Zucchini Recipes: Cheeseburger Zucchini Boats
ByYou’ve gotta try this fun zucchini recipe! Little boats that you can eat…how cool is that? What a perfect way to get your kids to eat zucchini!
Cheeseburger Zucchini Boats
3 small zucchini
1 pound ground beef
1 small onion, chopped tiny
1/2 t. garlic powder
1/2 t. chili powder
sea salt
1/2 cup cheddar cheese (I use raw white cheddar)
Cut off the ends of the zucchini and boil them for about 10 minutes. In the meantime brown hamburger meat, onion, garlic powder and chili powder. Salt to taste.
Slice cooked zucchini lengthwise.
Use a fork and spoon to scrape out the “zucchini guts” (sorry, I live with boys) and add it to cooked hamburger meat.
Scoop equal amounts of hamburger mixture into each “boat”. Top with shredded cheese.
Put in oven broiler for a couple of minutes until cheese is melted then serve right away.
Now you can eat them while singing, “Great green globs of slicky, slimy zucchini guts…”
Or…you can skip the sing-along and just eat them.
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oh yum.
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My kids might actually eat that! Although they swear they’re not sick of zucchini bread yet.
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What catchy, well-known tune is that little ditty sung to? I may serenade my family tonight. I could make up my own little melodic rendition.
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Laura Reply:
August 5th, 2009 at 2:15 pm
Here’s a link to a you tube of this song…it will surely change your life forever: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m697QSmnye4
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I love adding shredded zucchini to hamburger while it’s browning when I make tacos or taco lasagna. My non-veggie eating husband doesn’t complain at all, even though he knows it’s there because I shred mine whole with the skin on and everything. Sometimes I add shredded carrot too.
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I do the same thing except I add spag sauce or a can of tomatos to the hamburger as well- yum!!!
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My husband would NEVER eat this. I would love to try it though. Looks yummy! I also have been hiding veggies in my hubby’s meat. He never never eats veggies. Unless they are covered in a bottle of ranch dressing. (no exaggeration, a whole bottle)
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Emily Reply:
July 31st, 2009 at 10:36 am
Keli – I am so with you there! I sometimes ask if he wants any salad with his Ranch!
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I love these! I do the Italian version with a little tomato or tomato sauce and some Italian flavor seasonings. I’m the only on in my family that likes zucchini though, so I have learned they reheat well.
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