Italian Zucchini boats, one of my favorite childhood recipes. Easy to prepare and super fun to eat. A great way to use zucchini and add some veggies in your kids’ diet.
Have you ever carved a zucchini? It’s easy. Cut it length wise and make a rectangle incision with a knife in the white pulp. Be careful and do not cut through the green skin. Using a teaspoon scoop out the pulp creating your boat. You will obtain two boats from each zucchini.
Season them with some sea salt and line them up in a baking dish greased with some olive oil.
At this point I usually start preheating the oven to 400F and proceed to the filling preparation. In a food processor I add the zucchini pulp and pulse for few seconds to obtain a grainy texture. This really saves me a good 5 minutes of finely chopping the pulp with a knife.
In a big bowl add the ground pork, zucchini pulp, breadcrumbs, grated parmesan cheese, hemp seeds, parsley and adjust with 1/2 tsp of salt. Mix and fill the zucchini boats.
Drizzle some extra parmesan cheese on top the zucchini and olive oil.
Bake in preheated oven to 400F for a good 45 minutes. The parmesan cheese on top will form a lovely golden crust. Serve and enjoy!
CAN I USE A DIFFERENT MEAT?
Sure! I used pork as it’s tasty and not too fat, but you can use turkey or chicken for a leaner meat or ground beef or bison.
CAN I ADD EGGS?
Yes! The traditional Italian recipe adds one egg into the mix. You will obtain a more compact filling.
CAN THE RECIPE BE DAIRY FREE?
If you are looking for a dairy free recipe you might want to substitute the Parmesan cheese with nutritional yeast, same quantity.
CAN THE RECIPE BE GLUTEN FREE?
For a gluten free recipe you can substitute the breadcrumbs with almond meal or rice breadcrumbs.
INTERESTED IN MORE ZUCCHINI RECIPES?
I love cooking with zucchini. Check out these other recipes and let me know what you think!
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- 6 medium zucchini
- 1 lb grond pork
- 5 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- 5 Tbsp bradcrumbs
- 6 Tbsp olive oil in total
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 2 Tbsp hemp seeds
- 2 Tbsp minced parsley
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Preheat the oven to 400F.
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Cut the zucchini length wise and make a rectangular incision with a knife in the white pulp. Be careful and do not cut through the green skin. Using a teaspoon scoop out the pulp creating your boat. You will obtain two boats from each zucchini.
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Season the inside of the zucchini with some sea salt, line them up in a baking dish greased with some olive oil and set aside.
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In a food processor add the zucchini pulp and pulse for few seconds to obtain a grainy texture.
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In a big bowl add the ground pork, zucchini pulp, breadcrumbs, grated parmesan cheese, hemp seeds, parsley and adjust with 1/2 tsp of salt. Mix.
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Fill the zucchini with the pork mix and sprinkle some parmesan cheese on top. Sprinkle with olive oil and bake in preheated oven to 400F for 45 minutes.
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