MEXICAN ZUCCHINI BOATS

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These Mexican zucchini boats are a tasty, lower carb meal and excellent way to use up excess zucchini from the garden!

Provided by foxkaren

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 1h5m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 olive oil cooking spray
2 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise and seeds scooped out
1 pound lean ground beef
¼ cup minced onion
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
½ cup fresh corn kernels
2 tablespoons minced green bell pepper
1 (1 ounce) envelope taco seasoning mix
1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
¼ cup chopped scallions

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray the bottom of a baking dish with cooking spray.
Fill a large skillet with water and bring to a boil. Boil zucchini halves for 1 minute. Drain.
Heat the large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir ground beef and onion in the hot skillet until beef is browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tomato sauce, corn, bell pepper, and taco seasoning; cook and stir until bubbly.
Place zucchini halves into the prepared baking dish, cut-sides up. Scoop meat mixture into the boats and sprinkle cheese on top.
Bake in the preheated oven until tender and cheese is melted, about 30 minutes. Garnish with scallions.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 425.9 calories, Carbohydrate 17.5 g, Cholesterol 111.4 mg, Fat 25.2 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 32.4 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 1152.5 mg, Sugar 6.5 g