Chicken Stuffed Zucchini Boats
These Stuffed zucchini ships are simple, Keto friendly and very low carb. Stuffed with chicken, marinara and topped with cheese, they create a quick and Effortless meal.
Servings 3
Calories 284kcal
Ingredients
- ¾ lb chicken-breast, cut into cubes
- 3 zucchinis
- ¼ cup shredded mozzarella-cheese
- ¼ cup grated parmesan-cheese
- ¼ tsp ground black-pepper
- ¼ tsp garlic-powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp Italian-seasoning
- ¾ cup pasta-sauce
- cooking-spray
- 1 tbsp olive-oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F and then cut the zucchini in half-lengthwise, then use a spoon or melon-baller to scoop the middle seeds and flesh out of the zucchini. Repeat for the remaining zucchini.
- Put the zucchini into baking dish or cookie sheet cut-side upward & lightly coat with cooking-spray. Put from the pre-heated oven for 15minutes till the zucchini cooks slightly & becomes more tender.
- Meanwhile, to prepare the chicken, heat the olive-oil in non stick-skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken together with the seasoning, pepper and salt.
- Cook for 8-10minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Add the pasta-sauce & cook for a couple minutes, stirring periodically.
- Twist the chicken mixture into the zucchini-boats. Top the chicken with parmesan-cheese and mozzarella-cheese. Return the zucchini ships to the oven for 5minutes, or till the cheese is melted.
- Sprinkle with fresh-basil and parmesan-cheese, if desired then serve.