Zucchini Boats
Zucchini or Summer squash cut lengthways and stuffed
Servings: 8 servings
Equipment
- baking pan lined with parchment for easy clean up
- spoon for hollowing out zucchinis
- cheese grater
- frying pan for browning minced (ground) beef or sausage
Ingredients
- 4 zucchinis cut lengthways, ends trimmed
- olive oil
- 16 oz. ground meat Italian sausage or beef work best (IMO)
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp onion pwder
- 2 medium tomatoes chopped
- 1/2 cup grated cheese I use mozza with sausage, and cheddar with beef
- 1/2 cup parmesaen grated
- 1/4 cup bread crumbs
- 2 tsp parsley/basil diced- with sausage I use basil to sweeten the spice, with beef I use parsley to rid the garlic aftertaste.
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 400 F/205 C- I use the BBQ or grill in the summer
- Brown minced meat in frying pan
- Using spoon, scoop out interior flesh (pulp) of zucchinis, leaving 2.5 cm/1 inch of flesh in place. Place zucchinis on baking sheet.
- Place scooped out zucchini flesh in with meat and continue browning. Add garlic, onion salt, tomatoes and salt and pepper, and cook through.
- Fill zucchinis meat mixture, spooning out evenly.
- Top with cheese/parmesan, breadcrumbs, and parsley/basil.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes, until zucchini is cooked through and cheese is melted.
- Enjoy!
Notes
you can add or omit any ingredients you like, just ensure if using meat to cook it thoroughly first. For a vegetarian version, try rice, beans and peppers with a cilantro/avocado topper.