Use extra-lean ground beef or ground turkey.

Italian zucchini boats ground turkey. This low-carb Italian-inspired dish has so much going for it. Using a spoon scoop out the inside of the zucchini reserving the scooped out zucchini. Put zucchini in the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

Since we are not adding any kind of rice or other carb into the mix this meal is carb free. With the combination of the turkey sausage cheese and zucchini you will have a meal that is high in fat protein and antioxidants. 1 lb ground turkey or other lean meat 1 small can no salt added tomato sauce.

Cut squash in half length wise. Meanwhile coarsely chop the insides from the zucchini. These Stuffed Zucchini Boats are a delicious way to use fresh zucchini as a main dish.

Make taco meat using ¾ pound of ground turkey and 1 can drained and rinsed of black beans. Top each turkey stuffed zucchini boat with 1 tbsp. Here is the final product.

Fill each boat with the meat filling and then top each boat with mozzarella and parmesan cheese. Not only are these super easy to make but most likely you have all the ingredients handy and you may only need to swing by the store for some zucchinis. Start by sautéing the ground turkey until its browned crumbled and nearly cooked through.

You can also add ½ cup of corn to the taco meat mixture. Put the halved zucchini boats on a baking sheet. TACO ZUCCHINI BOATS.