Best Parmesan Pork Zucchini Boats Recipes

ZUCCHINI BOATS WITH PARMESAN CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with a silpat or or aluminum foil.
• Mix together the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, garlic, and black pepper in a small bowl. Pour in the melted butter and mix with a fork until evenly mixed throughout. Allow to sit for 5 minutes to absorb the butter.
• Trim the root end off the zucchini. Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise. With a tablespoon, scoop out the center of each half to remove the seeds. You should end up with a well in the center if each. Place the scooped zucchini halves, cut side up, on the baking sheet.
• Fill the center of each well with the crumble mixture, packing down and covering the top of each zucchini half. Sprinkle some extra parmesan cheese on top and drizzle with olive oil.
• Bake for 35 - 45 minutes in the hot oven until the crust is golden brown and crispy and the zucchini halves are fork tender.
• Slice each half in 4 pieces and serve warm. Spoon any fallen crumble on top for extra crunch.

STUFFED ZUCCHINI BOATS

Steps:

• Wash zucchini and cut in half down the length of it. Spoon out all of the seed center.
• Lightly coat zucchini half with olive oil by rubbing in inside and on the outer skin. Sprinkle Montreal Steak Seasoning on the inner side of the zucchini. Set on 2 separate baking pans until ready to fill.
• In large mixing bowl, combine sausage and ground beef. Mix thoroughly.
• Add softened cream cheese and mix thoroughly into the meat mixture.
• Add 2 tsps. of Montreal steak seasoning, parsley, garlic and the egg to the meat mixture and mix thoroughly.
• Then add the onion, parmesan cheese, cheddar cheese and bread crumbs to the mixture and again mix until it is mixed throughout the meat mixture.
• *optional* You can chop up the insides that have been scooped out of the zucchini and add them at this point.
• After all ingredients are mixed in well, fill zucchini halves with the meat mixture.
• Lightly sprinkle cheddar cheese on top of them and put them in the oven to bake.
• Oven should be preheated and set to 375 degrees. Bake for 60 minutes until meat is thoroughly cooked. Meat temperature of 170 degrees.

ZUCCHINI BOATS

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.