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Easy Zucchini Boats that Kids will Love! filled with rice and topped with carrot sails.

Easy Zucchini Boats that Kids will Love!

Angela Sellari
Stuff tender Zucchini Boats with a savory blend of couscous, feta, and fresh herbs. This family-friendly recipe is a delicious way to get kids to eat their veggies!
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 179 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 medium zucchinis
  • 1 large carrot peeled
  • 2 tablespoons Country Crock or butter
  • 1/2 small onion diced
  • 1 clove garlic finely chopped
  • 1 cup cooked couscous or brown rice I used brown rice
  • 1/4 cup reduced fat feta cheese
  • 1 tablespoon fresh parsley oregano, or mint, finely chopped
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    Ingredients for Easy Zucchini Boats: scooped zucchini halves and cut carrot sticks on a white plate.
  • Bring a large pot of water to boil. Cut zucchinis in half lengthwise. Cut 2-1/2 inches off bottom of carrot and cut in half lengthwise, then cut each half on the diagonal. Boil zucchini and carrot “sails’’ for 5 minutes. Remove and let cool until you can handle them. With a small knife or pointed spoon, scoop center of zucchini out (leaving 1/2 -inch thickness to zucchini “boat”). Dice scooped out zucchini and remaining end of carrot.
    Boiling halved zucchinis and carrot pieces in a pot for Easy Zucchini Boats.
  • Heat butter in skillet. Add onion and garlic, cook until onion is soft, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add carrots and zucchini and cook for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and add to cooked couscous or rice. Stir in feta cheese, herbs, salt and pepper.
    Cooking diced zucchini, carrots, and onions in a skillet for Easy Zucchini Boats.
  • Place zucchini halves on baking sheet. Scoop rice or couscous mixtures into zucchini halves, pressing firmly to form mounds. Bake 25 minutes. Remove from oven. Carefully place carrot ends on small skewers or toothpicks and stick sails in boats.
    Stirring the zucchini boat filling of carrots, couscous, and feta in a skillet.

Nutrition

Calories: 179kcalCarbohydrates: 21gProtein: 6gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 281mgFiber: 3g
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