Zucchini Boats with Ground Beef

  5.0 – 1 reviews  • Squash

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

  1. 3 medium zucchini
  2. 2 tablespoons olive oil
  3. 1 pound ground beef
  4. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
  5. 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
  6. 2 cloves garlic, minced
  7. salt and ground black pepper to taste
  8. 1 medium onion, finely chopped
  9. 1 large carrot, grated
  10. 1 (3.5 fluid ounce) wine glass red wine
  11. 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  12. ½ cup beef stock
  13. ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Place zucchini halves into the prepared baking dish. Fill each with an even amount of beef mixture, then sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
  6. Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is browned and bubbly, about 30 minutes.
  7. 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

Gary Clark
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!

 

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