Zucchini
Zucchini is a very versatile vegetable. It goes well with all kinds of dishes including breads and deserts.  Zucchini Boats have been around for many years and have always been a family favorite. Ground Chicken, Steamed Rice, a diced tomato thrown in for good measure and you have a hearty great tasting  Italian style meal.  Now who could go wrong with that... Sodium starts around 500mg in restaurants and goes up from there depending on how it is made.  At 188mg's, you will enjoy how enticing this zucchini boat really is...

Zucchini Boats stuffed with Chicken & Rice                                           Serving's:  4
Per Serving: - Calories 378; Sodium 188mg; Fat 14g; Protein 30g; Carbohydrate 33g; Cholesterol 65mg; Dietary fiber 4mg.
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Zucchini
Chicken - ground
Rice - cooked
Crimini Mushrooms - chopped
Onion - chopped
Garlic - chopped
Jalapeno - chopped
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Diced Tomatoes - no salt added
Basil - dried
Oregano - dried
Parsley - dried
No Salt Seasoning - (Costco)
Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese - grated
Non-stick Olive Oil Spray
Cut zucchini in half longwise. Using a teaspoon hollow out the zucchini creating a boat. Chop the zucchini that was taken out and reserve for saute.









In a large skillet add oil then saute onion on medium heat till translucent, add garlic and cook 2 minutes. Add ground chicken and cook for 5 minutes till browned. Add jalapeno, mushrooms, chopped zucchini and 1/2 the spices, cook for
5 minutes till veggies are soft.  Note: if more oil is needed, use non-stick olive oil spray.

Mix in the cooked rice and diced tomatoes to warm through. Allow mixture to cool for 10 minutes then add the Parmiginao Reggiano Cheese and remaining spices.

Lay your zucchini half's in a baking dish sprayed with non-stick olive oil spray, and stuff each boat with your mixture mounding each one till all of the stuffing has been divided evenly. Bake zucchini covered with foil in the oven for 20 minutes. Remove foil and cook 20 minutes more till zucchini is tender. (Zucchini should be fork tender by not mushy when done...)


Ingredients:
Enjoy,
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It’s important to prepare all of your ingredients before you start to cook.
Do all of your chopping, grating and pre-measuring, and you will have a great meal that is easy to make.

Zucchini Boats Stuffed with Chicken & Rice
Recipe by
Tony LeDonne