The owners of such a wonderful device as a crock-pot are happy people, because they do not spend much time preparing food, and the dishes turn out to be very tasty and healthy. The first thing that comes to mind when buying such a technique is to cook soup or meat with potatoes. But there are many interesting and equally tasty and satisfying options. Therefore, in the article we will consider a recipe for a dish of zucchini in a slow cooker. It is not very complex and involves the use of conventional ingredients, which are mostly always at hand.
The first recipe for zucchini in a slow cooker
You can cook a lot of things from this vegetable, the casserole will be especially tasty. For her we need: 1 kilogram of zucchini, 200 grams of minced meat (you can assorted), an egg, 1-1.5 cups of flour, a bag of baking powder, salt, spices, onions. To begin with, we will peel and finely chop the onion, mix it with our minced meat, salt and pepper to taste. From the resulting meat mass we form small balls. After this, you need to thoroughly wash the zucchini, peel (if they are young, you can not peel), grate on a coarse grater. Mix the prepared vegetable with the egg, add the sifted flour along with baking powder and salt. The resulting dough from zucchini is poured into a multicooker pan pre-oiled with butter. Gently distribute meat balls over the surface of the mass and push them into the dough. Top with grated hard cheese. We turn on the mode of stewing or baking, if one is provided for in your model, for about an hour. This recipe for zucchini in a slow cooker will surely appeal to your family.
Zucchini stew in a slow cooker
In this dish you can use meat, but you can cook without it. The main ingredients are zucchini, potatoes, onions, carrots and cabbage. But you can add other vegetables to your taste, such as eggplant or mushrooms. All ingredients are cut into approximately equal pieces and cooked together in a stewing mode for about 1-1.5 hours. Fresh tomatoes or tomato paste will be an excellent addition to this dish.
Zucchini fried in a slow cooker
A huge number of various dishes are prepared from this vegetable. Here's another good recipe for zucchini in a slow cooker. It is necessary to prepare about a pound of zucchini: wash, dry and cut into cubes. Pour a couple of tablespoons of sunflower oil into the pan and sprinkle the vegetables. Slightly salt. Everything will be cooked for about 20-30 minutes in baking mode. If this is not in your multicooker, then the mode of frying or soup is suitable, but then the cooking time will be slightly reduced, since the heating is much faster.
Zucchini can also be cut into circles, but not too thin so that they do not burn and turn into crispy crackers. After cooking, you can sprinkle the dish with either fresh or dry herbs. Basil, oregano goes well with zucchini. To give the dish an unusual taste, you can use olive oil and add finely chopped garlic at the end of the frying.