Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Chicken in a zucchini boat

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Chicken in a zucchini boat. Stuffed zucchini boats with the flavor of chicken parmesan. If you've been following my blog for a while, you probably know how much I LOVE enchiladas. I went to make these the other night, but the store was all out of zucchini.

Chicken in a zucchini boat 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. Maybe my new favorite way to eat zucchini. Make sure you save the zucchini you scrape out too. You can cook Chicken in a zucchini boat using 22 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Chicken in a zucchini boat

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

Just toss that in a frying pan with a tiny amount of olive oil, some salt and pepper and you have a tasty snack! Chicken Enchilada Zucchini Boats (keto, low-carb, + paleo). Fun take on classic Chicken Enchiladas. Season lightly with salt and pepper.

Chicken in a zucchini boat instructions

  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!.

Add the ground chicken and cook, using a wooden spoon to break up the. 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! Plus they reheat well to so you can have left overs for lunch the next day! (That is if there are any left overs LOL). Cut zucchini in half and hollow out the centers.