July 11th, 2011 
Nancy 
Getting children to eat green and slimy vegetables can be a challenge. Sometimes all you need is a toothpick and a piece of paper to build enthusiasm. My little ones were actually excited to try these. They got 2 thumbs up from everyone but the youngest. She was able to eat them once we covered them with ketchup.
This recipe comes from Laura at Heavenly Homemakers. This week I’m going to make it with Italian seasoning or possibly spaghetti sauce. I’ll let you know how it works out.
Update: We tried spaghetti sauce! Check out our spaghetti zucchini boats here.
Ingredients:
- 4 large Zucchini
- 1 pound Ground Beef
- 1 small Onion, diced
- 1/2 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/2 tsp Chili Powder
- Salt and Pepper
- Cheddar or Daiya Cheese
Directions:
- Put a pot of water on the stove and bring to a boil. Cut the ends off the zucchini and slice lengthwise. Halve the zucchini if necessary. Boil the zucchini for about 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, brown the ground beef and onions and season with garlic powder, chili powder, salt and pepper.
- Scoop the “meat” out of the zucchini and into the beef. Stir well.
- Fill the zucchini with hamburger mixture and top with cheese. Bake until cheese is melted.
You may also enjoy Italian Sausage and Summer Squash Skillet and Summer Squash and Chicken Skillet.
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I like it! Thanks for posting. I might leave the toothpicks and paper sails off though… 😉
Awww. You’re no fun! 🙂 Only the kids get sails at our house.
Well…I am 24 and living on my own….If there were childrens consuming zucchini boats with me I’d definitely consider them. 🙂
Wonderful! Thanksfor a great dinner idea!
Would you be willing to share this at our Weekly Playdate link party? This week’s party is here: http://beneaththerowantree.blogspot.com/2011/07/playdate-link-party-blog-hop-16-all.html
Cheers,
Lori
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Hi Lori, Thanks for the invite. We are all about playdates around here. 🙂 I linked up a couple of days ago.
Hi! I just found you through Tip Junkie. These look so yummy and are so cute!
Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to leave a comment Barbara!
Yet another unique yet tasty way to serve up zucchini!
If you’re like us you have zucchini everywhere right now. You can never have too many zucchini recipes.
I’ve been looking for zucchini recipes. Thank you for posting! 🙂 They look delicious and fun. =D
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I’m happy to help. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment and let me know you were here!
These look so cute, and they sound absolutely scrumptious. What a great recipe for this time of year with all the fresh zucchini available too. Thank you for sharing this lovely recipe with the Hearth and Soul Blog Hop. By the way, I’m your newest follower on Twitter 🙂
Thanks April! As you noticed, I just set up the account. Thanks for jumping in!
This is the PERFECT thing to make with the {slightly} overgrown zucchini I picked this morning. Kids can make the sails…
Church potluck here we come!
Blessings!
LIB
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these are so cute and fun looking great way to get kids to eat come see what I shared at http://shopannies.blogspot.com
These are just cute enough to get my son to eat them…maybe! 😉 Thanks for sharing!
Good luck Tanya!
What a marvelous idea! I, too, have a ketchup kid…he will eat anything with copious amounts of ketchup.
What did parents do before ketchup?
How cute are these! I have a party tomorrow “Cast Party Wednesday” and would love it if you came over and shared your recipe with us.
Thanks,
I hope to see you there!
Neither of my kiddos *love* zucchini – maybe this will do the trick! Thanks!!
Those are too cute! Great way to make veggies fun! Thanks for sharing with Made From Scratch Tuesday!
I’m trying these tonight! I would love for you to link this up to My Favorite Things party! There’s a new one every Friday
& be sure to check out my giveaway too! Stopping by from the Tip Me Tuesday party.
Thanks
~Iffy~
http://www.stayathomenation.blogspot.com
My local pizza place makes these, and this is the first time I have seen a recipe for them. I just got four beautiful zucchinis in my CSA box, so I’m going to try making this. Who knows, maybe my hubby will even try them! (He’s not a fan of veggies, unfortunately.)
How cool! I’ve never seen them in a restaurant. Does anybody actually order them? I’m just thinking most people would choose pizza over zucchini!
Well aren’t those the cutest?! I don’t even like zucchini and these boats could get ME to eat some lol! I wanted to invite you over to my cookbook giveaway that is going on right now until July 16th. Stop on by to enter! Hope you are having a great week 🙂
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Thanks for the laugh Desi! I do think zucchini is one of the hardest veggies to get accustomed too since they are so slimy.
We made something similar last summer adding in brown rice and using cherry BBQ sauce for the filling. We can’t wait to have ripe zucchini to make them again.
That sounds interesting! I would not have thought to pair zucchini with something sweet. Do you top with cheese as well?
perfect for summer party!
Thanks Kristy! By the way, you have some beautiful work on your site.
these are so stinkin cute!
Talk about cute! I just saw all the incredibly creative things on your site. You are a gifted woman!
That is just a unique presentation! 🙂
Whatever it takes to get my kids about their veggies!
Looks delish!
We’d love you to share your recipes with us at
Simply Delish Saturday
Our garden is producing zucchini in abundance and we love trying other recipes that include it. It is just hubby and me, so I probably would not fancy up the dish but it is cute if my grandchildren were visiting. I found you at Ann Kroeker’s, Food on Fridays at http://annkroeker.com/ My entry was Oat Bran Muffins.
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment Hazel! Enjoy your zucchini!
Those are adorable! My kids would love that!
I co-host a weekly foodie meme, Friday Food Fight. I would love for you to link up and share your post. Hope to see you in the ring!
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Thanks. I linked up.
I’ve got some zucchinis, but I can’t get my kid to eat anything lately! I wonder if American cheese triangles would stay on those toothpicks? Very cute idea. Thanks for sharing with Fat Camp Friday. See you next week! http://bit.ly/npf0ml
That’s a great idea Miranda! I would use cheddar slices since American cheese is not real cheese.
Very true! Even better. That was my first thought because of the color.. (sorry, I replied in the wrong spot! You can delete that)
Thank you so much for linking this up to My Favorite Things Friday Party!! We made these & they were yummy, we seasoned the meat & sprinkled some with mozzarella, some with cheddar, & some with parmesan cheese. I hope you have a wonderful weekend!
XoXo
~Iffy~
http://www.stayathomenation.blogspot.com
Thanks for taking the time to let me know you enjoyed them. Also, thanks for hosting My Favorite Things!
these are adorable. i might use this tactic to get my husband to eat zucchini! thank you for sharing with tuesday night supper club!
Thank you so much for hosting Tuesday Night Supper Club!
How neat! Great recipe!
I’m a new follower from the Fancy Friday Hop! Would love it if you stopped by my blog http://www.mommydigger.com and follow me 🙂
Hi Nancy,
Your Zucchini Boats are just adorable! What a great idea and a great recipe. Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and hope to see you next week! Have a great week end!
Miz Helen
How fun! I bet this would get my kids to eat their zucchini. Thanks so much for sharing 😀
Thank you Heather! BTW, your Cherry Basil Collins looks awesome and I don’t even drink!
What a great idea to try with the kids….Big and small!!
Thanks for sharing at the hearth and soul hop last week.
Nancy! These are adorable, especially for little kids! I bet I could get my kids to eat zuchinni this way! Thanks for sharing with Healthy 2day Wednesdays! Hope you’ll participate this week!
So cute! These are similar to the chayotes that I posted this week. Thanks so much for linking up with What’s On the Menu Wednesday.
Can you believe I had to Google chayotes? I have never seen them before. They look yummy!
These look so yummy and they just might do the trick and have my kids eat zucchini…love this recipe.
Thank you for sharing it at Foodie Wednesday and hope to see you there this week as well with another great recipe.
What a cute idea! Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites! I’m featuring you this week. Come by and grab my featured button if you’d like one!
Aww. Thanks Jerri! I really appreciate it. Thanks again for hosting the party!
Love it, going to feature it on Friday at Bacon Time. Hope to see at this weeks party.
Thanks Mindie. I really appreciate the extra attention! I’ll take all I can get. 🙂
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Hmmm.. These really look delicious and like so much fun!!
Thank you for linking up to {nifty thrifty sunday} last week!
I hope to see more of your creativity this weekend!
xoxo,
Vanessa
Congratulations Nancy!
You are featured on Full Plate Thursday! You are welcome to pick up your Red Plate. Hope you are having a great week!
Miz Helen
Thank you so much Miz Helen! I look forward to all the goodies you’ll share this week.
Potentially dumb question coming up: Was I supposed to take the seeds out before boiling the zucchini, like you do with acorn squash before roasting it?
I’ve never eaten much zucchini, so I’m not quite sure on all the ins and outs of it yet.
That’s a great question! The seeds are completely edible. When the zucchini gets really big the seeds also get big. Some people remove them. I eat them. Hope that helps!
That does help. thanks!
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