Cheezy Tex-Mex Beef Zucchini Boats
with Wilted Leafy Greens
Cooking time
25 minutes
Servings
2/4
Calories
480 /serving
These boats are carrying some precious carb-wise cargo: a tasty mélange of ground meat and wilted leafy greens. There’s mozzarella aplenty to load aboard, so they come out of the oven browned and bubbling, with a whiff of Tex-Mex seasonings.
We will send you:
- 250g Canadian-raised lean ground beef
- 90g Baby greens (lettuce mix, baby spinach, kale or arugula)
- 1 Garlic clove
- 2 Green zucchini
- 100ml Tomato sauce
- 60g Grated mozzarella
- 13g Tex-Mex Mood spices (salt, paprika, oregano, canola oil, celery seeds, garlic, onion, black pepper, Cayenne pepper, cellulose fiber, cumin, bay leaves, hickory smoke flavour)
Contains: Milk • Sulphites
You will need:
Aluminum foil
Large pan
Oil
Salt & pepper (S&P)
Sheet pan
Total Fat
30 g
Saturated Fat
11 g
Sodium
1910 mg
Total Carb
16 g
Sugars
9 g
Protein
38 g
Fibre
4 g
Preparation
Mise en place
- Preheat the oven to 450°F.
- Halve the zucchini lengthwise; make a thin slice lengthwise on the bottoms to stabilize. Scoop out the flesh; roughly chop the flesh.
- Mince the garlic.
Start the zucchini boats
- On a foil-lined sheet pan, toss the zucchini halves with a drizzle of oil, ⅓ of the spices and S&P.
- Arrange, hollow-sides up, and roast, 14 to 16 min., until softened.
Start the filling
- Meanwhile, in a large pan, heat a drizzle of oil on medium-high.
- Add the garlic and sauté, 30 sec. to 1 min., until fragrant.
- Add the beef* and zucchini flesh; season with S&P.
- Cook, breaking up the meat, 4 to 6 min., until browned and cooked through.
Finish the filling
- To the pan of beef and zucchini flesh, add the tomato sauce and remaining spices.
- Cook, stirring often, 30 sec. to 1 min., until combined.
- Add the spinach and ¼ cup water (double for 4 portions).
- Cook, stirring occasionally, 2 to 3 min., until slightly thickened and reduced.
Finish the zucchini boats
- When the zucchini boats have softened, switch the oven to broil.
- Stuff with ⅔ of the filling and top with the cheese.
- Broil, 2 to 3 min., until golden.
Plate your dish
- Divide the zucchini boats between your plates.
- Serve the remaining filling on the side. Bon appétit!
*Health Canada recommends cooking ground beef to a minimum internal temperature of 71°C.
