Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, zucchini boats. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
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Zucchini boats are the perfect way to make an otherwise light veggie side into a hearty and filling meal. To make zucchini boats, simply scoop the flesh out of the zucchini halves and stuff them with a filling of your choice. You have a meal, and a creative way to use up all the zucchini in your garden.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook zucchini boats using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Zucchini Boats:
- Make ready ground sausage (ground: beef, turkey, chicken optional)
- Prepare (1/2 16oz jar) hot salsa (mild optional)
- Take medium zucchini
- Make ready mozzarella or Cheddar cheese shredded
- Make ready part skim ricotta cheese
- Get egg
- Make ready Mrs. Dash
A delicious recipe that's perfect for summer. When summer rolls around zucchini boats are a must on the dinner menu, especially when we hit mid summer and there is a plethora of zucchini to be used up. Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise. Crumble sausage into a small skillet; add onion and celery.
Instructions to make Zucchini Boats:
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a skillet over medium heat, brown ground sausage, and drain off any grease. Add salsa and mix well, and let simmer for 5–7 minutes to let flavors meld.
- In a bowl mix ricotta cheese with egg and add Mrs. Dash (mix well)
- Slice zucchini lengthwise, and scoop out the center using a teaspoon.
- Place zucchini boats on a baking sheet, and spoon in a heaping teaspoon of ricotta mixture, then spoon on the salsa meat mixture. Top with shredded cheese, and bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
There are so many ways to change up these zucchini boats! This is a bit of an Italian version with the Italian sausage, tomatoes, breadcrumbs and cheeses. Here are some more ideas on how to change up these stuffed zucchinis. Zucchini Taco Boats - hamburger meat, chili powder, cumin, cheese, olives, tomatoes, avocados Stuffed Zucchini Boat Variations. This is an Italian style stuffed zucchini, but there are so many other great ways to fill your squash!
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