We’re in a CSA–community supported agriculture–this year, so I’m forced to get creative with all these vegetables (let me tell you, I’ve never eaten so many varieties of lettuce in my life). But thankfully, greens season is ending and we’re moving on to the good stuff, like zucchini.
I just made these easy zucchini boats tonight, and they were delish. I get vegetables into my husband by covering them in beef and cheese. The best part–no oven! There’s a little stovetop work, but the rest is microwave, baby. Keeping the house cool at 85 degrees instead of 95.
I healthed it up a bit more by adding chopped red pepper (just cook it with the beef and onion) and making quinoa (a rice-like seed that doesn’t have much flavor but is rich in nutrients) the middle layer of the boats. Rice could be used instead of quinoa. Just lay down a few spoonfuls of either before adding the meat mixture on top. Oh, and lastly, I used mozzarella instead of monterey jack.
Enjoy!
