Ground Chicken Zucchini Boats
These re-heat great the next day for leftovers and work well for meal prep!
Ingredients
- 4 medium to large zucchini
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 1 pound ground chicken
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes optional
- 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
- 15 oz tomato sauce
- 1 cup Italian cheese shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a large glass or metal baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out the center of the zucchini with a spoon. Chop up the insides of the zucchini and save it for later.
- Heat a large pan over medium-high heat. Add olive oil, onion, and ground chicken. Cook, breaking the ground chicken apart for about 6-8 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked.
- Add the chopped zucchini, garlic, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes, cooking for about 3 minutes. Then add the tomato sauce. Cook for about 3 more minutes, until tomato sauce is simmering.
- Fill each zucchini boat with the ground chicken filling.
- Top each boat with shredded cheese.
- Bake for 20 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
You can replace the ground chicken with ground turkey, ground beef, or Italian sausage.