Chicken in a zucchini boat
Chicken in a zucchini boat

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken in a zucchini boat. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

So, when you are spooning it into the zuke boats it's mostly chicken while the cheese falls to the bottom of the bowl. I'm thinking if you added the soup to the chicken/cheese mixture and then added it to the boats it would work a lot better without the chicken getting dried out. I love swapping out the processed ingredients in recipes for whole fruits and vegetables!

Chicken in a zucchini boat is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Chicken in a zucchini boat is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have chicken in a zucchini boat using 22 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken in a zucchini boat:
  1. Prepare ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ chicken and zucchini◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
  2. Get 3 medium zucchini
  3. Get 12 ounces diced/ shredded chicken, I used chicken breast
  4. Take 1/2 large onion
  5. Make ready 1 teaspoon paprika
  6. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon salt
  7. Get 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  8. Get 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  9. Prepare 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  10. Get ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆sauce◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
  11. Get 15 ounces tomato sauce
  12. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon whole leaf oregano
  13. Take 1 teaspoonful of cumin powder
  14. Take 1-1/2 tablespoons honey
  15. Get 1 tablespoonful of minced garlic
  16. Make ready 1 tablespoonful of extra virgin olive oil
  17. Get ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ toppings◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
  18. Make ready 2 cups monterrey jack and colby cheddar cheese, shredded
  19. Make ready 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  20. Get 1/3 cup jalapeño pepper slices, pickled
  21. Get 1 cup black ripened sliced olives
  22. Prepare 1/3 cup sour cream

I finally used what I suspect is the last of the zucchini from my garden the other week and. Please read the entire post for tips and tricks to ensure a perfect recipe every time. And don't forget to tag @peelwithzeal on Instagram so we can admire your creation!. Use rotisserie chicken or cook chicken breasts in an Instant Pot or poach it, then shred.

Instructions to make Chicken in a zucchini boat:
  1. Preheat oven 400° Fahrenheit
  2. Finely chop the onion.
  3. Cut the ends off zucchini.
  4. Split them lengthways down the middle
  5. Hollow the zucchini halves leaving a bit on the ends, so you can stuff them without stuffing running out. I used a spoon.
  6. Heat oil in pan, cube, or shred the chicken into small pieces. Add chicken to pan.
  7. Add onion to the chicken with salt, zucchini scrapings, cumin, cayenne, and paprika.
  8. Sauté till onion is translucent and chicken is done.
  9. Heat oil in the pan. Add the minced garlic and sauté.
  10. Add tomato sauce, honey, oregano, salt, cumin, and simmer.
  11. After 10 minutes of simmering and stirring occasionally, remove from heat.
  12. In an oven safe dish add a quarter cup of the sauce. Set the zucchini boats on top of sauce in dish.
  13. Spoon the stuffing mixture into zucchini boats
  14. Pour over the zucchini boats the rest of the sauce.
  15. Add cheese and olives on top bake covered 40 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes.
  16. Add sour cream, cilantro, and jalapeños. Serve I hope you enjoy!

This healthy and delicious chicken zucchini recipe is perfect for weeknight dinners! Then creating a simple Italian meat sauce with chicken, tomatoes, onion, garlic and spices. The meat sauce is then loaded into the hollowed out halves of zucchini, topped with a little low fat mozzarella cheese, and baked for a few minutes. Scoop the chicken mixture into the zucchini boats. Top the chicken with parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese.

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