Zucchini Boats

Stuffed Zucchini Boats are filled with Italian sausage and tomatoes. They are a delish go-to healthy dinner idea.

Zucchini boats are flavorful, low-carb and have so many amazing variations. Topped with cheese, parsley and bread crumbs, you can’t go wrong with this zucchini dish.

For more zucchini recipes, check out our: Fried Zucchini, Zucchini Tots or Zucchini Casserole.

Stuffed Zucchini

We found another dinner recipe we love!!!

Recently, the hubby and I have been trying to eat a little better and have been increasing the amount of protein and veggies we eat while attempting to lessen the amount of carbs we have.

We’ve always loved Zucchini (hello, Fried Zucchini and Parmesan Zucchini) but had it more as a side dish. We wanted to try making Stuffed Zucchini Boats to make it more of a dinner idea and used Italian sausage and traditional Ragu sauce, and it was amazing!

I knew we’d have to add cheese because my husband is slightly obsessed so that’s what we did. We topped it off with Mozzarella cheese, garlic salt and basil.

The result?? A SUPER simple and super yummy dinner recipe that I will definitely be adding to the rotation!

How to Make Stuffed Zucchini Boats

These Stuffed Zucchini Boats are easy to make but take just a little bit of time.

SCOOP. Spoon out the interior flesh from each zucchini (leave skin on). Be sure to keep this because we’ll need it to fill the boats later.

FILLING. Cook up sausage in a medium pan with olive oil. Add your spices, the zucchini flesh (that was scooped out) and tomatoes.

BAKE. From there you will spoon this mixture into your zucchini boats (which should be in a 9×13 pan). Top with breadcrumbs and cheese and bake for 20-22 minutes.

Note: If you want even more flavor, add your favorite tomato sauce/pizza sauce to your meat to make the dish even better!

Variations + Storing Tips

There are so many ways to change up these zucchini boats! This is a bit of an Italian version with the Italian sausage, tomatoes, breadcrumbs and cheeses. Here are some more ideas on how to change up these stuffed zucchinis.

• Zucchini Taco Boats – hamburger meat, chili powder, cumin, cheese, olives, tomatoes, avocados
• Zucchini Lasagna Boats – Ricotta, Mozzarella, & Parmesan cheeses, beef, marinara sauce, Italian seasoning
• Chicken Parmesan Zucchini Boats – chicken, garlic, marinara, cheeses and basil
• Zucchini Burrito Boats – beans, beef, spices, cheeses, tomatoes, olives and cilantro
• Chicken Broccoli Zucchini Boats – chicken, chopped broccoli, cheese, sour cream, spices

Let cool slightly and then place in freezer safe container or bag and FREEZE. You can keep this in the freezer for up to 1 month.

When you are ready to cook it, place in fridge overnight to thaw and then reheat. You need to be careful because zucchini can get mushy when frozen, so we don’t do this too often.

This can be REHEATED in the microwave, but we like to reheat in the oven by heating it through and often broiling for the last minute or two since zucchini tends to get mushy.

For more great Zucchini recipes, check out:

• Fried Zucchini
• Zucchini Ribbons and Pasta
• Baked Zucchini Fries
• Parmesan Crusted Zucchini
• Zucchini Chicken Alfredo Roll Ups
• Cheesy Zucchini Casserole