Zucchini boats with minced meat in the oven

Stuffed zucchini boats with minced meat in the oven - a delicious and simple dish for the lunch menu. Zucchini season is the time when you can prepare a huge number of delicious and healthy dishes from this wonderful vegetable. One of them is stuffed boats. We offer you 6 recipes for preparing this dish.

Zucchini boats with minced meat, baked in the oven

The pulp is extracted from the zucchini and fried with onions and garlic. The minced meat is fried, mixed with cheese, herbs, vegetables and placed in “boats”. Tomatoes are laid out on top, everything is sprinkled with cheese and baked for 30-40 minutes.

1. 
   How to cook zucchini boats with minced meat in the oven? First, rinse the zucchini under running water, dry it on a paper towel and cut it in half. Using a teaspoon, scoop out the pulp from each half.Leave a layer of about 8-10 mm along the edges. Grease a baking tray with vegetable oil and place the zucchini on it, skin side up. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and place the vegetables there for 15-20 minutes.
2. 
   At this time, prepare the filling with which we will stuff the zucchini. Peel the onion and garlic and chop finely. Heat a small amount of vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the vegetables in it until soft, stirring occasionally.
3. 
   Cut the remaining pulp from the zucchini into small cubes and add them to the onion and garlic. Mix everything and cook for another 5 minutes. Next, transfer the fried vegetables to a separate container.
4. 
   We send the minced meat to the same pan to fry. Add a little more vegetable oil and fry for about 10 minutes, breaking it up with a spoon. Let the finished minced meat cool slightly. At this time, grate the cheese on a coarse grater and finely chop the greens. Now we take a suitable container, put minced meat, fried zucchini with onions and garlic, grated cheese and herbs there. Add salt and black pepper to taste and mix well.
5. 
   Place the zucchini “boats” on a baking sheet, lightly salt them and fill them with filling. Place chopped tomatoes on top and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Preheat the oven to 180°C and bake the stuffed zucchini for 30-40 minutes.
6. 
   Sprinkle the prepared zucchini with grated cheese and place in the oven for 1-2 minutes until it melts. Place the finished “boats” on a serving plate, sprinkle with fresh herbs, and serve. Bon appetit!

Stuffed zucchini with chicken in the oven

Finely chopped chicken fillet is mixed with tomato, herbs, garlic, zucchini pulp and yogurt.The resulting filling is placed into boats and everything is baked for 20 minutes. Then the zucchini is sprinkled with cheese and baked for another 10 minutes.

Cooking time: 45 min.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Zucchini – 3 pcs.
• Chicken fillet – 200 gr.
• Tomatoes – 1 pc.
• Dill – 20 gr.
• Parsley – 20 gr.
• Garlic – 3 cloves.
• Yogurt – 200 gr.
• Dutch cheese – 200 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. First, thoroughly rinse the zucchini under running water and cut them into two parts. Using a spoon, remove the pulp from them, which will later go into the filling.

2. We also wash the chicken fillet, dry it on a paper towel and cut it into very small cubes.

3. Cut the washed tomato into the same cubes as the chicken fillet.

4. Finely chop the washed parsley, dill and peeled garlic with a knife.

5. Place yogurt in a separate container (it can be replaced with low-fat sour cream), add chopped herbs and garlic to it and mix well.

6. Separately, mix together the chicken fillet, tomato and chopped zucchini pulp. Add salt and black pepper to taste and yogurt with garlic and herbs. Mix everything thoroughly.

7. Grease a baking sheet with vegetable oil and place the zucchini on it. We fill them with the resulting filling. Preheat the oven to 200^OC and bake the boats for 20-25 minutes.

8. After this time, take them out of the oven, sprinkle with grated Dutch cheese, then bake for another 10 minutes until the cheese is browned.

9. We take the finished dish out of the oven, arrange it on plates and serve. If desired, you can decorate the boats with fresh herbs. Bon appetit!

Stuffed zucchini boats with vegetables in the oven

Tomato, carrots, cauliflower, sweet pepper and zucchini pulp are fried in a frying pan. The resulting filling is placed into the boats and everything is baked for 30-35 minutes. It turns out to be a very tasty and light dish.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 25 min.

Portions – 6.

Ingredients:

• Zucchini – 4 pcs.
• Tomato – 1 pc.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Cauliflower – 150 gr.
• Sweet pepper – 2 pcs.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp. l.
• Garlic – 2 cloves.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Greens - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. First, thoroughly rinse the zucchini under running water and dry it on a paper towel. Next, cut them in half and use a teaspoon to scoop out the pulp.

2. Wash the carrots, peel them and cut them into small cubes. Remove the stem with seeds from the pepper and cut it in the same way as carrots.

3. Peel the onion and also finely chop it. We wash the cabbage well under running water, dry it and separate it into inflorescences.

4. Wash the tomato and remove the peel. To do this, we make cross-shaped cuts on it and pour boiling water over it. Take it out after a minute and plunge it into ice water. Next, remove the skin using a knife. Finely chop the zucchini pulp.

5. Heat a little vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry carrots, sweet peppers, cauliflower and onions. Press the peeled garlic using a press and place it in a frying pan with vegetables. After 5 minutes, add the chopped tomato and zucchini pulp to the remaining ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste, stir and simmer for 5-10 minutes until all the liquid has evaporated.

6.Salt the boats a little and fill them with the prepared filling. Grease a baking dish with a small amount of vegetable oil, put the zucchini there and bake in the oven at 180^OC for 30-35 minutes. If desired, at the end of cooking you can add sour cream to the boats and sprinkle with cheese. Transfer the finished dish to plates and serve. Bon appetit!

How to cook zucchini boats with minced meat and rice?

Cooked rice is mixed with minced meat, fried carrots, onions and spices. The filling is placed in the zucchini and everything is baked for 55 minutes. 10 minutes before readiness, sprinkle everything with cheese. It turns out to be a very tasty and easy to prepare dish.

Cooking time: 1 hour 20 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Zucchini – 3 pcs.
• Minced pork – 450 gr.
• Rice – 100 gr.
• Carrots – 1 pc.
• Vegetable oil – 1-2 tbsp. l.
• Salt - to taste.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Dill – 5 branches.
• Ground sweet paprika – 1 pinch.
• Water – 250 ml.

Cooking process:

1. First, rinse the rice well under running water. Next, boil it for about 8-10 minutes, after which we transfer it to a separate container and leave until it cools completely.

2. Peel the onion and thinly slice it into quarter rings.

3. We also peel the carrots and grate them on a coarse grater.

4. Now heat a small amount of vegetable oil in a frying pan and fry the chopped onions and carrots until soft. Then transfer the vegetables to a separate container and cool.

5. Place the cooled rice, fried vegetables and minced pork into a suitable bowl. Add chopped dill, paprika, salt and black pepper to taste. We also pour in 150 ml of cold water to make our filling juicy.Mix everything well until smooth.

6. Wash the zucchini under running water, dry it on a paper towel and cut it into two equal parts. Using a teaspoon, remove the pulp from them.

7. We fill our boats with minced meat filling and transfer them to a baking sheet, where we pour 100 ml of water. Cover the zucchini with foil and place in a preheated room at 180^OFrom the oven for 45 minutes. After this time, remove the foil, sprinkle everything with grated cheese and bake for another 10 minutes. Place the finished dish on plates and serve with sour cream and your favorite sauces. Bon appetit!

A simple and tasty recipe for stuffed zucchini boats with mushrooms

Minced chicken is mixed with zucchini pulp, fried onions, mushrooms and spices. The filling is placed in boats, everything is poured with mayonnaise on top, on which tomatoes and cheese are laid out. Zucchini is baked for 40 minutes and served.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Portions – 3.

Ingredients:

• Zucchini – 3 pcs.
• Minced chicken – 400 gr.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Champignons – 250 gr.
• Tomatoes – 2-3 pcs.
• Hard cheese – 100 gr.
• Salt - to taste.
• Spices - to taste.
• Mayonnaise - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 1-2 tbsp. l.

Cooking process:

1. First, rinse the zucchini well under running water, dry it on a paper towel and cut it in half. Next, use a teaspoon to extract the pulp. The wall thickness of the zucchini should remain approximately 1 cm.

2. Cover a baking sheet with parchment paper and place the zucchini on it, skin side up. Preheat the oven and bake for 15 minutes at 180^OC. This way the zucchini will turn out more tender and juicy.

3. At this time, transfer the minced chicken into a deep bowl.

4.We add to it some of the zucchini pulp, which we grate on a coarse grater.

5. Peel the onion and chop finely. Fry it in vegetable oil together with the champignons until tender and place it in a container with the minced meat.

6. Now add salt, black pepper and other spices to taste. Mix everything thoroughly until smooth.

7. Sprinkle the zucchini with a little salt and black pepper and add the filling.

8. Squeeze mayonnaise on top and add chopped tomatoes.

9. Grate the hard cheese and sprinkle it over the zucchini.

10. Preheat the oven to 200^OC and send our boats there to bake for 40 minutes. Place the finished dish on plates, sprinkle with fresh herbs, and serve. Bon appetit!

Stuffed zucchini “Boats” with cottage cheese

The pulp is taken out of the zucchini and stuffed with cottage cheese, eggs, dill, garlic and salt. Everything is sprinkled with cheese and baked for 40 minutes. It turns out to be a very tasty dish with a rich taste.

Cooking time: 50 min.

Cooking time: 10 min.

Portions – 4.

Ingredients:

• Zucchini – 2 pcs.
• Cottage cheese – 150 gr.
• Eggs – 1 pc.
• Hard cheese – 50 gr.
• Dill - to taste.
• Garlic – 3 cloves.
• Salt - to taste.
• Vegetable oil – 1 tbsp. l.

Cooking process:

1. First, thoroughly rinse the zucchini under running water and dry it on a paper towel. Next, cut them into two equal parts and take out the pulp using a teaspoon.

2. Now let's move on to preparing the filling. To do this, place cottage cheese, beaten egg, salt to taste and finely chopped dill into a suitable container. Mix everything thoroughly until a homogeneous mass is obtained.

3.Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and place the zucchini boats on it.

4. Evenly distribute the prepared curd filling over the zucchini and sprinkle everything with hard cheese grated on a coarse grater (you can also use suluguni or feta cheese).

5. Preheat the oven to 160^OC and place the baking sheet with the boats there for 40 minutes. After 20 minutes, increase the temperature to 180^OC, so that the cheese browns. Transfer the finished dish to plates, garnish with finely chopped herbs and serve. Bon appetit!