Hello everybody, I hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, chicken in a zucchini boat. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Chicken in a zucchini boat is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Chicken in a zucchini boat is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Place chicken, mozzarella cheese, and Parmesan cheese in a mixing bowl and mix well; season with salt and pepper. Transfer mixture into zucchini halves; place on a baking sheet. While zucchini bakes, heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Divide chicken mixture among zucchini halves; cover pan with aluminum foil.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken in a zucchini boat using 22 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken in a zucchini boat:
- Prepare ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ chicken and zucchini◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
- Get 3 medium zucchini
- Take 12 ounces diced/ shredded chicken, I used chicken breast
- Make ready 1/2 large onion
- Get 1 teaspoon paprika
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Take 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- Prepare 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- Prepare ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆sauce◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
- Get 15 ounces tomato sauce
- Make ready 1/2 teaspoon whole leaf oregano
- Make ready 1 teaspoonful of cumin powder
- Prepare 1-1/2 tablespoons honey
- Take 1 tablespoonful of minced garlic
- Take 1 tablespoonful of extra virgin olive oil
- Prepare ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ toppings◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
- Take 2 cups monterrey jack and colby cheddar cheese, shredded
- Take 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- Prepare 1/3 cup jalapeño pepper slices, pickled
- Take 1 cup black ripened sliced olives
- Make ready 1/3 cup sour cream
Add grated mozzarella either in addition to or instead of feta cheese. Zucchini is a powerhouse of nutrients! An easy and delicious low carb feast, Italian Chicken Zucchini Boats is made with shredded chicken, homemade Pomodoro sauce and mozzarella cheese. This is one of our secret tools to surviving the low carb diet.
Steps to make Chicken in a zucchini boat:
- Preheat oven 400° Fahrenheit
- Finely chop the onion.
- Cut the ends off zucchini.
- Split them lengthways down the middle
- Hollow the zucchini halves leaving a bit on the ends, so you can stuff them without stuffing running out. I used a spoon.
- Heat oil in pan, cube, or shred the chicken into small pieces. Add chicken to pan.
- Add onion to the chicken with salt, zucchini scrapings, cumin, cayenne, and paprika.
- Sauté till onion is translucent and chicken is done.
- Heat oil in the pan. Add the minced garlic and sauté.
- Add tomato sauce, honey, oregano, salt, cumin, and simmer.
- After 10 minutes of simmering and stirring occasionally, remove from heat.
- In an oven safe dish add a quarter cup of the sauce. Set the zucchini boats on top of sauce in dish.
- Spoon the stuffing mixture into zucchini boats
- Pour over the zucchini boats the rest of the sauce.
- Add cheese and olives on top bake covered 40 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes.
- Add sour cream, cilantro, and jalapeños. Serve I hope you enjoy!
An easy and delicious low carb feast, Italian Chicken Zucchini Boats is made with shredded chicken, homemade Pomodoro sauce and mozzarella cheese. This is one of our secret tools to surviving the low carb diet. This post may contain affiliate links which I earn a small portion in sales if a purchase is made. Use a spoon to scrape the seeds and the middle out of the zucchini, creating zucchini boats. Brown some ground chicken in a skillet.
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