Italian stuffed zucchini boats
Italian stuffed zucchini boats

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Italian stuffed zucchini boats is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are nice and they look wonderful. Italian stuffed zucchini boats is something that I have loved my whole life.

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. For this Italian stuffed zucchini, I opted for an easy bolognese sauce that goes right in the zucchini boats and then all you have to do is add cheese on top before you bake them!

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

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

Spoon in and mound the sausage mixture into the zucchini boats. Sprinkle the breadcrumb mixture over top. Italian sausage stuffed zucchini are a great alternative to lasagna with flavorful Italian sausage, red sauce, and cheese baked into tender zucchini. I look at the photo of these Italian Sausage Stuffed Zucchini Boats and I'm all like, "Oooh, that looks delicious. …but are probably complicated and a.

Instructions 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.

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