Recipe: at dinner Zucchini Boats

Recipe: at dinner Zucchini Boats Delicious, fresh and tasty.

Zucchini Boats. 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.

Make the filling, assemble and bake as directed.

Check out other zucchini boat recipes, like garden-stuffed zucchini boats.

Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise.

You can cook Zucchini Boats using 14 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Zucchini Boats

1. It’s 1 of extra large zucchini.

2. It’s 2 lb of italian sausage (hot or mild, i used one for each boat).

3. You need 1 of red onion.

4. You need 1 of bell pepper.

5. You need 2 of eggs.

6. You need 1 1/2 cup of whole wheat italian bread crumbs.

7. Prepare 1 pinch of each of fresh thyme, basil, oregano.

8. It’s 2 tbsp of olive oil.

9. You need 1 1/2 tbsp of worchestershire sauce.

10. Prepare 2 tsp of salt.

11. It’s 1 of fresh ground pepper to taste.

12. It’s 1 of choice tomato sauce ( i used paul newman's garlic and italian sausage).

13. It’s 2 1/2 cup of grated creamy havarti cheese.

14. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped green onions ( half for garnish).

Crumble sausage into a small skillet; add onion and celery.

Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process.

Zucchini Boats stuffed with turkey sausage, tomatoes, herbs, panko and two types of cheese!

A delicious recipe that's perfect for summer.

Zucchini Boats step by step

1. preheat oven to 375°F.

2. clean zucchini, cut off ends and carefully cut in half lengthwise. scoop out seeds to about a half inch thickness throughout the boat..

3. combine meat, herbs, vegetables, egg, bread crumbs, oil, and seasonings into large bowl, mix well..

4. pack meat mixture into zucchini boats. cover with your choice of tomato sauce. make sure the zucchini gets covered too..

5. bake at 375°F for about 45 minutes. check to make sure meat is thoroughly cooked. (about 145°F for pork).

6. layer cheese ontop of boats and melt in oven. use broil if you want crisper cheese..

7. garnish with green onions or fresh basil.

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.

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.

Immediately refresh in a bowl of iced water.