I love being able to use my vegetable garden to make dishes. Every year I plant many different types of vegetables in the hopes it produces. In SE Texas the weather changes fast from winter to summer with barely a spring. And when I say summer I mean temperatures in the high 90s with humidity almost 100%. That being said, we are smack in the 100% humidity making it feel sticky hot. So my garden is slow this year. I do have zucchini and squash plants growing slow, so I was a little dismayed that I had to use store bought zucchinis for my turkey stuffed zucchini boats. But I am so pleased at how these turned out. Come check out below my version of these fresh and yummy tasting boats.
Turkey Stuffed Zucchini Boats
These Zucchini Boats are comprised of ground turkey, lots of veggies, taco flavorings and a salsa for added flavor. Talk about a boat of flavor.
Ingredients
- 4 Zucchini
- 1/2 Cup Salsa
- 1 LB Ground Turkey or Ground Beef or Ground Chicken
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Chili Powder
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1/2 Onion Red or Yellow Diced
- 1/2 Bell Pepper Any Color Diced
- 4 OZ Tomato Sauce
- 1/4 Cup Water
- 1/2 Cup Frozen Corn or canned
- 1/2 Cup Shredded Cheese Mexican Blend
- Green Onions Sliced for Garnish
Instructions
- Preheat Oven to 400 degrees.
- Bring large pot of salted water to boil.
- Place 1/4 Cup of Salsa on bottom of 9x13 baking dish.
- Cut Zucchinis in half lengthwise. Scoop inside pulp out leaving a 1/4 inch on zucchini. Place pulp in bowl for mixture.
- Drop Zucchini halves in the boiling water and remove after 1 minute.
- Place zucchinis face up in baking dish.
- Add 1 TBS oil to frying pan.
- Add your diced peppers and onions to pan and sautee for a few minutes until transluecent.
- Add ground turkey and brown it up.
- Add all spices (1/2 packet of taco seasoning is equal to that blend) and mix well.
- Add corn, tomato sauce, reserved zucchini pulp, and water, then mix well.
- Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Taking the mixture, fill the zucchini boats with about 1/3 Cup and press firmly.
- Top each boat with shredded cheese.
- Cover and Bake for 35 minutes until cheese is melted and zucchini is cooked through.
- Top with green onion slices.
- Serve and Enjoy!