Description
A delicious and clean twist of healthy American meets healthy Mexican. Spices are always adjustable.
Ingredients
- 4 large organic green zucchinis
- ½ pound ground free-range turkey, chicken or grass-fed beef
- 4 slices Canadian bacon
- ½ small white onion, chopped fine
- ½ cup Salsa Verde (no preservatives)
- 1–1/4 cups chopped cilantro
- 3 tablespoons coconut oil or olive oil
- 1–2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon tabasco sauce (or to taste)
- 1 teaspoon salt or to taste
- 1 teaspoon pepper or to taste
- OPTIONAL: Grass-fed cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- Cut each zucchini lengthwise down the middle, to make 2 halves from each.
- Take an apple corer and remove the inside, but be careful not to cut into the dark green. Leave about 1/8 inch on the sides and bottom. This will be your “boat”.
- Take the zucchini pulp and chop up semi fine.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil on medium until hot.
- Add the onion and cook until semi-glossy then add the zucchini pulp and saute for 1 minute. You may add some tabasco at this point if you like spicy or hot.
- Transfer to a deep bowl.
- Add 1 tablespoon of oil to the same pan and heat oil on medium.
- Add ground meat and cook until done.
- Add to bowl with onions and zucchini.
- Drain all but 1 tablespoon of the juices and oils and sauté Canadian bacon in same pan until slightly browned.
- Remove bacon to cutting board – slice into small slices.
- Add to same bowl.
- Add Salsa Verde, cilantro, chili powder, tabasco and salt and pepper to taste.
- You may add shredded cheese at this point if you desire.
- Mix all ingredients.
- Stuff the boats with the mixture and pile them nice and high, then stack them close to one another in a baking dish so they stand upright.
- Cover with tin foil.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Remove and let sit still while covered for 5 minutes.
- If you have extra meat mixture, you may heat the leftover meat as well in the oven.
- You may serve a little extra protein on the side of each boat with a garnish of cilantro and a touch of hot sauce.
- Enjoy!
