Recipe: Perfect Zucchini Pizza Boats

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Zucchini Pizza Boats. Place hollowed zucchini on a large baking sheet. Spoon on sauce, then top with mozzarella and mini pepperoni. Turkey pepperoni, olives and diced tomato fill these stuffed zucchini boats.

Zucchini Pizza Boats The exact length of baking time vary based upon the size of the zucchini and how thick you left the "walls" of the zucchini shells. Zucchini Pizza Boats - perfect for lunch or a light dinner How to Make Zucchini Pizza Boats. Wash your zucchini and nick off each of the ends. You can cook Zucchini Pizza Boats using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Zucchini Pizza Boats

  1. It's of Zucchini.
  2. You need of Olive oil.
  3. It's of Salt,pepper, garlic salt.
  4. You need of Pizza sauce.
  5. It's of Cheese.
  6. Prepare of Mushrooms.
  7. Prepare of pepperoni.

Lay the zucchini flat and using a spoon, dig out a trench down the middle, removing the seeds. Spoon in some sauce, then some cheese, and finally your favorite toppings. These zucchini pizza boats are as easy as they come. The simplest ingredients usually make for the tastiest recipes, so I put the best together and made the ultimate faux pizza.

Zucchini Pizza Boats step by step

  1. Wash, cut off ends, then cut down the middle.
  2. With a brush put Olive oil on them.
  3. Add,Salt,pepper,garlic powder do each one to taste.
  4. Bake or grill. bake - 450 for 20 - 30 mins till the zucchini is soft this would be good grilled too. While it’s cooking cut pepperoni in half and cut mushrooms in small pieces and any other veggies you have. I went easy and only used mushrooms. (Can add meat, sausage, bacon, Canada bacon, pineapple,make it all meat, all cheese whatever you like).
  5. After the zucchini is cooked let cool for 10 mins or so then add the Pizza sauce,cheese mushrooms, pepperoni.
  6. Put back in oven or grill till cheese is melted and mushroom are cooked about 10 mins at 350 (keep an eye on it).
  7. I used my toaster oven for this... but think this would be so much better on the grill or in a smoker (it is winter when I made this).
  8. Notes - you can use whatever cheese and any veggies just make sure you cut them up small to fit on the zucchini (this is the cheese I used it’s my favorite).

This zucchini pizza boat recipe is perfect for quick weeknight dinners, ready in a few easy steps. Fresh zucchini filled with marinara, cheese, vegetables and all your favorite toppings and baked to perfection for the perfect healthy lunch or dinner. Spread each zucchini boat with pizza sauce, then top with cheese and toppings. I love these zucchini pizza boats because you can make the toppings very similar to how you would your fave pizza! Zucchini boats are the perfect way to make an otherwise light veggie side into a hearty and filling meal.