Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, stuffed zucchini (low carb, vegetarian/vegan option also). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Stuffed Zucchini (Low Carb, Vegetarian/Vegan Option also) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. Stuffed Zucchini (Low Carb, Vegetarian/Vegan Option also) is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook stuffed zucchini (low carb, vegetarian/vegan option also) using 30 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Stuffed Zucchini (Low Carb, Vegetarian/Vegan Option also):
- Prepare The Sauce
- Prepare 700 ml bottle Tomato Passata
- Make ready 1 Can Chopped tomatoes
- Take 1 Medium Onion (finely chopped)
- Take 2 Garlic Cloves (crushed)
- Get 1-2 whole dried Chili
- Prepare 1 tsp Corriander Powder
- Make ready 1 tsp Cumin Powder
- Make ready 1/2 tsp Cayenne
- Prepare 1 tsp Dried Mint
- Take 1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
- Take 1/2 tbs Salt
- Take Zucchini Filling
- Take 300 gms Cauliflower (processed)
- Take 300 gms Mushrooms (processed) or replace/mix with mince beef
- Get 1 Medium Tomato (finely chopped)
- Take 1 Medium Onion (finely chopped)
- Take 2 Garlic Cloves (crushed)
- Get 1 tbs Fresh Parsley (finely chopped)
- Make ready 1 tbs Fresh Corriander (finely chopped)
- Prepare 1 1/2 tbs Pine Nuts
- Get 1 tbs Dried Mint
- Take 2 tsp Corriander Powder
- Prepare 2 tsp Cumin Powder
- Make ready 2 tsp Paprika Powder
- Get 1 tsp Ground Black Pepper
- Get 1 tbs salt (or to taste)
- Make ready Others
- Get 6 Zucchinis (cored)
- Get Approx 2 cups water
Steps to make Stuffed Zucchini (Low Carb, Vegetarian/Vegan Option also):
- For the Sauce - prepare ingredients as per ingredients list. Saute the onion (in olive oil which I accidentally left out of the ingredients list) and garlic on low for approx 5mins. Add the chili, herbs and Spices and stir. Add the tinned tomato and passata and simmer on low.
- While the sauce simmers, you can prepare the zucchini filling (I have included a pic of the meat mix version also)
- For the zucchini filling, prepare the ingredients as per the ingredients list. Mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl. In a frying pan, add a tbs or so of oil and fry the filling mixture on low, stirring regularly for approx 7mins and set aside.
- By this time, you can turn the sauce off and set aside. Take out a cup of the sauce and mix into the filling mixture.
- To core the zucchini, use whichever utensils work for you. I use a combination of a knife, teaspoon, large spoon and a tea towel (wrapped around the spoon handle) 😂. You can also half the zucchini if you are using long green Zucchinis and core out each side rather than the whole zucchini.
- Fill the cored zucchinis with the filling mixture.
- Place the sauce on the bottom of the pot. Place the zucchini in the pot standing up right. Pour in around 1-2 cups Water. Cover and simmer for approx 45mins to an hour (or bake in an oven for an hour and half).
- Serve - I serve mine with a Greek or Coconut Yoghurt and or feta also 😁
Use Food to Improve Your Mood
Most of us have been conditioned to believe that comfort foods are terrible and must be avoided. At times, if the comfort food is candy or some other junk food, this holds true. At times, comfort foods can be utterly nourishing and good for us to eat. There are some foods that, when you consume them, may boost your mood. When you feel a little down and are in need of an emotional boost, try a couple of these.
Eggs, believe it or not, can be truly great at fighting back depression. Just be sure that you do not throw away the egg yolk. The yolk is the part of the egg that is the most important in terms of helping elevate your mood. Eggs, the yolk in particular, are high in B vitamins. These B vitamins are great for helping to elevate your mood. This is because they improve the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that tell you how to feel). Try to eat an egg and feel happier!
Make a few trail mix of nuts or seeds. Almonds, cashews, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, etcetera are all wonderful for improving your mood. This is because these foods are loaded with magnesium, which helps to raise serotonin production. Serotonin is known as the “feel good” chemical and it tells your brain how you should be feeling all the time. The more serotonin you have, the better you are going to feel. Not only that but nuts, particularly, are a terrific protein source.
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Grains can be excellent for fighting a bad mood. Quinoa, millet, teff and barley are all really wonderful for helping increase your happiness levels. They help you feel full as well which can actually help to better your mood. Feeling hungry can really make you feel terrible! The reason these grains can improve your mood is that they are not hard for your stomach to digest. These foods are easier to digest than others which helps jumpstart a rise in your sugar levels which in turn takes your mood to a happier place.
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You can see, you don’t need to eat junk food or foods that are not good for you to feel better! Try several of these instead!
