Cajun-Style Zucchini Casserole With Minced Meat and Bacon Recipe

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Cajun-Style Zucchini Casserole With Minced Meat and Bacon
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Ingredients:

  • 6 slices bacon
  • 1 large sweet anaheim chili
  • 1 large fleshy tomato
  • 2 tbsp molasses (to taste)
  • 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce (to taste)
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 cup grated cheese (for covering the casserole, don'tsp be afraid to use more if you want)

Directions:

  1. Fry the slices of bacon until crisp and then put them aside (put them in a paper towel if you want to loose some of the fat). If you're using whole cloves, add them now and let them fry for a bit.
  2. Cut the onions and pepper (pieces should be approximately 1-2cm by a few mm) and start frying them over low to moderate heat in the pan used for frying the bacon. Add the ground cloves (if you're using whole cloves they should already be in the pan).
  3. Cut the zucchini (pieces should be no more than about 1cm in any dimension) and garlic (very fine, but don't use a garlic press) and add them to the onions and pepper (it could be a good idea to cut the zucchini earlier, sprinkle it with salt and let it sweat for about half an hour). Turn up the heat a bit and continue frying until the onion and pepper is soft (the zucchini should not become mushy).
  4. Add the minced meat, bacon, molasses and worcester sauce and continue frying over moderate heat. In the mean time, cut the tomato (small pieces) and bacon. Adjust seasoning if desired (you should be able to taste the worcester sauce, and the mixture should be only slightly sweet).
  5. Once the minced meat is a greyish brown, add the tomato and bread (in small pieces). Prepare a greased oven-proof dish, preheat the oven to 175C and let the mixture simmer until most of the liquid has evaporated (the mixture should still be moist).
  6. Pour/spoon all of the mixture into the oven-proof dish, cover it with cheese and bake it at 175C for about 20 minutes (or until the cheese is a golden brown).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 779.41 Kcal (3263 kJ)
Calories from fat 437.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 48.66g 75%
Cholesterol 163.69mg 55%
Sodium 1207.59mg 50%
Potassium 1223.47mg 26%
Total Carbs 36.4g 12%
Sugars 22.04g 88%
Dietary Fiber 3.55g 14%
Protein 49.57g 99%
Vitamin C 10.7mg 18%
Iron 5mg 28%
Calcium 483.3mg 48%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 198.16 Kcal (830 kJ)
Calories from fat 111.34 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.37g 75%
Cholesterol 41.62mg 55%
Sodium 307.02mg 50%
Potassium 311.05mg 26%
Total Carbs 9.25g 12%
Sugars 5.6g 88%
Dietary Fiber 0.9g 14%
Protein 12.6g 99%
Vitamin C 2.7mg 18%
Iron 1.3mg 28%
Calcium 122.9mg 48%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 18.9
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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