Baked Zucchini and Beef Boats

Baked Zucchini and beef boats are oldie but goodie recipe. We can stuff zucchini with so many different ingredients, from chickens to veggie versions but we always come back to beef.

My family really loves these, except for the youngest one because he is not keen on zucchini so I don’t even try to offer him to eat it. On the other hand my husband and I love them!

What can you use to stuff these:

• Tuna and create low carb tuna melt.
• Ground chicken instead of beef, or leftover rotisserie chicken but remove skin and chop it in a small pieces.
• Vegetarian version; Combine peppers and mushrooms with seasoning and voila, you got yourself veggie zucchini boats.
• Pizza lovers combo; we love adding salami and olives and creating pizza flavored boats.

You can use any kind of cheese but I love using shredded cheddar or mozzarella, and sometimes mixture of both.

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Overall this is really easy and tasty recipe. You can serve it with some sour cream and salad on the side. Maybe you can serve it with some rice or roasted potatoes.

Whatever you serve it with I know you will love it especially if you love ground beef and zucchini.

Now you tell me what would you stuff these zucchinis with? I hope you try this one real soon.

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OTHER BEEF RECIPES YOU MIGHT LIKE:

Greek Style Beef Skewers

Classic Patty Melt Sandwich

Potato and Beef Everything Bagel Croquettes

Beef and Sauce Stuffed Spaghetti Squash Boats

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Yield: 4

Baked Zucchini and Beef Boats

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Bake Time: 25 minutes

Additional Time: 15 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Baked Zucchini and Beef Boats are amazing and tasty, and super easy to make. I love stuffing these boats with all kinds of ingredients but my family favorite is ground beef.

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Ingredients

• 4 medium Zucchini
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 lb. ground beef
• 2 large eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion, powder
• 1 teaspoon of sea-salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 cup Cheddar Cheese (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. To prepare zucchini, you should dry them with a paper towel before being placed on a cutting board and cutting each zucchini lengthwise with a sharp knife. Remove the seeds from the zucchini before cutting them into quarters. Scoop out the seeds with a spoon.
3. Place zucchini on a tray and lightly season each half with salt and pepper, and add a drizzle of olive oil. Place it in the oven and bake for 15 minutes or so, or until they are tender, but still hold their shape.
4. Meanwhile, sauté ground beef on a generous drizzle of olive oil with salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder, as well as dried herbs. Always add less salt just to make sure, you can always add a bit more later after the meat is cooked. Remove any extra fat from the meat, then two large eggs to the meat mixture. Allow meat to slightly cool down before adding mixed eggs so they don't turn into scrambled eggs but rather act as a binding ingredient.
5. Carefully remove zucchini from the oven and stuff equal portions of the mixture into the zucchini boats. Top each with shredded cheese.
6. Bake between 25 and 30 minutes, until well heated and the cheese starts to bubble.

Notes

You can use ground chicken or perhaps leftover rotisserie chicken.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

4

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 472Total Fat: 31gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 209mgSodium: 774mgCarbohydrates: 8gNet Carbohydrates: 5gFiber: 3gSugar: 4gProtein: 40g

This data was provided and calculated by Nutritionix. Nutrition information isn’t always accurate, but we try our best.

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