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Mushroom Stuffed Zucchini Boats
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 36 minutes
- Total Time: 51 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
These mushroom stuffed zucchini boats are a quick and flavourful, vegetarian weeknight dinner. Tender zucchini halves are filled with a savoury mixture of mushrooms, couscous and pesto, then topped with melted mozzarella and Parmesan cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium zucchinis
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4 tsp salt, divided
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 225g/8oz mushrooms, finely chopped
- 1/2 cup couscous
- 1/2 cup vegetable broth
- 1/2 cup pesto
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella or cheddar cheese
- Fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Halve zucchini lengthwise. Scoop out flesh and set aside, leaving 1/4-in. border. Arrange in a 9×13” baking dish, you may need to cut some of the zucchini shorter to make them all fit.
- Brush the zucchini boats with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with ¼ tsp salt and freshly cracked pepper.
- Chop the zucchini flesh and add to chopped mushrooms.
- Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
- Add the onion and garlic, and sauté until fragrant, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the mushrooms, zucchini flesh and 1/2 tsp of salt, and cook until they release their moisture and become tender, about 5-7 minutes, until it has a thick and jammy texture and most of the liquid has evaporated.
- Meanwhile, cook the couscous according to package directions.
- Fluff the couscous with a fork and add it to the mushroom mixture in the skillet. Mix well and stir in pesto.
- Spoon the mushroom and couscous mixture into the prepared zucchini boats, pressing down slightly to pack the filling. Sprinkle the grated Parmesan cheese and mozzarella or cheddar cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and cook for an additional 10 minutes until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
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