Zucchini Boats on the Grill - 8.7g Carbs, 2g Fiber, 3.4g Sugar
Submitted by: BajaTheCat to allrecipes.com
Rated: 4 out of 5 by 37 members
Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Yields: 4 servings
"Delish zucchini stuffed with your favorite ingredients and finished
on the hot grill. Great side dish or as a light meal on their own."
2 medium zucchini
1 slice white bread, torn into small pieces**Note: Wheat is better!
1/4 cup bacon bits
1 Tbsp minced black olives
1 jalapeno pepper, minced
3 Tbsp diced green chile peppers
1/4 cup minced onion
1/4 cup chopped tomato
6 Tbsp shredded sharp Cheddar cheese **Note: Use reduced fat Cheese!
1 pinch dried basil
Seasoned salt to taste **Note: Consider leaving this out or use your
favorite healthy seasoning in its place!
Ground black pepper to taste
1. Prepare the grill for indirect heat.
2. Place the zucchini in a pot with enough water to cover. Bring to a
boil, and cook 5 minutes. Drain, cool, and cut in half lengthwise.
Scoop out the pulp to about 1/4 inch from the skin. Chop pulp.
3. In a bowl, mix the zucchini pulp, bread pieces, bacon bits, olives,
jalapeno, green chile peppers, onion, tomato, and Cheddar cheese.
Season with basil, seasoned salt, and pepper.
4. Stuff the zucchini halves with the pulp mixture. Seal each stuffed
half in aluminum foil.
5. Place foil packets on the prepared grill over indirect heat. Cook
15 to 20 minutes, until tender.
Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving:
118 Calories, 55 Calories from Fat, 6.1g Total Fat, 3.2g Saturated
Fat, 18mg Cholesterol, 490mg Sodium, 376mg Potassium, 8.7g Total
Carbs, 2g Dietary Fiber, 7.9g Protein, 3.4g Sugars