Tender gooey zucchini boats stuffed with ground beef with savory Italian flavor and melty cheese are the perfect delicious dinner that your family will love.
Ingredients
6mediumzucchiniMedium is about 8 inches long, this recipe works for 6-7 fresh zucchini.
1tablespoonolive oil
1poundground beef
2teaspoonsminced garlicabout 2 cloves
1/4mediumsweet oniondiced small
2cupsmarinara sauceOr your favorite red tomato sauce.
1tablespoonItalian seasoning
1teaspoonbalsamic vinegar
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonpepper
1 1/2cupsshredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375. Spray two 9 x 13 baking pans generously with oil.
Cut the zucchini in half longwise. With a large spoon, scoop out the seeds from the zucchini to make the zucchini shells. Place zucchini halves in the baking pans, lining them up in a row.
Put oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add the ground beef and cook until it is brown with no pink breaking the meat up with the spatula as you go, about 3-5 minutes. Drain any excess oil from the meat.
Add the garlic and onion to the meat, and soften it for about a 2-3 minutes until fragrant.
To the meat mixture in the pan add the marinara sauce, Italian seasoning, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper. Bring everything to a gentle boil, then turn down the heat to medium and simmer for 2-3 minutes or until the sauce soaks into the meat mixture and thickens.
Portion the meat mixture evenly into the zucchini. Top with mozzarella cheese, then place the pans in the oven.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the zucchini is soft when pricked with a fork, and the cheese is fully melted. Then enjoy!