Courgettes (zucchini) With Cheese And Green Chillies

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 tomatoes
• 1/3 cup pickled jalapeno chili, slices drained and chopped
• 2 lbs zucchini
• 4 ounces light cream cheese, cubed
• salt & fresh ground pepper
• fresh oregano (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in a frying pan. add the onion, garlic, and dried oregano. fry until onion is translucent, 3-4minutes.
• 2 cut a cross into the base of each tomato, place into a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water for 3 minutes. lift out and place into a bowl of cold water. the skins will have begun to peel back from the crosses. remove the skins, cut into halves, and remove the seeds. chop the flesh into strips.
• 3 top and tail the zucchini and cut lengthwise into strips. slice the strips into matchsticks.
• 4 stir the zucchini into the onions and fry for about 10minutes, stirring occasionally, until just tender. add the tomatoes and jalepenos and continue cooking for 2-3minutes.
• 5 add the cream cheese and reduce the heat to the lowest setting. gently stir to coat. season with salt and pepper. garnish with fresh oregano.
• 6 if serving as a main dish, a nice rustic bread makes a good accompaniment.