Zucchini Boats with Chili Con Carne
Main Dishes | Author's cuisine
⏳ Time
1 hour 30 minutes
🥕 Ingredients
19
🍽️ Servings
5
Description
It is well known that if you make boats out of zucchini, you can fill them with just about anything. Chili con carne, being a vibrant and hearty snack, pairs wonderfully with zucchini, but the zucchinis should be small—after all, the key word is 'boat,' not 'ship.'
Ingredients
- Young zucchini - 5 pieces
- Lean Beef - 7.1 oz
- Onion - ½ heads
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Carrot - ½ pieces
- Celery stalk - 1 piece
- Orange Bell Peppers - 1 piece
- Canned Tomatoes (Pelati) - 14.1 oz
- Canned Baby Beets - 3.5 oz
- Mild Chili Spice - ½ spoons
- Ground Cumin - ½ spoons
- Ground Cinnamon - ½ spoons
- Cilantro - 0.4 oz
- Melted Cheese - 5.3 oz
- Olive Oil - 1 fl oz
- Salt - to taste
- Ground Black Pepper - to taste
- Yogurt powder - to taste
- Sriracha - to taste
Step by Step guide
Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients.
Step 10
Serve the finished boats filled with chili con carne, drizzled with yogurt and Sriracha, and garnished with cilantro.
Step 2
Finely chop the onion, carrot, celery, red bell pepper, and garlic.
Step 3
Heat a skillet with olive oil and add the chopped vegetables.
Step 4
Next, add the spices and sauté over high heat for about 7 minutes.
Step 5
Add the beans and tomatoes, then pour in 300 ml of water. Bring to a boil.
Step 6
Add the ground beef, bring the mixture back to a boil, reduce the heat, and cook for about 40 minutes with the lid slightly ajar. Season with salt and pepper.
Step 7
Cut the zucchini in half and remove the seeds.
Step 8
Spoon the chili con carne into the created boats and sprinkle with grated cheese.
Step 9
Bake in the oven for 20 minutes at 356°F.
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