butter in the bottom of the baking dish before placing the stuffed courgettes inside.

Sprinkle cheese on top of the stuffed courgettes.

Bake at 170°C for about 15-20 minutes until tender.

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