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Kusa Mihshi

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1 hr 15 mins total
0 mins prep

390 calories/serving

Recipe Filed Under
Lamb, Rice, Vegetable, Middle Eastern, Easy, Healthy, Low Calorie, Dinner, Entertaining, Spring

Provided By: EatingWell

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If you have a large Middle Eastern population in your area, you might actually find squash called kusa (or cusa) or tatuma in your market. Sauté the leftover zucchini with some chopped onion and tomato for a delicious omelet filling.

Ingredients

Serves:

8 6-inch-long zucchini (about 3 pounds), ends trimmed

12 ounces ground lamb

3/4 cup instant brown rice

1 3/4 teaspoons dried marjoram, divided

1 1/4 teaspoons ground cumin, divided

1 1/4 teaspoons dried mint, divided

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice, divided

1/4 teaspoon salt

Pinch of cayenne pepper

1 28-ounce can tomato sauce, preferably chunky

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.

2. Hollow out each zucchini using a zucchini corer or small, flexible paring knife, leaving 1/8-inch-thick walls.

3. Combine lamb, rice, 1 1/4 teaspoons marjoram, 3/4 teaspoon cumin, 1/2 teaspoon mint, 1/8 teaspoon allspice, salt and cayenne in a medium bowl. Loosely stuff each zucchini with the lamb mixture. Place the stuffed zucchini in a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.

4. Combine tomato sauce with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon marjoram, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 3/4 teaspoon mint and 1/8 teaspoon allspice in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Pour over the zucchini. Cover the pan with foil.

5. Bake, turning the zucchini halfway through cooking, until the zucchini and rice are tender and the filling reaches 165°F on an instant-read thermometer, 40 to 50 minutes. Serve the zucchini with the sauce.

Note: To hollow out the squash you will need to use a flexible paring knife or the tool that is designed just for the task: a zucchini corer. Fine one online at lebaneseproducts.com.

Nutrition Facts

Per Single Serving / Serves 4 Total
Calories	390		Total Carbohydrates	31gm	10%
Calories from fat	162		Total Fat	18gm	28%
Saturated Fat	7gm	35%	Mono Unsaturated Fat	7gm
Protein	28gm		Cholesterol	82mg	27%
Fiber	6gm	6%	Sodium	724mg	30%