Stuffed Zucchini Boats
These pork and feta Stuffed Zucchini Boats are an easy high protein weeknight dinner idea that comes together in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients
Serves 4 people
The pork:
- 1 lb ground pork
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 chopped white onion
- Herbs of choice I've used chopped sage, thyme or rosemary, you can do whatever you like!
- Salt
- Pepper
The creamy feta:
- 8 oz Fresh feta
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 6 chopped basil leaves
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Flaky sea salt
- Pepper
The rest:
- 4 Zucchini squash
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- Breadcrumbs (homemade or store bought) see note
- Drizzle of hot honey or balsamic on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Make the creamy feta: Combine the feta ingredients and add to a food processor and blend until smooth and combined. Season to taste.
- Make the pork: Combine ground pork, onion, garlic and herbs to a skillet. Cook until the pork is browned and cooked through.
- Prep the zucchini: Slice zucchini in half and using a spoon, scoop out the middles.
- Season the zucchini with salt to bring out some moisture and then brush with olive oil. Add to a baking pan and par-cook for 10 minutes.
- Assemble & bake: Remove from the oven and using a spoon, add the creamy feta to the middles. Season with salt and pepper. Add the pork overtop. Bake for another 15 minutes. Remove and add toasted breadcrumbs. Optional additional adds are hot honey or balsamic glaze.
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Notes
Homemade breadcrumbs: Depending on how stale your bread is, try to get it into smaller chunks. (Don’t worry, once it’s baked it will be more crumbly and easier to break down). Coat in olive oil, salt and pepper and bake for about 8min on 350 or until they are browned. Remove and either roughly chop by hand or add to a food processor to blend further. You only a handful for this recipe so keep the rest aside because they are such a good add to so many things (on top of pastas, salads, any veggies etc).