Petits Farcis Niçois - French stuffed vegetables

ground meat

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Turkey is lower in fat, while pork is often more affordable.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: bulgur

Quinoa is more nutritious, while bulgur is usually cheaper.

Cut off the tops of the round zucchini and tomatoes, and scoop out the insides.

Chop the scooped-out flesh of the vegetables.

Season the insides of the vegetables with salt and pepper.

Fry a chopped onion in a skillet until soft.

Add a crushed garlic clove to the skillet and cook until fragrant.

Add the chopped vegetable flesh to the skillet and cook until soft.

Pour in a bit of white wine and cook until most of the liquid evaporates.

Transfer the mixture to a bowl and add drained tuna.

Add capers, herbes de Provence, and red pesto to the bowl.

Chop the soaked old bread and add it to the mixture.

Season with salt, pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, and fresh parsley.

Add an egg to the mixture to bind it together and combine well.

Stuff the mixture into the hollowed vegetables, adding extra on top.

Place the stuffed zucchini in the oven for 25 minutes, then add the tomatoes for the remaining baking time.

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