Zucchini roll-ups with chorizo

Zucchini roll-ups with chorizo

Roll out just the right amount of spice with this flavorful standby. Zucchini and mushrooms lead the way, but the touch of chorizo leads the taste buds. A cheesy, keto favorite that can stand alone on your plate or delight as a side.

Zucchini roll-ups with chorizo

Roll out just the right amount of spice with this flavorful standby. Zucchini and mushrooms lead the way, but the touch of chorizo leads the taste buds. A cheesy, keto favorite that can stand alone on your plate or delight as a side.
USMetric
4 servingservings

Ingredients

  • 1½ lbs 650 g zucchini
  • ½ tsp ½ tsp salt
  • 2 oz. 55 g butter
  • 6 oz. (2½ cups) 170 g (600 ml) mushrooms, finely chopped
  • 6 oz. (¾ cup) 170 g (180 ml) cream cheese
  • 6 oz. (1½ cups) 170 g (350 ml) mozzarella cheese
  • ½ (2½ oz.) ½ (70 g) green bell pepper, finely choppedgreen bell peppers, finely chopped
  • 3 oz. 85 g air-dried chorizo
  • 1 1 eggeggs
  • 1 tsp 1 tsp onion powder
  • 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
  • ½ tsp ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp ¼ tsp pepper
  • ½ cup 120 ml mayonnaise
  • 2 oz. (1 cup) 55 g (230 ml) leafy greens, for serving
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Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Slice the zucchini lengthwise into half-inch slices and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
  2. Salt and let sit for ten minutes. Dry off liquid with paper towel or a clean kitchen towel.
  3. Bake for 20 minutes or until the zucchini is soft. Remove from the oven and let cool on a rack.
  4. Chop and fry the mushroom in butter until nicely browned. Let cool.
  5. Place all other ingredients, except for a third of the shredded cheese, in a bowl. Add mushrooms and mix well.
  6. Place a generous amount of cheese batter on top of each zucchini slice.
  7. Roll up each slice, and place the rolls seam-side down in a greased baking dish. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top.
  8. Increase the temperature to 400°F (200°C). Bake for 20-30 minutes or until golden brown on top.
  9. Serve with mayonnaise and a leafy greens.

Tip!

Feel free to try this recipe with different cheeses for different flavors. You can also make this dish with eggplant instead of zucchini.

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15 comments

  1. Louise
    what is air dried chorizo? could I use ground instead?
  2. Colleen
    I have the same question as Louise. What is air dried chorizo? I assume this is Mexican chorizo too, and not Spanish chorizo. Thanks.
    Reply: #8
  3. Keto Chiro
    This was tasty. Not sure what to do with the mayo or butter at the end of the recipie?
  4. Susie
    Seems a bit of a faff! Don’t know how thick the courgettes are but to slice them lengthwise in half inch slices would mean just slicing them in half! Surely they’d be less than half an inch thick?

    Couldn’t this be made into a bake?

    Reply: #6
  5. Lance
    In UK, chorizo is similar to pepperoni but different flavour and can be thinly sliced or slice thicker and make into cubes. Adds extra flavour to chicken.
  6. Una
    Any chorizo will do from any country as long as it's good quality. We have our own English chorizo with locally sourced meat being used by my local butcher. I never buy supermarket meat or fish.

    I have the same question as Louise. What is air dried chorizo? I assume this is Mexican chorizo too, and not Spanish chorizo. Thanks.

    I have the same question as Louise. What is air dried chorizo? I assume this is Mexican chorizo too, and not Spanish chorizo. Thanks.

  7. Una
    A bit load of a faff as someone else said! I didn't have courgettes, as we call them in England, so I weighed out the required weight of marrow -
    that was picked this morning from my neighbour's allotment ansbleft at my door so mean excuse to.use half of it. Same thing just bigger and so much cheaper - in my case home grown and free! So I did everything except I chopped the courgettes instead of fiddling with roll-ups and I put them into the mixture. I used 40g best back bacon fried with the mushrooms as I had that and wasn't going out in the rain to buy 100g of processed chorizo to get 40g. I couldn't face anymore fat so didn't use the mayonnaise on my green salad leaves. I have a vegetarian friends so would just miss out the meat. Delicious!
  8. Una
    Stick it out your car window on a motorway, preferably a British one, at 90mph, and you'll get air dried!!!! 😂😆😁🤣
  9. Lori
    This might well be the most delicious recipe we have had yet! Have yet to taste one that wasn't fabulous, but this one, well, it was stupendous ! Didn't have Chorizo, so used Italian hot sausage. It was divine with the herb butter, which i used chives in place of the parsley. So good!!
  10. Tina
    what are we rolling the zucchini up in? what are the greens and how are they being used?
  11. David
    So, what’s the purpose of the herb butter and the leafy greens?
  12. Lynda
    Everyone loved these!! Will definitely make again!!
  13. Lynda
    Everyone loved these!! Will definitely make again!! Decided to skip rolling them up and just made them as a casserole.
  14. Amy
    Anyone know if this is OK to freeze?
    Reply: #15
  15. Kristin Parker Team Diet Doctor

    Anyone know if this is OK to freeze?

    Yes, this should freeze well.

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