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Zucchini Turkey Boat Recipe

I made a delicious Zucchini Turkey boat recipe using ground turkey, pasta sauce, veggies and Seeds of change microwaveable brown rice mix. It was so easy and turned out sooo yummy!

Zucchini Turkey Boat recipe

Steps to Make Zucchini Turkey Boat Recipe

The first thing to do to make these Zucchini Turkey boats is of course wash the zucchini and then cut them in half. Once they are all cut in half it is time for scooping out the pulp or seeds. I just used a spoon to scrape the pulp out. Be careful not to take too much out or they will fall apart when you fill them. I kept the flesh of each zucchini and placed that in a paper towel and squeezed out all the moisture. I use it in the filling later.

Zucchini turkey boat recipe scooping out the flesh

Once scooped, I use olive oil and rub it all over each piece and place them cut side down on a cookie sheet. Bake the zucchini boats at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes.

Zucchini turkey boats recipe-  roasting in oven

While the zucchini boats are baking I start cutting up the veggies to get them ready to sauté them in a pan along with the left over pulp from the zucchini boats. For the veggies I used a combination of onions, red peppers, garlic, green onions and fresh basil.

Ingredients for filling Zucchini boats recipe

I sautéed the veggies in olive oil until the onions were almost translucent.

Sauteing vegetables for Zucchini turkey boats recipe

Next I added the ground turkey into the same pan as the vegetables to brown the meat. I also added in some kosher salt and Webers Beer Can Seasoning. I love this seasoning and I use often like when I make grilled chicken and caprese salad.

Zucchini turkey boat recipe frying the turkey

The last two things I added was the Bertoli organic olive oil and basil pasta sauce and the 90 second microwavable Seeds of change brown and red rice with chia and kale. The microwavable rice is really delicious and so easy to heat for 90 seconds! Once everything is in the pan I just heat it through!

Zucchini turkey boats filled with chopped vegetables and rice.

Time to fill the Zucchini boats! Simply fill each zucchini boat with the turkey and vegetable filling. Top with grated parmesan cheese and bake in the oven until heated through and cheese melts. Approximately 20 minutes. I have another favorite turkey recipe that you might enjoy Quick easy turkey Thai yams.

Zucchini turkey boats filled, baked and topped with cheese
Turkey zucchini boat appetizers

Zucchini Turkey Boat Recipe

Make these yummy turkey zucchini boats as appetizers or as a meal
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4 people
Calories 230 kcal

Equipment

  • knife
  • cutting board
  • oven
  • skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Zucchini cut in half
  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 1 bottle Organic marinara pasta sauce
  • 1 green onions or regular onion finely chopped
  • 3 small sweet red peppers or 1 large chopped
  • 1 tsp garlic finely chopped
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 tsp weber beer can seasoning
  • fresh basil (to taste) chopped
  • 1 pkg Seeds of change quinoa and brown rice
  • Parmesan cheese or colby jack cheese grated

Instructions
 

  • 1. Wash and cut zucchini in half.
    2. Using a spoon scoop out the flesh of the zucchini. Put flesh into a paper towel and and squeeze out the moisture and put aside. If making these as appetizers cut into 2 inch pieces.
    3. Using olive oil, rub each piece of zucchini and bake in 400 degree oven for 10 minutes.
    4. Heat frying pan with olive oil and add chopped onion, red pepper, garlic, fresh basil and zucchini flesh and sautee in frying pan. Remove from pan and set aside.
    5. Add ground turkey to the pan and add a little more olive oil and cook until browned.
    6. Microwave the rice package and add into the frying pan.
    7. Fill each zucchini boat with turkey and vegetable filling.
    Top with your favorite grated cheese and bake in oven for 20 min or unti heated through and cheese is melted.
Keyword Vegetables, zucchini

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  1. Cindy says

    July 22, 2021 at 2:43 pm

    Thus sounds so good. My mom used to make these. I never got the recipe.

    Now I have one

    Reply
    • Karins Kottage says

      July 22, 2021 at 2:51 pm

      Cindy I am so glad you have one now 🙂 Super easy and sooo yummy! Let me know how you like it!

      Karin

      Reply

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