Zucchini Pizza Boats

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Farm fresh zucchini packed with cauliflower rice and other goodies. It’s an easy, healthy baked side or appetizer recipe for a weeknight meal!

This healthy vegetable dish can double as an appetizer or a side dish. If you’re tired of just roasting zucchinis and serving them as a side, read on!

This recipe is a little bit fancy, but it’s ready under 30 minutes. It’s also perfect if you have some cauliflower rice laying in your fridge waiting to be made into a recipe.

First, you’ll need to cut zucchinis in half and scoop out the middle. We won’t be cooking the flesh in this recipe, but you can freeze it and use it in smoothies later!

Now you’ll need some cauliflower rice. Ricing cauliflower is easy: cut it into small florets and process in a food processor with just a few pulses. 2 cups of florets should be enough for this recipe.

Mince some garlic and stir into cauliflower rice – this will be our stuffing.

The process of stuffing and layering our zucchini pizza boats will go like this:

1. Sprinkle salt and pepper inside zucchini pizza boats.
2. Spread hummus inside the boats using a small spoon.
3. Add cauliflower rice mixture.
4. Pour tomato sauce on top with a spoon.
5. Top with vegan parmesan. If you don’t have any vegan parmesan on hand, mix breadcrumbs with Italian spices, oregano or dried parsley.

Then it’s time to bake it! You’ll only need to bake these zucchini pizza boats for 20 minutes. Before serving, top with fresh parsley. Yum!

These Zucchini Pizza Boats are not just for an appetizer! You can serve it as a side dish as well! It’s an excellent way to get a variety of veggies during the week. They store well for up to 3 days in the fridge so you’ll only need to reheat in the oven or microwave before serving.

Check out my other cauliflower recipes:

–Cauliflower “Meat” Tacos

–30-Minute Curried Cauliflower Soup

–Roasted Garlic Cauliflower Mash (Oil-Free)

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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

Author: Simple Fit Vegan

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

1. Preheat oven to 400 F / 200 C.
2. Cut each zucchini into half. Using a spoon scoop out the flesh creating a zucchini boat. Freeze the flesh to add to smoothies later!
3. 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.
4. Drizzle a little olive oil all over zucchini boats and bake for 20 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with fresh cilantro before serving.
6. 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

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