# Stuffed Courgettes

Recipe by [Ovenstein](https://fridge.menu/en/u/ovenstein)

Courgette boats filled with chicken mince and baked until golden.

Servings: 2 · Prep 25 min · Cook 40 min · Meat

Contains: milk

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## Ingredients

- 400 g [Courgettes](https://fridge.menu/en/i/zucchini) — small, 2 pcs
- 250 g [Chicken mince](https://fridge.menu/en/i/ground-chicken)
- 0.5 pcs [Onion](https://fridge.menu/en/i/onion) — finely chopped
- 1 tbsp [Tomato paste](https://fridge.menu/en/i/tomato-paste)
- 40 g [Mature cheddar](https://fridge.menu/en/i/cheddar) — grated
- 1 pinch [Salt](https://fridge.menu/en/i/salt) — to taste
- 1 pinch [Black pepper](https://fridge.menu/en/i/black-pepper) — to taste

## Steps

1. Halve the courgettes lengthways, scoop out the centres, finely chop and mix with the chicken mince, onion, tomato paste, salt and pepper.
2. Fill the courgette boats, place in a baking dish and cover with foil.
3. Put the dish in the oven at 200°C for 30 minutes. (30 min)
4. Remove the foil.
5. Sprinkle with mature cheddar and bake for another 10 minutes, until the centre reaches 74°C. (10 min)
6. Take the dish out of the oven.

## What was changed

We swapped the plain hard cheese for Mature cheddar, the everyday grating cheese in British kitchens.

Published 2026-10-20 · Updated 2026-10-21

https://fridge.menu/en/r/stuffed-zucchini-16bi0c76

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