| POINTS® Value: 1 Servings: 4 Preparation Time: 15 min Cooking Time: 20 min Level of Difficulty: Easy | Serve this Mediterranean-inspired vegetarian entree hot or at room temperature. It's delicious on its own or as a side dish with chicken or fish. | Ingredients - 4 medium courgette
- 1 spray low-fat cooking spray, low-fat
- 4 large tomato(s), seeded and finely chopped
- 2 portion shallots, finely chopped
- 250 g mushrooms, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon basil, (small bunch) roughly torn up
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 40 g feta cheese
- 2 juice from 1/2 lemon(s), juice of 1
Instructions - Slice courgettes in half lengthways. In a large pot of boiling water, cook until tender, about 2 mins minutes. Drain well. Scoop out and chop pulp in centre.
- Coat a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray. Add courgette pulp, tomatoes, shallots or onion, and mushrooms. Cook over medium-high heat until pulpy, about 10 minutes. Stir in basil, salt and pepper.
- Generously spoon filling into 8 courgette halves. Arrange 2 per plate.
- In a bowl, stir together feta cheese and lemon juice. Drizzle over stuffed courgettes and grill under a hot grill for 2- 3 mins, until the feta has tinged golden brown
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