Mexican Stuffed Zucchini Recipes
MEXICAN STUFFED ZUCCHINI
We have 8 zucchini plants and I love to stuff them if they get too big, so I came up with this one night when I had leftover taco meat and way too much zucchini. My DH loved it!
Provided by deb k
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 2h
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Take zucchini and make boats out of them (slice the top off and scoop out the seeds and discard) Place in a casserole dish.
- Bring beef broth to a boil, add rice and cook as directed; set aside.
- Brown hamburger with onions (and peppers& mushrooms if you want); drain.
- Add taco seasoning with water as directed and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add rice and simmer for 3 minutes.
- Mix ricotta cheese with Parmesan and 1/4 cup of mozzarella.
- Spoon cheese mixture in bottom of boats.
- Spoon rice and beef mixture into boats until filled.
- Put sliced tomatoes over the tops of the boats.
- Bake at 350°F for 1 hour, or until zucchini is soft when pricked with a fork.
- Sprinkle tops with remaining mozzarella cheese and bake until cheese melts.
- Serve with sour cream and salsa.
MEXICAN ZUCCHINI BOATS
These Mexican zucchini boats are a tasty, lower carb meal and excellent way to use up excess zucchini from the garden!
Provided by foxkaren
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 1h5m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray the bottom of a baking dish with cooking spray.
- Fill a large skillet with water and bring to a boil. Boil zucchini halves for 1 minute. Drain.
- Heat the large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and onion in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomato sauce, corn, bell pepper, and taco seasoning; cook and stir until bubbly.
- Place zucchini halves into the prepared baking dish, cut-sides up. Scoop meat mixture into the boats and sprinkle cheese on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until tender and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes. Garnish with scallions.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.9 calories, Carbohydrate 17.5 g, Cholesterol 111.4 mg, Fat 25.2 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 32.4 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 1152.5 mg, Sugar 6.5 g
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