Zucchini boats stuffed with tomato and spicy fresh chorizo.
My husband and I loved these so much! They are so flavorful. I microwaved the Zucchini Boats with a spray of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt for about 5 minutes before I stuffed them. I used vegetarian Seitan chorizo to make this a vegetarian dish. I didn't have fresh tomatoes on hand so I used about 3/4 can of chopped fire roasted tomatoes with adobe. I also added some sliced mushrooms and a handful of fresh spinach leaves. I used more like 1 1/2 Tbls of basil pesto. Since I added a few more ingredients the topping didn't all fit in the zucchini so I saved it to scramble with eggs the next morning. YUM! I can't wait to make these again. Next time I will probably chop up the insides of the zucchini that I scooped out and add it back to cook with the chorizo mixture instead of throwing it away.
Read MoreMy husband and I loved these so much! They are so flavorful. I microwaved the Zucchini Boats with a spray of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt for about 5 minutes before I stuffed them. I used vegetarian Seitan chorizo to make this a vegetarian dish. I didn't have fresh tomatoes on hand so I used about 3/4 can of chopped fire roasted tomatoes with adobe. I also added some sliced mushrooms and a handful of fresh spinach leaves. I used more like 1 1/2 Tbls of basil pesto. Since I added a few more ingredients the topping didn't all fit in the zucchini so I saved it to scramble with eggs the next morning. YUM! I can't wait to make these again. Next time I will probably chop up the insides of the zucchini that I scooped out and add it back to cook with the chorizo mixture instead of throwing it away.
Awesome! Just back from vacation...had Chorizo in the freezer, brother just gave me a zucchini from his garden...BINGO! The only change I made was to add the scooped-out zucchini to the Chorizo mixture. I'm a Connection Yankee - we don't waste anything!
I used 2lbs of Turkey Chorizo, I sauteed baby rainbow bell peppers with the garlic and onion, added the meat then pesto sauce and near the end 3 diced roma tomatoes. once done added the grated parmasan. I added more garlic and used white onion. (I eye ball, smell and taste measure) after filling the boats that baked for 10 minutes I rebaked them topped with the shredded motzerella. so so so good! I served it with basil pesto sauteed mushrooms and herb angel hair pasta. it was a huge hit, not a clean plate left.
Whole family loved it! I did half shredded pepper jack and half mozzarella instead of mozzarella and parm, though.
Loved this recipe! What a fun way to eat zucchini! I substituted shaved parm for the mozzarella, because I prefer the taste. Seriously though, this recipe was a home run!
