TACO BOATS
Baked zucchini boats stuffed with ground beef, black beans, spices and cheese. Zucchini taco boats are low carb and keto diet friendly. Ground turkey or vegan meat products can be substituted to lower the fat content in this meal. Serving size is 1 zucchini which is 2 taco boats.
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground beef lean
- ½ cup Onion diced
- 1 tsp Tomato paste
- 1 cup Black beans canned
- ¼ cup Tomatoes see note
- 1 tbsp Cumin
- 1 tbsp Chili powder
- 1 tsp Coriander
- 1 tsp Smoked paprika
- ½ tsp Garlic powder
- ½ tsp Oregano dry
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 tbsp Cilantro fresh
- ½ cup Shredded cheese cheddar, Colby jack
Instructions
- Clean zucchini and cut in half, lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop the seeds out of the center making sure to leave enough space (well) to load ingredients into.
- Place zucchini on a towel and sprinkle with salt, let sit for 30 minutes. Using a paper towel, remove excess moisture from zucchini.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix cumin, chili powder, coriander, smoked paprika, garlic powder, oregano and salt in a small bowl and set aside.
- In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef (or meat of your choice) and drain off excess fat.
- Add onion to ground meat and sauté about 5 minutes. Add spice mixture and sauté for 1 minute. Add tomato products and black beans, simmer on low for 10 minutes. Add chopped cilantro.
- Place dried zucchini on a foil lined baking pan and fill with the ground beef mixture, top with shredded cheese
- Bake for 10-15 minutes.
Notes
Most tomato products can be used. Diced tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, pureed tomatoes, sliced tomatoes, salsa or sofrito.
This recipe yields 2 taco boat halves=1 whole zucchini
Omit the black beans and tomato paste for keto diet
CALORIES 330 FAT 14G CARBS 21G PROTEIN 33G FIBER 7G SUGAR 7G