How To Make Stuffed Zucchini Boats, Quick and Easy Recipe

ground meat

🥗Healthier: lean turkey

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans provide a vegetarian option and are cost-effective.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast adds flavor without dairy.

bread crumbs

🥗Healthier: oats

💰Cheaper: crushed crackers

Oats are a healthier whole grain alternative.

tomato sauce

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: canned tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes enhance flavor and reduce preservatives.

Cut the tops and bottoms off of the zucchinis.

Slice the zucchinis in half lengthwise.

Scoop out the insides of the zucchinis to create boats.

Place the zucchini halves in a large baking dish coated with cooking spray or olive oil.

Season the zucchini with Italian seasoning, black pepper, and salt; set aside.

Add olive oil to a pan and heat it up.

Add Italian sausage to the pan and brown it, breaking it up into small pieces.

Add diced onion to the sausage mixture and incorporate it.

Add the scooped zucchini insides to the sausage mixture.

Add chopped garlic to the mixture.

Pour in tomato sauce and stir everything together.

Season the sauce with salt, pepper, and any other spices you like; let it simmer.

Fill each hollowed out zucchini with the sauce mixture.

Top the filled zucchinis with mozzarella cheese.

Bake in a preheated oven at 400°F for about 25 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden brown.

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