Summer brings in a bounty of zucchinis, and grilling them is one of the best ways to enjoy their mild flavor and tender texture. Zucchini boats on the grill are an easy and flavorful way to cook this summer vegetable. Simply halve the zucchinis lengthwise, scoop out the seeds, and fill the hollowed-out centers with a variety of fillings. From savory to sweet, there are endless possibilities for fillings, and the cooked zucchini boats can be served as a main course or side dish.
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ZUCCHINI BOATS ON THE GRILL
Delish zucchini stuffed with your favorite ingredients and finished on the hot grill. Great side dish or as a light meal on their own.
Provided by BAJATHECAT
Categories Side Dish Vegetables Tomatoes
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Prepare the grill for indirect heat.
- Place the zucchini in a pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook 5 minutes. Drain, cool, and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp to about 1/4 inch from the skin. Chop pulp.
- In a bowl, mix the zucchini pulp, bread pieces, bacon bits, olives, jalapeno, green chile peppers, onion, tomato, and Cheddar cheese. Season with basil, seasoned salt, and pepper.
- Stuff the zucchini halves with the pulp mixture. Seal each stuffed half in aluminum foil.
- Place foil packets on the prepared grill over indirect heat. Cook 15 to 20 minutes, until tender.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120.3 calories, Carbohydrate 9 g, Cholesterol 18.1 mg, Fat 6.3 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 8.2 g, SaturatedFat 3.3 g, Sodium 501.5 mg, Sugar 3.1 g
STUFFED GRILLED ZUCCHINI
Pair up these zucchini boats with charred pork chops, smoked fish and other grilled greats. Not warm enough for cooking al fresco? Your old-fashioned oven will do. -Nancy Zimmerman, Cape May Court House, New Jersey
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 35m
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cut zucchini in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving 1/4-in. shells. Brush with 2 teaspoons oil; set aside. Chop pulp. , In a large skillet, saute pulp and onion in remaining oil. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add bread crumbs; cook and stir until golden brown, about 2 minutes. , Remove from the heat. Stir in the mozzarella cheese, mint and salt. Spoon into zucchini shells. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. , Grill, covered, over medium heat until zucchini is tender, 8-10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 186 calories, Fat 10g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 553mg sodium, Carbohydrate 17g carbohydrate (4g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 9g protein.
ZUCCHINI BOATS
After working hard all our lives and raising a family, we're now enjoying a simpler life. Getting back to the basics means enjoying old-fashioned comfort foods like these stuffed zucchini boats. -Mrs. C. Thon, Atlin, British Columbia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Trim the ends off zucchini. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving 1/2-in. shells. Finely chop pulp. , In a skillet, cook beef, zucchini pulp, onion, mushrooms and peppers over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Remove from the heat. Add 1/2 cup cheese, ketchup, salt and pepper; mix well. Spoon into the zucchini shells. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° until zucchini is tender, 25-30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 312 calories, Fat 20g fat (9g saturated fat), Cholesterol 81mg cholesterol, Sodium 337mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 24g protein.
CHEESY GRILLED ZUCCHINI BOATS
These Cheesy Grilled Zucchini Boats are the zucchini craze you need to get behind! Tender summer zucchini is stuffed with cream cheese and Italian sausage, drizzled with pesto, and topped with loads of melty mozzarella.
Provided by Hey Grill Hey
Categories Appetizers Main Dish Side Dishes
Time 25m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the grill. Preheat your grill to High heat (400-450 degrees F). Place a 12" cast iron skillet on your grill and allow that to preheat as well.
- Make the sausage filling. Cook the ground sausage in the skillet until golden brown. Drain off the rendered fat and then stir in the softened cream cheese until evenly incorporated with the sausage.
- Stuff the zucchini. Use a spoon to scrape out and discard the seeds and pulp from inside the zucchini to form the boat shape. Spoon the cream cheese sausage filling into each of the zucchini boats. Spread about 1/2 Tablespoon of basil pesto on top of the sausage mixture in each boat. Sprinkle each boat with 1/4 cup of the shredded mozzarella.
- Grill the zucchini boats. Place the stuffed zucchini boats onto the grill and close the lid. Grill for 4-5 minutes, then rotate the boats around the grill to avoid any hot spots. Close the lid and grill for 4-5 more minutes. You want the cheese to be melty and the zucchini to be tender-crisp. It should be softened, but still firm enough to remove from the grill to your serving tray without falling apart.
- Remove from the grill and serve. Promptly remove the zucchini from the grill. Top with chopped Italian parsley before serving, if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 846 kcal, Carbohydrate 12 g, Protein 35 g, Fat 74 g, SaturatedFat 32 g, Cholesterol 194 mg, Sodium 1518 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 8 g, ServingSize 1 serving
ZUCCHINI BOATS ON THE GRILL
Fresh zucchini stuffed with your favorite ingredients and finished on the barbecue grill. Great side dish or as a light meal on their own. When I make these I never measure the ingredients, I just make it look "right".
Provided by CaribbeanQueen
Categories Vegetable
Time 45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Prepare the grill for indirect heat.
- Place the zucchini in a pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook 5 - 10 minutes. Drain, cool, and cut in half lengthwise. Scoop out the pulp to about 1/4 inch from the skin. Chop pulp.
- In a bowl, mix the zucchini pulp with all of the other ingredients.
- Stuff the zucchini halves with the pulp mixture.
- Seal each zucchini half in aluminum foil. Place the foil packets on the prepared grill over indirect heat. Cook 15 - 25 minutes (depending on the size of your zucchini.).
- Use your imagination, you could "clean-out-the-fridge" and make endless combinations of stuffed zucchini!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 130.5, Fat 7.7, SaturatedFat 4.6, Cholesterol 22.3, Sodium 204.1, Carbohydrate 9.2, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 3.3, Protein 7.4
GRILLED ZUCCHINI PIZZA BOATS
Want all the fun of pizza and grilling but need to throw a vegetable in the menu? This is the perfect recipe for you. An easy pizza seasoning transforms zucchini into a delicious "crust" ready for melty mozzarella and spicy mini pepperonis. It's great for kids, parents and everyone else too!
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat a grill for medium heat.
- Slice the zucchinis in half lengthwise. Score the cut side of the zucchinis in a cross-hatch pattern to create 1/2-inch squares across the surface, making sure not to cut through the skin.
- Mix the olive oil with the Italian seasoning, garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt and red pepper flakes if using. Spread 1 teaspoon oil mix on the cut side of each zucchini, dividing any extra between the zucchinis.
- Lightly oil the grill grates with olive oil. Place the zucchini halves cut-side up on the grill. Close the lid and grill until the skin side has dark grill marks, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Reduce the grill heat to medium-low and flip the zucchini cut-side down. Grill, covered, until softened, marked by the grill and golden brown, about 6 minutes. Flip the zucchinis again so they are cut-side up. Spread 1 tablespoon of pizza sauce onto each zucchini, then sprinkle each with about 2 tablespoons mozzarella and a few pepperonis. Cover and grill until mozzarella is melted, bubbling and starting to brown at the edges, 5 to 6 minutes. Sprinkle with more salt and Italian seasoning.
GRILLED BACON, EGG AND CHEESE ZUCCHINI BOATS
Perfect for breakfast, lunch or dinner, these zucchinis boats are filled with eggs, two kinds of cheese, garlic and fresh chives. Grilling them over indirect heat adds a smokey flavor to the eggs and keeps them from drying out. At the end, the boats are wrapped in salty bacon, making them utterly irresistible.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 25m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Prepare a grill for medium-high indirect heat: For gas grills (with 3 or more burners), turn all the burners to medium-high heat; after about 15 minutes turn off the middle burner for 3-burner grills or the 2 middle burners for grills with 4 or more burners and keep the other 2 burners at medium high. For charcoal grills, bank one chimney starter-full of lit and ashed-over charcoal briquettes to one side of the grill. Set up a drip pan on the other side to avoid flare-ups. (The grill should be around 400 degrees F. Be sure to consult the grill manufacturer's guide for the best results.)
- Slice the zucchinis down the middle, lengthwise like a hotdog, so that you have 4 long, equal pieces of zucchini. Use a teaspoon to remove the flesh of the zucchini, being sure to leave a 1/4-inch border and to not pierce the bottom of the zucchini. Finely chop 1/2 cup of the zucchini flesh and discard or save the remainder for another use. Place the chopped zucchini flesh into a clean kitchen towel and wring out as much liquid as possible. Place the zucchini flesh into a medium liquid measuring cup or bowl.
- Flip the zucchini boats over so that the peel side is facing up and brush all four pieces with olive oil. Season the peel side with 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper, then flip over and season the flesh side with another 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
- Add the Cheddar, Havarti, chives, cream, eggs, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper to the liquid measuring cup or bowl with the zucchini flesh. Whisk until well combined. Pour the mixture into the cavity of each zucchini boat.
- Using both hands to lift the zucchini carefully, place the filled boat in the middle of the grill over indirect heat (where the burner is turned off), cover, and cook until the eggs have puffed up slightly and are just set, 25 to 30 minutes. Use grilling tongs to remove the zucchini to a cutting board. Carefully wrap each zucchini boat in 1 of the bacon strips. Return to the grill over indirect heat and continue grilling, covered, until the eggs are completely set and the bacon is warmed and just crispy, 18 to 20 minutes.
Tips:
- Choose small to medium zucchini: They're more tender and easier to work with.
- Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise: This will create two zucchini halves that can be stuffed and grilled.
- Scoop out the zucchini flesh: Use a spoon to scoop out the flesh, leaving a 1/2-inch border around the edges.
- Drizzle the zucchini halves with olive oil and season with salt and pepper: This will help them caramelize and develop flavor on the grill.
- Fill the zucchini halves with your favorite fillings: Some popular options include ground beef, sausage, vegetables, and cheese.
- Grill the zucchini halves over medium heat for 15-20 minutes, or until the zucchini is tender and the filling is cooked through: Be sure to flip the zucchini halves halfway through grilling.
Conclusion:
Zucchini boats are a delicious and easy way to enjoy zucchini. They're perfect for a summer cookout or weeknight meal. With so many different fillings to choose from, there's sure to be a zucchini boat recipe that everyone will enjoy. So next time you're looking for a new way to cook zucchini, give grilled zucchini boats a try.
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