Zucchini au gratin with mozzarella and cheese: an easy and tasty side dish

In less than ten minutes your baked courgettes with mozzarella are ready to be baked. Here's how to prepare them with the easy recipe.

If you think that bringing a tasty side dish to the table takes too much time, once you discover our baked zucchini with mozzarella you will be forced to change your mind. In fact, the preparation is very simple because the courgettes are baked raw , making the recipe really quick. Green light then to the customizations: from the simplest ones which involve the replacement of mozzarella with scamorza , to the richest ones with the addition of ham .

In all cases, it will take about ten minutes before the baked zucchini with mozzarella and breadcrumbs are ready to be cooked. In the meantime, you can dedicate yourself to something else, thus speeding up the preparation of dinner. How not to mention the fact that this side dish can also be served as a second vegetarian dish . In short, you have no excuse not to try it!

How to prepare the recipe for baked zucchini with mozzarella

1. To prepare zucchini and mozzarella au gratin in the oven, start by washing the zucchini , depriving them of the ends and first cutting them into four lengthwise and then into chunks .
2. Transfer them to an oiled baking dish and season them in turn with more oil, a pinch of salt, one of pepper and a sprinkling of dried oregano. Stir with a spoon to distribute all the flavors.
3. Then drain the mozzarella, also cut it into cubes and dab it with kitchen paper. Spread it over the courgettes.
4. Complete with a sprinkling of breadcrumbs, a sprinkling of Parmesan and bake at 180°C for 25 minutes , passing them on the grill for the last 5 minutes. Serve your zucchini au gratin piping hot.

In a similar way you can prepare excellent baked zucchini with mozzarella and ham and cooked. All you have to do is add 150 g of diced cooked ham together with the mozzarella and then proceed as per the recipe.

Also try our vegan courgettes au gratin : they are really good!

storage

Baked courgettes with mozzarella can be kept in the refrigerator for 2-3 days . We advise you to heat them in the oven or in a pan before consuming them.

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