Italian Zucchini Boats Recipe

Name: Italian Zucchini Boats
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: INGREDIENTS - to your taste; Medium large to monster sized zucchini (cut 6-7 inch inches in length); Ricotta Cheese - fresh would be wonderful; Bocconcini Mozzarella balls (or cube up a mozzarella ball if you can't find bocconcini); Marinara sauce - your favorite; Pecorino Romano cheese - microplane grated; Extra virgin olive oil; Fresh Italian parsley and/or other seasonings of choice; Fresh ground pepper; Note: when I use Pecorino in a recipe I skip the salt

Servings: persons

INGREDIENTS - to your taste
Medium large to monster sized zucchini (cut 6-7 inch inches in length)
Ricotta Cheese - fresh would be wonderful
Bocconcini Mozzarella balls (or cube up a mozzarella ball if you can't find bocconcini)
Marinara sauce - your favorite
Pecorino Romano cheese - microplane grated
Extra virgin olive oil
Fresh Italian parsley and/or other seasonings of choice
Fresh ground pepper
Note: when I use Pecorino in a recipe I skip the salt

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["Prepare a grill with a cover, get the coals hot.", "Prepare the zucchini: cut off the stem and cut in half, and spoon seeds out of the middle, if needed, hollow out enough space for filling.", "FILLING", "Spoon in and spread marinara sauce.
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Spoon in and spread Ricotta cheese.
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Add mozzarella, drizzle a little extra virgin olive oil, and fresh ground pepper.
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Drizzle one more layer of marinara.
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Garnish with Pecorino, Italian parsley.", "TO COOK", "Outdoors: place on greased heavy duty foil; crease the edges up to hold all the zucchini boats in and cook, covered over indirect heat until the zucchini is heated and the filling starts to bubble and melt.", "NOTE: If the weather is nasty, cook indoors: place on a greased ovenproof dish and bake @ 375 degrees until the zucchini is heated and the filling starts to bubble and melt."]

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: INGREDIENTS - to your taste, Medium large to monster sized zucchini (cut 6-7 inch inches in length), Ricotta Cheese - fresh would be wonderful, Bocconcini Mozzarella balls (or cube up a mozzarella ball if you can't find bocconcini), and more.

Yes, Italian Zucchini Boats falls under the Vegetarian category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3–4 days. Reheat gently before serving.

Italian Zucchini Boats

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