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Cheesy Chicken Italian Style Zucchini Boats

These Cheesy Chicken Italian Style Zucchini Boats are piled with homemade chunky tomato sauce, chicken or Italian Sausage, and melted cheese! It’s the perfect home cooked healthy meal that your family and kids will love. You can tailor the zucchini boats for each family member, making some vegetarian if you like!

CourseDinner, Main Dish
CuisineItalian

Servings	Prep Time
4people	15minutes

Cook Time

25minutes

Servings	Prep Time
4people	15minutes

Cook Time

25minutes

Ingredients

2 ZucchiniCut in half lengthwise
2cups Ragu Sauce or Homemade Tomato Sauce
1Cup Shredded Mozzarella or Colby/Jack Cheese
2Cups Shredded Pre-cooked Chicken or Italian Sausage
2Tbsp olive oil
1Tbsp Garlic Powder
1tsp Salt
1/2tsp Pepper
1Tbsp BasilFresh or Dried

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out the center with a spoon, removing the seeds.
Lay the zucchini, skin side down in a large baking dish. Drizzle olive oil onto each zucchini half. Sprinkle the zucchini with garlic powder, salt, pepper and basil. Add a handful pre-cooked chicken or Italian sausage to each zucchini. Spoon a half cup of chunky tomato sauce on top. Add shredded mozzarella or colby/jack cheese to the top. Sprinkle with basil again.
Cover with foil and bake for about 25 minutes at 400 degrees. After 25 minutes, remove the foil and broil the zucchini boats for another 5 minutes until cheese melts and starts to brown a bit. Remove from oven and allow to cool for a minute and serve warm. Enjoy!

Recipe Notes

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