This meal of zucchini boats with ground beef is tasty and light. Serve them with garlic bread and a salad or over a bed of rice.
| Prep Time: | 25 mins |
| Cook Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 25 mins |
| Servings: | 6 |
| Yield: | 6 stuffed zucchini boats |
Ingredients
- 3 medium zucchini
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 1 large carrot, grated
- 1 (3.5 fluid ounce) wine glass red wine
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ cup beef stock
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9×13-inch baking dish with foil. Fill a large bowl with ice and cold water.
- Cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out the interior flesh with a spoon. Chop and reserve about 3/4 of the flesh for the stuffing.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add zucchini halves and cook for 4 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add ground beef; cook and stir until browned and broken into very small pieces, 5 to 7 minutes. Add rosemary, thyme, garlic, salt, and pepper; stir some more. Quickly add reserved chopped zucchini flesh, onion, and carrot; cook and stir for 2 to 3 minutes. Pour in red wine and Worcestershire; cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add beef stock and cook for 3 minutes. Simmer until mixture reduces, about 10 more minutes.
- Place zucchini halves into the prepared baking dish. Fill each with an even amount of beef mixture, then sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is browned and bubbly, about 30 minutes.
- If the beef mixture in Step 4 is too runny, thicken it with a little cornstarch.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 316 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 72 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 24 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Sodium | 222 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 20 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Super easy and fast! Make it with any meat you have on hand. Add any veggies you want as well. If you or a friend grow zucchini, let them grow bigger than normal; you scrape out the middle anyway and there is more room for the goodies!