Ricotta Stuffed Zucchini Boats recipe

All Recipes Side Dish Vegetables Squash Zucchini

Ingredients

8 zucchini, halved lengthwise
2 tablespoons butter, melted
1 small onion, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
2 cups ricotta cheese
2 eggs, beaten
¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon dried basil
½ teaspoon dried oregano
ground black pepper to taste
1 (24 ounce) jar tomato and basil pasta sauce

Nutrition Info

248.6 calories
carbohydrate: 23 g
cholesterol: 75.7 mg
fat: 12.1 g
fiber: 5.8 g
protein: 14.3 g
saturatedFat: 6.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 669.9 mg
sugar: 11.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Trim ends of zucchini halves, and scoop out seeds and pulp, leaving about 1/2 inch pulp on skins. In a large saucepan, steam zucchini halves in a vegetable steamer over boiling water for about 5 minutes, until tender but firm. Drain, and immediately plunge into a large bowl filled with enough ice water to cover. Allow to cool completely, drain.

  3. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Slowly cook and stir onion and garlic until onion is soft. Stir in spinach, and cook about 1 minute, until wilted.

  4. Transfer spinach mixture to a medium bowl, and mix in ricotta cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, basil, oregano and pepper. Stuff zucchini halves with even amounts of the mixture, and arrange in a large baking dish. Drizzle with remaining butter.

  5. Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, until the stuffing is hot and bubbly. Heat tomato sauce in a small saucepan, and spoon over the zucchini half way through baking.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

Squash stuffed with ricotta cheese and spinach. I prefer a bit more garlic, and this can also be done on a grill by simply wrapping in foil.

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