Cousa Mashi - Arabic Stuffed Zucchini Recipe

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Cousa Mashi - Arabic Stuffed Zucchini
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
532
Calories
Total time
61
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Soak the rice in warm water for at least 1/2 an hour.
  2. Drain rice and mix together with ground meat, spices and olive oil.
  3. Cut the tops off of the cousa and eggplant. Discard.
  4. Core cousa and eggplant scraping out the insides so 1/4 inch is left all around. (Insides of cousa can be saved for making cousa mutabbal. See end of recipe).
  5. Carefully cut tops of off green peppers so they can be replaced after stuffing.
  6. Clean insides of green peppers.
  7. Stuff vegetables with rice mixture leaving some room for the rice to expand when cooked.
  8. Fill large pot with vegetables.
  9. Cut tomatoes to fill blender.
  10. Add 2/3 blender with water.
  11. Add tomato paste and salt.
  12. Mix in blender until smooth.
  13. Pour tomato sauce over vegetables.
  14. Add more water if necessary to cover vegatables.
  15. Cook, uncovered, at a simmer for one and a half hours or until vegetables are soft and rice is done. As long as the sauce is there, you can cook slowly for a longer period for a tastier dish.
  16. Occasionally cover with additional water to keep sauce from drying out.
  17. Add crushed garlic and mint to pot for a few minutes.
  18. Serve stuffed vegetables on a tray.
  19. Put sauce in a serving bowl to be added if desired.
  20. Note: Do not put a lid on the vegetables until they are completely cool or they may burst open.
  21. Cousa Mutabbal, a salad served like hummus, can be made by simmering the contents of the cousa in a small saucepan until cooked. Add a little tahini, yogurt, salt and pepper. Serve with olive oil and crushed dried mint on top. Eat with pita bread.
  22. Fettat Cousa, a dish served in a 9x13 pan, can be served alongside as well, by tearing up small pieces of bread, generally pita, covered by the tomato sauce from the cousa mashi. Then cover with a sauce of yogurt, garlic, and salt. Top with pinenuts fried in olive oil (along with the oil).
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 531.88 Kcal (2227 kJ)
Calories from fat 145.69 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.19g 25%
Cholesterol 23.43mg 8%
Sodium 1990.59mg 83%
Potassium 1794.84mg 38%
Total Carbs 81.76g 27%
Sugars 22.26g 89%
Dietary Fiber 17g 68%
Protein 19.12g 38%
Vitamin C 55.1mg 92%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 16.9mg 94%
Calcium 94.5mg 9%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 73.04 Kcal (306 kJ)
Calories from fat 20.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.22g 25%
Cholesterol 3.22mg 8%
Sodium 273.36mg 83%
Potassium 246.48mg 38%
Total Carbs 11.23g 27%
Sugars 3.06g 89%
Dietary Fiber 2.33g 68%
Protein 2.63g 38%
Vitamin C 7.6mg 92%
Iron 2.3mg 94%
Calcium 13mg 9%

* 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.2
    Points
  • 13
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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