Quorn Stuffed Courgettes
Pack courgettes with Quorn Mince, chopped pepper and onion and top with cheese and oven bake for a healthy veggie meal served with homemade salsa and guacamole.
Serves 4
20 mins
Easy
1351 kJ
(Per serving)
Made with Quorn Mince
Low in Fat
Good Source of protein
Good source of fibre
Ingredients
- 250g Quorn Mince
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ onion, finely diced
- ½ green pepper, finely diced
- 1 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 red chilli, deseeded and diced (optional)
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp chilli flakes
- 200ml vegetable stock
- 100g grated cheese such as Cheddar
- 4 large courgettes
- Ingredients for the Mexican Salsa
- 2 medium tomatoes, finely diced
- ½ onion, finely diced
- ½ red chilli, finely diced
- Small bunch of fresh coriander, finely chopped
- Juice of ½ lime
- Salt to taste
- Ingredients for the Guacamole
- 1 ripe avocado, remove the flesh and mash with a fork
- 1/4 onion, finely chopped
- ½ red chilli, finely chopped
- Small bunch of fresh coriander, finely chopped
- Juice of ½ lime
- Pinch of salt and black pepper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas mark 4.
- Prepare the salsa and guacamole by combining the ingredients in 2 small bowls, cover and refrigerate until needed.Cut the top and base from each courgette to make a flat surface then cut each courgette into
- Bring a pan of water to the boil, reduce the heat then place the courgettes gently in and cook for 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat, drain and place on a lightly greased baking tray.
- Fry the onions and peppers in the oil until softened. Add the garlic, chilli, cumin and chilli flakes and cook for a further 2 minutes. Stir in the Quorn mince and stock and cook over a medium heat for 4-5 minutes over a low heat. Stir in half of the grated cheese.
- Fill the courgettes with the Quorn mince filling, top with the remaining cheese and bake for 15 minutes until the cheese is golden brown.
- Enjoy with the guacamole and Mexican sauce.
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