Courgettes/Zucchini au gratin (Dovlecei Brinza)
Created by Tisme on July 18, 2023
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 40m
- Recipe #41224
Ingredients
- 1 kilogram courgettes (zucchini)
- 75 grams grated cheese
- 2-3 tablespoons butter (approx)
- 3/4 cup slightly sweetened or sour cream to serve
- 5 tablespoons fine breadcrumbs
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, finely chopped (approx)
- Salt and pepper to taste
How to Make
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Step 1: Wash and trim the ends of the courgettes, but leave the courgettes whole.
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Step 2: Put them in a pan with water to cover, add some salt and cook over a moderate heat until they are just tender; cool and cut lengthwise into halves.
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Step 3: Generously rub a casserole dish with butter and sprinkle all around it with breadcrumbs.
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Step 4: Place a layer of courgettes, cut side up, at the bottom of the dish & sprinkle with grated cheese, dot generously with some butter, then some parsley & salt and pepper to taste.
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Step 5: Repeat this procedure until all the courgettes are used up; cover the top layer of courgettes with grated cheese and breadcrumbs and bake in a moderate oven (180C/350F,Gas4) for 30 minutes.
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Step 6: Serve with the slightly sweetened cream or sour cream.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (83 g)
- Calories 214.1
- Total Fat - 16.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.8 g
- Cholesterol - 40.9 mg
- Sodium - 272.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 8.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 1.2 g
- Protein - 9 g
- Calcium - 247.8 mg
- Iron - 0.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 10.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg