Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, mediterranean style zucchini boats. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook mediterranean style zucchini boats using 13 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Mediterranean Style Zucchini Boats:
- Prepare 4 medium zucchini
- Get 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- Take 1 packages Crock-Pot savory herb chicken slow cooker seasoning
- Prepare 3/4 cup water
- Make ready 2 tbsp olive oil
- Make ready 1 small red onion, finely chopped
- Get 2 tbsp lemon juice
- Get 1/3 cup sun dried tomatoes, chopped
- Make ready 1/4 cup kalamata olives, chopped
- Take 1 1/2 tbsp capers, chopped
- Take 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese, plus more for topping
- Make ready salt and pepper
- Prepare 1 cup chicken broth
Spoon the stuffing into the zucchini boats and place in a suitable baking dish. Use a spoon to carefully scoop out the middles, creating zucchini boats. Beautiful stuffed zucchini boats full of fresh herbs and beautiful colors you guys. This makes an amazing appetizer or a fresh side next to anything you can imagine.
Steps to make Mediterranean Style Zucchini Boats:
- Place chicken breasts in crock pot. Mix Crock-Pot seasoning with water and pour over chicken. Cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- Remove chicken from crock pot (discard remaining cooking liquids) and shred with two forks. Set aside.
- Set oven to low broil. Heat olive oil in skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion to skillet and sauté until translucent.
- Turn heat to low and add shredded chicken, lemon juice, chicken broth, sun dried tomatoes, kalamata olives and capers, and give a good stir. Cover and let simmer while you prepare zucchini.
- Chop ends off of zucchini and cut in half length-wise. Use a spoon to carefully scoop out the middles, creating zucchini boats.
- Place the 8 zucchini halves in a greased casserole dish, and either brush the insides with olive oil or spray with cooking spray. Salt and pepper to taste.
- Broil zucchini in oven for approximately 10 minutes, or until edges begin to brown.
- Remove zucchini from oven, and turn oven to bake at 400°F.
- Mix feta cheese into the chicken mixture in skillet, stirring well.
- Use a spoon to generously stuff zucchini halves with chicken mixture. Top with additional feta crumbles and bake for approximately 10 more minutes at 400°F.
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