Recipe of Any-night-of-the-week Taco Zucchini Boats

Hello everybody, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, taco zucchini boats. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Taco Zucchini Boats is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Taco Zucchini Boats is something that I’ve loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have taco zucchini boats using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Taco Zucchini Boats:

1. Get zucchinis
2. Make ready mild salsa
3. Make ready lean ground beef
4. Take garlic powder
5. Prepare cumin
6. Make ready kosher salt to taste
7. Get chili powder
8. Make ready paprika
9. Prepare oregano
10. Get onion chopped
11. Prepare bell pepper minced
12. Make ready water
13. Prepare Mexican blend shredded cheese
14. Prepare scallions chopped
15. Prepare cilantro chopped
16. Take can of tomato sauce

Steps to make Taco Zucchini Boats:

1. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Place 1/4 cup of salsa in the bottom of a large baking dish.
3. Using a small spoon or melon baller, scoop out middle of zucchini, leaving about 1/4 inch thick shell on each side.
4. Chop up scooped out zucchini and save 3/4 cup for taco filling. (Squeeze excess water with a paper towel.)
5. Drop zucchini halves in boiling water and boil for 1 minute. Remove.
6. Brown beef in a large skillet. When no longer pink, add spices and mix well.
7. Add the onion, bell pepper, reserved zucchini, tomato sauce and water. Stir and cover, simmer on low for about 20 minutes.
8. Using a spoon fill the hollowed out zucchini boats with taco filling. Top each with a tablespoon of cheese.
9. Cover with foil and bake for 35 minutes or until cheese is melted and zucchini is cooked through. Top with scallions and cilantro and serve with salsa on the side

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