Recipes

Zucchini Boat Pizzas- SO yum!

October 4, 2012 Lady

I made these zucchini boat pizzas for dinner recently and they were a HUGE hit. Heeeeyoooge. You are basically eating a whole zucchini (Goooooo veggies!) and they are super tasty too. I found the original recipe here and just tweaked it a bit.

Ingredients:

1 1/4 cups marinara (homemade loaded veggie marinara)
4 medium zucchini ( I used three, as that is what would fit in my pan.)
1 tsp oil
1/2 small onion, finely diced
3 cloves garlic, crushed (or three ts. of the pre-chopped stuff in the jar!)
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
14 oz lean Turkey sausage, removed from casing (I used Jennie-0)
1/2 cup part skim shredded mozzarella
8 tsp grated Parmesan cheese
(Or sub whatever toppings you would enjoy!)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°. Cut zucchini in half lengthwise and using a spoon or melon baller, scoop out flesh, leaving 1/4″ thick. Chop the scooped out flesh of the zucchini in small pieces and set aside.

Drop zucchini halves in boiling water and cook 1 minute. Remove from water. Place 1/4 cup of sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 12″ baking dish, and place zucchini halves cut side up

. In a large saute pan, brown sausage, breaking up as it cooks into smaller pieces until browned; set aside. Heat oil (or cooking spray) and add onion, garlic and bell pepper. Cook on a medium-low heat for about 2-3 minutes, until onions are translucent. Add chopped zucchini, season with salt and pepper and cook about 2-3 minutes. Combine with sausage and cook a few more minutes.

Using a spoon, fill each hollowed zucchini with 1/3 cup cooked sausage, pressing firmly. Top each with 2 tablespoons each of sauce, 1 tablespoon each of shredded mozzarella cheese and 1 teaspoon each of Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil and bake 35 minutes until cheese is melted and zucchini is cooked through.