Zucchini Pizza Boats
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Farm fresh zucchini packed with cauliflower rice and other goodies. It’s an easy, healthy baked side or appetizer recipe for a weeknight meal!
Course:
Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine:
American
Keyword:
pizza, zucchini
Servings: 6
Calories: 61 kcal
Ingredients
- 3 medium-size zucchinis
- 1 cup cauliflower rice
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce from a can
- 1/4 cup hummus
- 6 tsp vegan parmesan
- 1/4 fresh chopped cilantro
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 F / 200 C.
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Cut each zucchini into half. Using a spoon scoop out the flesh creating a zucchini boat. Freeze the flesh to add to smoothies later!
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Lay each zucchini boat on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. First, spread hummus inside each zucchini boat. Then mix cauliflower rice with minced garlic and stuff each boat. Then using a spoon pour the tomato sauce into each zucchini half. Lastly, top with vegan parmesan. If you don’t have vegan parmesan, you can use a mix of breadcrumbs + Italian spices or oregano.
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Drizzle a little olive oil all over zucchini boats and bake for 20 minutes.
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Sprinkle with fresh cilantro before serving.
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Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Information (per boat): Calories: 76 Fat: 1.9 g Saturated fat: 0.5 g Carbohydrates: 11.3 g Dietary Fiber: 2.4 g Sugar: 2.0 g Sodium: 283 mg Protein: 5.1 g