Millet Stuffed Zucchini Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Millet Stuffed Zucchini Recipe). Millet has a great thick consistency when cooked up (kind of like mashed potatoes) which makes everything work well for this. I am on a pretty strict diet since I have candida, so this recipe is perfect for early stage candida diet and provides doing something a little different with millet.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Total: 50 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 8 halves

Millet Stuffed Zucchini Recipe

Ingredients

1 ½ cups water

¾ cup millet

4 zucchini

ends trimmed

3 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)

1 onion

chopped

1 red bell pepper

chopped

2 cloves garlic

minced

1 teaspoon sea salt

¼ cup water

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Bring 1 1/2 cups water and millet to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat cover saucepan and simmer until water is absorbed 10 to 15 minutes. Fluff millet with a fork.

Step 2

Bring a pot of water to a boil; cook zucchini until slightly tender about 5 minutes. Drain water. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Spoon meat out of center leaving a 1/8- to 1/4-inch border in zucchini. Reserve zucchini meat.

Step 3

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 4

Heat ghee in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion red bell pepper and garlic until slightly soft about 5 minutes. Stir millet zucchini meat and salt into onion mixture. Slowly pour 1/4 cup water into mixture while constantly stirring; cook until desired consistency is reached 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 5

Spoon millet mixture into hollowed zucchini and place in a baking dish.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until browned on top 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Millet Stuffed Zucchini Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 278.9

% Daily Value *

Protein: 6.6g 13%

Carbohydrates: 38.9g 13%

Dietary Fiber: 6.1g 24%

Sugars: 6.2g

Fat: 11.5g 18%

Saturated Fat: 6.3g 32%

Cholesterol: 24.6mg 8%

Vitamin A Iu: 1463.4IU 29%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.9mg 30%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 36%

Vitamin C: 62.7mg 105%

Folate: 90.6mcg 23%

Calcium: 42.2mg 4%

Iron: 7mg 39%

Magnesium: 80.3mg 29%

Potassium: 539mg 15%

Sodium: 460.7mg 18%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 29%

Calories From Fat: 103.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.