Vegetarian Pizza Zucchini Boats
Hollowed-out zucchini is loaded with tangy marinara sauce, perfectly seasoned veggies, and gooey mozzarella cheese to create these tasty, stuffed vegetarian zucchini boats. A healthier alternative to traditional pizza, these pizza zucchini boats are easy to make and packed with flavor! Ready in under 30 minutes, and kid-friendly, it's an easy low-carb dinner idea the whole family can enjoy!
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 241kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ red onion, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 6 button mushrooms, sliced
- ¼ cup shredded baby spinach
- 1 tsp dried Italian herbs
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- 2 large zucchini
- ¼ cup marinara sauce
- ½ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- sliced olives
- fresh basil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper and set aside.
- Heat oil and sauté the onion, garlic, mushrooms, spinach until softened. Add the Italian herbs and season with salt and pepper.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool while preparing the zucchini.
- Slice zucchini in half lengthwise. Use a small spoon, remove the seeds.
- Place the zucchinis on the prepared baking tray, flesh side up.
- Spread 2 tbsp of marinara sauce over the center of each zucchini boat. Layer each boat with the cooked mushroom mix, sliced olives and top with mozzarella cheese.
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes until zucchini is cooked through and tender.
Notes
- Note: the baking time for this recipe depends both on the size of your zucchini and how thick the zucchini shells are / how much you scooped out of the middle. For thicker / bigger zucchini, you may need a slightly longer baking time. You want the zucchini to be tender but not mushy, and still have a bite to it.
- Be sure to scoop out all of the zucchini seeds! The seedy center of zucchini is filled with water, so any seeds left behind will release moisture in the oven, leaving you with soggy pizza boats.
- For a crispy cheese topping, try throwing these zucchini pizza bites under the broiler for a few minutes before serving.
- When serving to kids, I recommend pre-slicing these vegetarian zucchini pizza boats to make them easier for little mouths to bite into.
- Zucchini boats can be filled with any of your favorite pizza toppings.
Nutrition
Serving: 2pizza boats | Calories: 241kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 661mg | Potassium: 1246mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g