Italian stuffed zucchini boats
Italian stuffed zucchini boats

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Italian stuffed zucchini boats is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Italian stuffed zucchini boats is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

This low-carb, Italian-inspired dish has so much going for it! It involves lean ground turkey, fresh veggies, and is topped with cheese and toasted bread. Tender baked vegetarian zucchini boats recipe with a delicious Italian stuffing. This simple vegetarian zucchini recipe makes a healthy side dish, or light meal.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have italian stuffed zucchini boats using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Italian stuffed zucchini boats:
  1. Prepare 3 medium, uniformly-sized zucchini
  2. Make ready 1 (24 oz) jar tomato basil marinara, divided
  3. Make ready 1 tablespoon olive oil
  4. Make ready 1 lb ground turkey or Italian sausage
  5. Prepare 1/3 cup diced onion
  6. Make ready 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  7. Get 1/3 diced red bell pepper
  8. Prepare 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
  9. Make ready 1/4 cup chopped Italian parsley
  10. Get 1 tablespoon Italian herb seasoning
  11. Make ready 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  12. Prepare to taste Fresh cracked black pepper
  13. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flake
  14. Take 1 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  15. Take 1/4 cup shaved parmesan
  16. Get 3 tablespoon Italian Panko bread crumbs

But these Stuffed Italian Zucchini Boats actually dabble in both realms. Sprinkle the stuffed zucchini boats with cheese and bake! The zucchini maintains its structure and cooks without being mushy, while the filling is a soft. Italian Stuffed Zucchini Boats are a seriously easy recipe for a weeknight- it's full of with delicious flavor without all the guilt!

Steps to make Italian stuffed zucchini boats:
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Measure out 1 cup of the marinara sauce and set aside.
  2. Trim ends from zucchini and slice in half, lengthwise. Use the tip of a spoon to scrape out the zucchini flesh (see recipe note), chop it and set it aside. Place the scooped out zucchini boats into a 13"x 9" baking dish and add about 1" of water. Cover with foil and bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, until just slightly fork-tender. Remove from oven, and set aside to cool slightly.
  3. Add olive oil to a 12" skillet and place over MEDIUM heat. Add turkey (or beef), onion, bell pepper, and garlic to the skillet. Cook, stirring to break up the ground meat as it cooks. Continue to cook and stir until meat is thoroughly cooked and veggies have softened. Drain off as much grease as possible and return the skillet to the heat.
  4. Add the chopped zucchini flesh, mushrooms, remaining marinara in jar (reserve 1 cup for later), parsley, Italian seasoning, salt, fresh ground black pepper, and crushed red pepper. Stir well to combine. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat and allow to simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes.
  5. Remove partially cooked zucchini from baking dish and pour off water. Pour the 1 cup of reserved marinara sauce into the empty baking dish and place zucchini boats on top of the sauce.
  6. Divide the filling between the zucchini boats. If you have extra filling, spoon it into the dish around the zucchini boats. Cover the dish with foil, and bake for 20 minutes, or until zucchini is fork tender. Remove dish from oven and set oven to BROIL.
  7. Remove foil and sprinkle zucchini boats with mozzarella, Parmesan and the panko bread crumbs. Place dish in oven, watching closely, and cook for just a couple of minutes until cheese has melted and bread crumbs are golden brown.

The zucchini maintains its structure and cooks without being mushy, while the filling is a soft. Italian Stuffed Zucchini Boats are a seriously easy recipe for a weeknight- it's full of with delicious flavor without all the guilt! That being said, I think one of the best ways to enjoy zucchini is by making stuffed zucchini boats. I decided to go with an Italian theme for these (what can I say, we cook what. Italian Stuffed Zucchini Boats and other delicious recipes for main dishes can be found at hamiltonbeach.com.

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