Beef Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats

baked beef taco zucchini boats on serving plate

Beef Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats

These Beef Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats are loaded with zesty beef taco filling and melted cheese. They make a great weeknight dinner as they are quick fix!

Course Dinner

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword stuffed zucchini boats, zucchini boat recipe, zucchini boats

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Total Time 35

Servings

Calories 373kcal

Author Jenny

Cost $25

Equipment

Oven
large baking sheet
parchment paper
Large Skillet/Fry Pan
mixing spoon
measuring cups
measuring spoons

Ingredients

3 zucchini ends cut and sliced in half length wise
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 pound lean ground beef 85% lean or higher
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon Lawry's garlic salt
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon hot sauce such as Cholula
1/2 cup prepared salsa verde
1 cup corn kernels drained
1 cup pinto beans or beans of choice, drained
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Take each zucchini half and spoon out the top middle of the zucchini scraping with a spoon until a nice well is created. This will hold the beef taco filling. Place zucchini boats onto parchment lined baking sheet.
Pour olive oil in large pan over medium heat. When hot add minced garlic, stirring and cooking for one minute. Add ground beef, salt, pepper, garlic salt, cumin and hot sauce. Cook and stir until beef is browned. Add salsa verde, corn and beans, stirring to combine.
Use a small spoon and carefully spoon beef mixture into hollowed out zucchini boats. Fill as full as you'd like as long as it's not overflowing the zucchini boat. Top each zucchini boat evenly with shredded cheddar cheese and bake for 10-12 minutes, until cheese is melted. Remove and serve immediately. Save leftover beef mixture for another dinner. It's great inside burritos, tacos and salad for another dinner idea.

Notes

We love this quick fix zucchini boat recipe. Make sure you are ready to serve shortly after the zucchini boats come out of the oven. The zucchini is best when eaten right away.

Note, you'll have a nice amount of ground beef leftover. You can either make more zucchini boats or save the ground beef for another dinner idea. We love this beef mixture inside burritos, tacos, over rice, over salad and even with eggs. Lots of options.

For any zucchini boat leftovers, I recommend saving the beef filling separate. You can cut up the zucchini boats and do a quick saute with them for another dinner.

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