Recipe Chicken in a zucchini boat

Ingredients :

• ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ chicken and zucchini◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
• 3 medium zucchini
• 12 ounces diced/ shredded chicken, I used chicken breast
• 1/2 large onion
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon cumin powder
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆sauce◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
• 15 ounces tomato sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon whole leaf oregano
• 1 teaspoonful of cumin powder
• 1-1/2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoonful of minced garlic
• 1 tablespoonful of extra virgin olive oil
• ◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆ toppings◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆◆
• 2 cups monterrey jack and colby cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1/3 cup jalapeño pepper slices, pickled
• 1 cup black ripened sliced olives
• 1/3 cup sour cream

Method :

1. Preheat oven 400° Fahrenheit
2. Finely chop the onion.
3. Cut the ends off zucchini.
4. Split them lengthways down the middle
5. Hollow the zucchini halves leaving a bit on the ends, so you can stuff them without stuffing running out. I used a spoon.
6. Heat oil in pan, cube, or shred the chicken into small pieces. Add chicken to pan.
7. Add onion to the chicken with salt, zucchini scrapings, cumin, cayenne, and paprika.
8. Sauté till onion is translucent and chicken is done.
9. Heat oil in the pan. Add the minced garlic and sauté.
10. Add tomato sauce, honey, oregano, salt, cumin, and simmer.
11. After 10 minutes of simmering and stirring occasionally, remove from heat.
12. In an oven safe dish add a quarter cup of the sauce. Set the zucchini boats on top of sauce in dish.
13. Spoon the stuffing mixture into zucchini boats
14. Pour over the zucchini boats the rest of the sauce.
15. Add cheese and olives on top bake covered 40 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes.
16. Add sour cream, cilantro, and jalapeños. Serve I hope you enjoy!

Recipe Chicken in a zucchini boat 2014-05-07T21:25:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: CakeMaster