Chicken in a zucchini boat
Chicken in a zucchini boat

Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, chicken in a zucchini boat. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Chicken in a zucchini boat is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Chicken in a zucchini boat is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

Stuffed zucchini boats with the flavor of chicken parmesan. This year I've made a zucchini boat I like even more - these unbelievably delicious and perfectly flavorful Chicken Enchilada Zucchini Boats! I was so skeptical at first and I thought there's no way I could ever trade in a classic, cheese loaded, pure comfort food enchilada for a healthier version.

To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken in a zucchini boat using 22 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken in a zucchini boat:
  1. Get ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ chicken and zucchini◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
  2. Prepare 3 medium zucchini
  3. Take 12 ounces diced/ shredded chicken, I used chicken breast
  4. Make ready 1/2 large onion
  5. Get 1 teaspoon paprika
  6. Get 1/2 teaspoon salt
  7. Take 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  8. Get 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  9. Prepare 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  10. Make ready ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆sauce◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
  11. Prepare 15 ounces tomato sauce
  12. Get 1/2 teaspoon whole leaf oregano
  13. Make ready 1 teaspoonful of cumin powder
  14. Prepare 1-1/2 tablespoons honey
  15. Make ready 1 tablespoonful of minced garlic
  16. Get 1 tablespoonful of extra virgin olive oil
  17. Get ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ toppings◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
  18. Get 2 cups monterrey jack and colby cheddar cheese, shredded
  19. Prepare 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  20. Take 1/3 cup jalapeño pepper slices, pickled
  21. Make ready 1 cup black ripened sliced olives
  22. Get 1/3 cup sour cream

Cut up broccoli florets into small pieces, and combine both with sour cream. Maybe my new favorite way to eat zucchini. Make sure you save the zucchini you scrape out too. Just toss that in a frying pan with a tiny amount of olive oil, some salt and pepper and you have a tasty snack!

Steps to make Chicken in a zucchini boat:
  1. Preheat oven 400° Fahrenheit
  2. Finely chop the onion.
  3. Cut the ends off zucchini.
  4. Split them lengthways down the middle
  5. Hollow the zucchini halves leaving a bit on the ends, so you can stuff them without stuffing running out. I used a spoon.
  6. Heat oil in pan, cube, or shred the chicken into small pieces. Add chicken to pan.
  7. Add onion to the chicken with salt, zucchini scrapings, cumin, cayenne, and paprika.
  8. Sauté till onion is translucent and chicken is done.
  9. Heat oil in the pan. Add the minced garlic and sauté.
  10. Add tomato sauce, honey, oregano, salt, cumin, and simmer.
  11. After 10 minutes of simmering and stirring occasionally, remove from heat.
  12. In an oven safe dish add a quarter cup of the sauce. Set the zucchini boats on top of sauce in dish.
  13. Spoon the stuffing mixture into zucchini boats
  14. Pour over the zucchini boats the rest of the sauce.
  15. Add cheese and olives on top bake covered 40 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes.
  16. Add sour cream, cilantro, and jalapeños. Serve I hope you enjoy!

Cut zucchini in half and hollow out the centers. Add the Greek yogurt, lime juice, and salt together in a small bowl and stir to combine. Stuff chicken mixture in hollowed out zucchini boats, and top with cheddar cheese. Zucchini stuffed with Chicken, Bacon and Ranch and then topped with cheese! These zucchini boats are super easy to make and make an amazing dinner!

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