Chilli Cheese Stuffed Courgettes

These syn free stuffed boats couldn’t be much easier and are the perfect way to use up leftover chilli.  They’re also a great vegetarian option for the people in our lives that don’t eat meat and are bored of getting the same things over and over again!

It’s super straightforward:

Ingredients

Leftover chilli (my sw friendly chilli recipe is here)

Courgettes

Grated cheese

Method

Pre-heat oven to gas mark 6 or 200 degrees

Cut the courgette in half to make your boats, we cut the courgette from the middle to the edge, turned it round and started at the middle and went to the other outer edge (if that makes sense) rather than slicing in half in one long motion.  I think this way may be easier

Scoop the middle bit out with a teaspoon.

 

Syn free chilli cheese stuffed courgettes

 Stuff the courgette with chilli, I packed it in firmly to make sure there was a decent amount in each portion and place on a baking tray.  I put mine on a nonstick liner rather than risk them becoming one with the baking tray during cooking

Bake the courgettes for 20 minutes

Top with cheese and bake (on a sheet to prevent sticking!)

Take the tray out of the oven and sprinkle cheese on the courgette boats, return to the oven for a futher 10 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through

Courgettes suffed with syn free chilli toped with cheese

Serve immediately with salad or cous cous, I mixed my cous cous with roasted Mediterranean veg that I had left over for extra veggies!

Serve immediately with salad or cous cous