These tuna zucchini boats are easy and fairly quick to make. Tuna and zucchini go great together!
Prep
17 min
Cook
42 min
Servings
Difficulty
Medium
Ingredients
3 zucchini
, ends trimmed
4
, 3 ounce
¼ onion
, grated
1 tomato
, Optional
1 cup dry bread crumbs
1 egg
, beaten
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
1
Fill a large pot with salted water, place zucchini into the pot, and boil over medium heat for about 5 minutes to soften. Remove zucchini, slice in half lengthwise, and allow to cool.
2
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
3
Scoop out flesh from zucchini halves, leaving a 1/2-inch shell. Set aside scooped-out flesh in a bowl.
4
Place zucchini flesh into a bowl and mash well. Mix in tuna, onion, tomato, bread crumbs, egg, salt, and black pepper. Lightly stuff zucchini shells with tuna mixture. Drizzle about 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil over each stuffed zucchini half.
5
Bake in the preheated oven until the tops are slightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
Nutrition per serving
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