Zucchini Casserole - Arabic Recipes from Middle Eastern cooking Classes

A family favorite healthy and delicious dish.

Ingredients
  •     4 white zucchini
  •     3 c. rice (uncooked)
  •     1 lb. ground beef
  •     1 qt. tomato sauce
  •     2 tsp. allspice
  •     1 tsp. cinnamon
  •     2 1/2 tsp. salt
Preparation
  • Brown meat.
  • Cook sliced zucchini (without peeling it) till tender but not mushy.
  • Cook rice separately and drain.
  • Combine rice and ground beef and add to them allspice, cinnamon, salt and tomato sauce - reserving some of the tomato sauce to spread over the top.
  • In a casserole dish spread a layer of cooked zucchini slices. On top of them make a layer of the meat and rice mixture. Repeat procedure so that you have two layers of meat and rice and the top is a layer of zucchini again. Over the top spread the rest of the tomato sauce.
  • Bake in the oven just until hot all the way through.
  • Serve with chilled yogurt.
source:bigoven.com

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