Zucchini sausage boats are an easy meal to put together quickly and we have several variations that we make regularly. The kids actually enjoy helping make them and they can be easily customized to your tastes by changing the spices.
Zucchini filled with bell pepper, onion, and sausage, and topped with melted cheese. They’re a great meal on-the-go and also re-heat well (we wrap in foil and store in the fridge until use), especially when re-heated in the oven. I’ve even made these ahead to serve for breakfast on busy mornings.
Stuffed Sausage Boats Recipe
An easy and fun dinner of zucchini with a meat stuffing. My kids love helping make these and I love that they are an easy and healthy meal idea!
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8 zucchini boats
Calories 219kcal
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground sausage or ground beef
- 4 medium zucchini
- 2 TBSP coconut oil
- 1 onion
- 1 bell pepper
- ¼ cup roasted red peppers chopped (optional)
- 2 eggs
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ½ tsp basil
- ½ tsp thyme
- ½ cup shredded cheese or sour cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Wash zucchini and put into a large pot of water. Do not peel, cut, or remove ends.
- Bring to a boil and boil for about 10 minutes until somewhat tender.
- While the zucchini is boiling, dice the onion and bell pepper.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet and saute onion and bell pepper for about 5 minutes.
- Add the ground meat and cook until browned, then remove from heat.
- Once the zucchini are cooked, cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds. Do not discard the seeds, but add them to the meat and veggie mixture.
- Place the zucchini on large baking sheet.
- Add the roasted red peppers and the eggs to the somewhat cooled meat mixture and stir well.
- Evenly divide the meat mixture among the zucchini boats.
- Top each with the shredded cheese if desired.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until well heated and cheese starts to bubble. Enjoy!
Notes
Make extra and wrap them up to be reheated for breakfast or lunch on-the-go.
Nutrition
Serving: 1zucchini boat | Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Protein: 17.8g | Fat: 14.9g | Saturated Fat: 7.9g | Cholesterol: 96mg | Sodium: 449mg | Fiber: 0.7g | Sugar: 1.2g
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When do you add the herbs? (And can you pls update the recipe on Real Plans too?) Thanks!
Making this with our bountiful zucchini crop for the second year in a row.
Thank you Wellness Mama.
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I love this recipe! It turned out so well for us. It was moist and flavorful. I added some butter while cooking the onions and meat in addition to oil which I think really helped me get my 20 month old to eat it! It is the first time that he has willingly eaten beef, and onions. So delicious!
I made this for dinner tonight! Yummy…. And my 2 year old who won’t touch a veggie (that she knows about) ate the stuffing and loved it. We will work on her eating the zucchini next! I will note that there are a couple steps missing from the recipe and roasted red peppers and the oil are not listed in the ingredients.
I made this for dinner tonight. It was great! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
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I’ve done similar zucchini boats with pork sausage– soooo good! These look so easy and delicious! I can’t wait to try them!
I just made this, so easy and so yummy! I added hot sausage to the ground beef and topped it with salsa.
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