Hello everybody, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, taco zucchini boats. One of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Taco Zucchini Boats is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Taco Zucchini Boats is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have taco zucchini boats using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Taco Zucchini Boats:
- Take 4 medium zucchinis
- Make ready 1/2 cup mild salsa
- Make ready 1 lb lean ground beef
- Take 1 tsp garlic powder
- Prepare 1 tsp cumin
- Make ready 1 tsp kosher salt to taste
- Get 1 tsp chili powder
- Prepare 1 tsp paprika
- Prepare 1/2 tsp oregano
- Make ready 1/2 small onion chopped
- Make ready 2 tbsp bell pepper minced
- Take 1/4 cup water
- Take 1/2 cup Mexican blend shredded cheese
- Prepare 1/4 cup scallions chopped
- Take 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- Take 4 oz can of tomato sauce
Instructions to make Taco Zucchini Boats:
- Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Preheat oven to 400°.
- Place 1/4 cup of salsa in the bottom of a large baking dish.
- Using a small spoon or melon baller, scoop out middle of zucchini, leaving about 1/4 inch thick shell on each side.
- Chop up scooped out zucchini and save 3/4 cup for taco filling. (Squeeze excess water with a paper towel.)
- Drop zucchini halves in boiling water and boil for 1 minute. Remove.
- Brown beef in a large skillet. When no longer pink, add spices and mix well.
- Add the onion, bell pepper, reserved zucchini, tomato sauce and water. Stir and cover, simmer on low for about 20 minutes.
- Using a spoon fill the hollowed out zucchini boats with taco filling. Top each with a tablespoon of cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes or until cheese is melted and zucchini is cooked through. Top with scallions and cilantro and serve with salsa on the side
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