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Here's a recipe that's great for cooking on the barbeque grill, but it can also be done in an oven (20-30 minutes at 350 degrees).  It has almost no fat and is appropriate for the McDougall Maximum Weight Loss and Fuhrman Eat to Live Programs.

* Exported from MasterCook *

                       Grilled Bean- Filled Zucchini

Recipe By     :LOW-FAT COOKING: Associated Press 2000-08-30
Adapted By  :Susan Voisin
Serving Size  : 4     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Vegetarian Mains

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  4               8-oz  zucchini -- cut lengthwise into halves
  1                cup  chopped red bell pepper
  1                cup  chopped onion
  2          teaspoons  minced garlic
  1             medium  tomato -- seeded, chopped
  1         tablespoon  fresh basil (or 1 tsp. dried)
  15            ounces  canned chickpeas
                        or 1 1/2 cups cooked, dry-packaged chickpeas

   1/2     teaspoon salt (optional)
     1/4           cup  soy parmesan, optional

Preparation time 15 to 20 minutes, grilling 10 to 15 minutes.

1. Hollow out zucchini with a sharp knife, leaving 1/4-inch shells; reserve shells. Chop zucchini flesh that has been cut out.

2. In a large non-stick skillet, sauté chopped zucchini, bell pepper, onion and garlic until crisp-tender, about 8 minutes.

3 .Add tomato and basil and sauté until tomato is wilted and mixture is fairly dry, about 5 minutes.

4. Mash half of the drained (rinsed) chickpeas and set aside. Add chickpeas to side of skillet; mix chickpeas and 2 tablespoons soy cheese into zucchini mixture.

5. Spoon mixture into reserved zucchini shells; sprinkle with remaining 2 tablespoons soy parmesan. Grill, covered, over medium-hot coals until zucchini shells are crisp-tender when pierced with a sharp knife, 10 to 15 minutes.

VARIATION: Replace chickpeas with pinto or other beans.

Makes 4 main-dish servings or 8 side-dish servings.
Source:
  "BEAN: American Dry Bean Board"
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NOTES : [AP] Feast on summer vegetables by firing up the grill for Grilled
Bean-Filled Zucchini. There's substance here, in the chickpea or red bean
filling, and there's savory relish in seasonings that include pepper, onion,
garlic and Parmesan cheese. The fat content is still below 7 grams for all the
recipe's full flavor.

The grilled zucchini may be served as a main dish for a light lunch with crusty
bread and fruit, or as a side dish perhaps part of a buffet or cookout.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2603 0 0

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