
How To Make Philly Cheese Steak Zucchini Boats
Meaty isn’t automatically unhealthy. These zucchini boats are filled with a hearty mix of roast beef with mushrooms and cheese for a healthy & filling meal.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 4largewide zucchini,(2½ lbs)
- 3tbspolive oil,divided
- 1largeyellow onion,sliced into short pieces
- 8smallbutton mushrooms,(6 oz), sliced
- 1largebell pepper,chopped into short slices
- 2garliccloves,minced
- ¾lbdeli roast beef,sliced thin, chopped into small pieces
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1½tbspwater,or beef broth
- 1¼cupsprovolone cheese,shredded
- fresh parsley,chopped, for serving
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Using a spoon, scoop centers from zucchini to create boats while leaving a ¼-inch rim (reserve centers for another use).
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Brush both sides of zucchini with olive oil and season lightly with salt. Place in two baking pans. Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes until nearly tender.
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Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute for 5 minutes, then add more olive oil and mushrooms and saute 5 minutes longer.
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Push veggies to one side of pan then add remaining olive oil to opposite side, add bell pepper and garlic and saute for about 3 minutes, until tender.
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Add in roast beef, season with salt and pepper to taste then stir in water and cook for about 30 seconds until warmed.
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Fill roasted zucchini with roast beef mixture. Sprinkle top evenly with cheese. Return to oven and bake for about 5 minutes longer, or until cheese has melted.
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Serve warm garnished with parsley.
Nutrition
- Calories: 404.64kcal
- Fat: 25.18g
- Saturated Fat: 9.79g
- Trans Fat: 0.13g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 11.78g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.88g
- Carbohydrates: 15.76g
- Fiber: 4.17g
- Sugar: 9.15g
- Protein: 30.56g
- Cholesterol: 71.84mg
- Sodium: 1110.03mg
- Calcium: 374.40mg
- Potassium: 1371.45mg
- Iron: 3.52mg
- Vitamin A: 202.66µg
- Vitamin C: 96.93mg
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