Zucchini Squash Boats Wbrown Rice Parmesan Recipes

ZUCCHINI BOATS WITH PARMESAN CRUMBLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with a silpat or or aluminum foil.
• Mix together the breadcrumbs, parmesan cheese, garlic, and black pepper in a small bowl. Pour in the melted butter and mix with a fork until evenly mixed throughout. Allow to sit for 5 minutes to absorb the butter.
• Trim the root end off the zucchini. Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise. With a tablespoon, scoop out the center of each half to remove the seeds. You should end up with a well in the center if each. Place the scooped zucchini halves, cut side up, on the baking sheet.
• Fill the center of each well with the crumble mixture, packing down and covering the top of each zucchini half. Sprinkle some extra parmesan cheese on top and drizzle with olive oil.
• Bake for 35 - 45 minutes in the hot oven until the crust is golden brown and crispy and the zucchini halves are fork tender.
• Slice each half in 4 pieces and serve warm. Spoon any fallen crumble on top for extra crunch.

ZUCCHINI BOATS FILLED WITH WILD RICE AND PARMESAN SNOW

Steps:

• In a two-quart saucepan, add grapeseed oil, onion, celery, carrots and ½ tsp. salt. Cook on medium heat until soft and translucent, about 4-5 minutes.
• Add wild rice, kimchi and vegetable stock. Bring to boil
• Once boiling, turn the heat to simmer or low. Cover tightly and let cook for 45-50 minutes. Check for tenderness of the rice.
• Once wild rice is cooked, remove from heat and leave covered for 5 minutes. It's fine to have some liquid leftover in the pot. (Note: rice can be cooked a day ahead of time and stored in the fridge.)
• While rice is cooking, cut the zucchini into three sections, each about 2 ½" long. Then proceed with cutting the sections horizontally in half.
• Using a small spoon, carefully scoop out a channel of flesh in each piece of zucchini for the stuffing. Be careful not to remove too much flesh of zucchini.
• Chop the scooped-out zucchini and reserve in a bowl. Meanwhile, heat oven to 375 °F.
• Arrange the zucchini on a sheet pan and drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Sprinkle zucchini with ¼ to ½ tsp. salt (based on your preference) and pepper.
• If there is liquid remaining with your rice, drain rice from liquid.
• In a mixing bowl, add cooled wild rice with scallions, thyme and cheddar cheese to bowl with leftover zucchini you scooped out. Mix all together.
• Fill each zucchini boat with a mound of wild rice filling. Place in oven for 12-15 minutes.
• Remove from oven and grate Parmesan cheese over each zucchini boat. Serve with lemon wedges and sprinkle juice over zucchini boats as desired.

ZUCCHINI BOATS

Steps:

• Trim the ends off zucchini. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp, leaving 1/2-in. shells. Finely chop pulp. , In a skillet, cook beef, zucchini pulp, onion, mushrooms and peppers over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Remove from the heat. Add 1/2 cup cheese, ketchup, salt and pepper; mix well. Spoon into the zucchini shells. Place in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° until zucchini is tender, 25-30 minutes.

PARMESAN-PORK ZUCCHINI BOATS

Steps:

• Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out seeds and pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell; set aside. Chop pulp; set aside., In a large skillet, cook sausage and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add garlic and zucchini pulp; saute for 3-5 minutes or until pulp is tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in the bread crumbs, 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese and egg. , Sprinkle salt inside zucchini shells. Fill each with 3 tablespoons meat mixture. Sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese., Place in an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Pour water into dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 15 minutes. Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer or until zucchini is tender and filling is heated through.

BAKED ZUCCHINI PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Slice zucchini slices (about 1/2″ thick)
• Place zucchini in a large bowl and drizzle with olive oil
• Shake to coat zucchini with olive oil
• Add parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
• Shake to coat.
• Place in a single layer on a large rimmed baking sheet lined with aluminum foil or a silicone baking mat.
• Sprinkle with an additional 2 tablespoons of parmesan cheese
• Bake in preheated oven for 10-15 minutes, finish on a low broil for another couple of minutes.

YELLOW OR ZUCCHINI SQUASH BOATS OR STUFF THAT ZUKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut squash in half lengthwise.
• Drop halves in boiling water and boil for 7 minutes.
• Remove from water.
• Allow to rest until cool enough to handle.
• With a spoon, scrape the middle of the squash out, leaving a shell about 1/4 inch thick.
• Set aside the shells.
• Finely chop scooped out middles.
• Heat a skillet and spray with cooking spray.
• Saute chopped squash, onion, basil and garlic until onion is soft.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Whisk milk and flour together.
• Slowly add small amounts of milk to the veggies while stirring.
• Bring mixture just to a boil.
• Add cheese and 1/2 cup bread crumbs, stirring the whole time.
• Mixture should be semi thick, almost crumbly.
• If it is too thick or too thin, add milk or bread crumbs accordingly.
• Re-season if needed.
• Stuff the shells with this mixture, sprinkle with remaining bread crumbs and dot with butter.
• Bake in oven for 10-20 minutes or until bread crumbs are golden brown.

ZUCCHINI AND SQUASH PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat the bottom of a glass dish or metal pan with olive oil.
• Place the cut zucchini and squash slices in the dish.
• Drizzle olive oil on top of the vegetables.
• Sprinkle grated cheese on top.
• Sprinkle Italian seasoning, salt and pepper on top.
• Bake for 30 minutes.

BROILED BABY ZUCCHINI BOATS WITH PARMESAN CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Melt the butter in a large cast-iron skillet or something similar with an ovenproof handle. Add the garlic and sauté over medium-low heat for about 30 seconds, being careful to let the garlic brown.
• Place the zucchini halves facedown in the garlic butter and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Sauté over medium high heat for about 5 minutes, or until the zucchini are just slightly tender when poked with a fork.
• Turn the zucchini over, and sprinkle generously with parmesan. (Don't worry if the parmesan spills into the pan. It will melt into additional, delicious crust.) Cook for just a minute or two longer, then transfer the skillet to the broiler.
• Broil for about 3 to 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and golden brown. Serve hot, and don't forget to scrape up the spilled parmesan from the bottom of the pan.

VEGETARIAN ZUCCHINI BOATS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise and trim a little off of the bottoms so that they will sit flat in the baking dish. Scoop out the centers, where the seeds are, with a spoon.
• Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, garlic, salt, and pepper in a cup or bowl. Brush over the inner surfaces of the zucchini boats. Arrange tomatoes into the grooves and sprinkle bread crumbs around and in between to fill in the gaps.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tender, about 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and turn the oven's broiler on.
• Place mozzarella cheese around and on top of the tomatoes. Return to the oven and broil until golden brown and bubbling, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the oven. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.