Zucchini Boats
Zucchini Boats are a delicious dinner that you will fall in love with. Full of flavor and made with a homemade sauce, this stuffed zucchini recipe can't be beat.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 356kcal
Ingredients
- 3 to 4 medium zucchini cut in half
- 1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs (read how to make these keto friendly)
- 1 pound spicy Italian sausage if you are using links, remove the casings (see our note in the post about using turkey)
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 2 eggs
- 4 cloves garlic minced (divided - some for the filling, some for the sauce)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 28 ounces crushed tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon dried sweet basil
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar (to taste)
- 1 cup mozzarella shredded
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop out the insides of the zucchini with a spoon or melon baller, leaving about 1/4 inch around the outside of the zucchini. Chop up the zucchini that you pulled out.
- Combine half the chopped zucchini (see note), bread crumbs, sausage (raw), cheese, eggs, parsley, 2 minced garlic cloves, salt and pepper in a large bowl.
- Fill the zucchini with the mixture, place onto the prepared baking sheet, and bake for 40 minutes.
- While the zucchini cooks, make a sauce. Heat oil in a sauce pan. Add 2 minced garlic cloves and sauté for about 30 seconds. Then add in the crushed tomatoes. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer. Add in the basil, oregano, salt, and pepper. Continue simmering for 15 minutes. At the end of the simmering time, taste the sauce. If it seems a little tart, add a teaspoon of sugar. This will even out the acidity of the canned tomatoes without making the sauce sweet.
- After 40 minutes, top the zucchini with the sauce and mozzarella cheese. Put it all back in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
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Notes
The filling only requires half of the chopped zucchini. You could add the rest to a food processor to chop fine and use it in our zucchini muffins.
Nutrition
Serving: 1zucchini boat | Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 93mg | Sodium: 1153mg | Potassium: 555mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g