Zucchini Boats w/ Chicken, Tomatoes and Cheese

Dinner, definitely, should not be boring.  Nor, does it have to consist of the same method over and over and over again.  Here is a simple, and fun, way to enjoy zucchini.  Surely, you already have the ingredients on hand, or at least most of them.  

Ingredients:

• 1 or 2 large zucchini
• ½ pound ground chicken
• 1 T. olive oil
• Crushed garlic
• Grape tomatoes (halved lengthwise)
• Parmesan cheese (grated)
• Mozzarella cheese (grated)
• Dried basil

Preheat oven to 350℉. Place olive oil in a skillet. Season chicken with oregano, basil, salt and pepper.  Place chicken in skillet with oil and cook.  Be sure to ground the meat up while it’s cooking. 

Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise.  Scoop out the seeded centers of each half and discard.  Trim a bit off the bottom of the halves so that they lay flat in a shallow baking dish. Brush the insides of the halves with olive oil, garlic, salt and pepper. Place the boats into a baking dish.  Bake zucchini in prepared oven for about 15 minutes.

Remove the zucchini and add the chicken, tomatoes, parmesan and mozzarella cheeses. Bake for another 15 minutes.  Be sure the cheese has melted.

Remove from oven and sprinkle with dried basil. Enjoy.