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Enchilada Zucchini Boats

Enjoy the comfort of cheesy enchiladas served in beautiful green zucchini boats. Enchilada zucchini boats makes the healthy and comfort foodie unite in one, dee-lish recipe!

  • Author Alison Wood
  • Prep Time 15 minutes
  • Inactive Time 0 hours
  • Cook Time 40 minutes
  • Total Time 55 minutes
  • Yield 6 servings 1x
  • Category Main Dish
  • Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients

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  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 1/2 yellow onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 2 cups enchilada sauce, (see post for link to recipe)
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • dash tabasco sauce
  • 3 zucchinis
  • 2 cups shredded Monterrey and cheddar cheese
  • 2 tomatoes, diced
  • 2 avacados, diced
  • cilantro, fresh

Instructions

  1. In two tablespoons of cooking oil, sauté the ground beef with the garlic and onions until the meat is thoroughly cooked. Drain fat.
  2. Add the enchilada sauce, chili powder and salt (if needed). Cook for about 5 minutes.
  3. Add Tabasco sauce to taste. Remove meat mixture form heat and set aside.
  4. Cut Zucchinis in half and scoop out all the insides.
  5. Brush each one with olive oil, place in a oven proof dish and cover with foil. Bake for about 20 minutes at 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  6. Remove baked zucchinis from oven and fill with meat mixture.
  7. Top with shredded cheese and return to oven. Bake until cheese is melted.
  8. Remove from oven and top with fresh tomatoes, avocado and cilantro.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 grams
  • Calories: 514
  • Sugar: 10
  • Sodium: 1116
  • Fat: 33
  • Saturated Fat: 13
  • Unsaturated Fat: 17
  • Trans Fat: 1
  • Carbohydrates: 21
  • Fiber: 9
  • Protein: 36
  • Cholesterol: 108