Easy Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats

If you love zucchini boats, then you should also try my recipes for White Chicken Lasagna Stuffed Zucchini Boats, Healthy Italian Stuffed Zucchini Boats, and my Enchilada Quinoa Stuffed Taco Boats. Who is ready to get on the boat with me? When I’m talking about “the boat” I mean the zucchini boat. Zucchinis are so easy to stuff and so good for you. If you’re looking for a new way to switch up the old taco or are interested in the low-carb thing, need more veggies in your life, or all of the above, what are you waiting for? I have been literally gobbling up these zucchini boats myself because of all three reasons. I needed a way to get more veggies into my diet (and my hubby’s and the kiddo’s), wanted to cut out just a leeetle bit of the carbs, and also just sick of tortillas (I’ll come back around soon, I’m sure). Zucchinis are in season right now and taste so good. I have been buying them by the dozens, washing, halving, and scooping out the seeds and stuffing all the ingredients I’d normally save for a tortilla or some sort of noodle and putting them instead in a zucchini. Once you try this, you’ll want them all the time, trust me. I don’t even miss the bread.

Here’s How You Make it

Best Toppings for Taco Stuffed Zucchini

I’m a topping-aholic. I love to pile on all the things. Some of my favorites for this recipe include:

Cilantro Avocados or Guacamole Salsa Sour cream or plain Greek yogurt Tomatoes Black olives Roasted corn Hot sauce Jalapeno slices Pickled or diced red onions Green onions Tajin spice

Are Zucchini Boats Keto-Friendly?

The Keto diet is a popular one these days. It is a diet that is very low in carbs and high in fat (kind of like Atkins and South Beach were about a decade ago). This makes your body burn fat, ironically. Anyway, I don’t need to get into the whole science behind it after all, because I’m a food blogger, and not exactly a doctor. But what I do know is that these stuffed zucchini boats are okay for the Keto diet. Zucchini is approved on the diet, as is the ground beef, cheese, sour cream, other veggies, and spices.

Expert Tips

Customizing taco zucchini boats is easy!

Substitute ground turkey, chicken, or regular sausage for the ground beef. Use yellow squash instead of zucchini if you have that on hand. Add chili powder or hot sauce to the mixture to kick up the heat level a notch. Sprinkle red pepper flakes to the top of your boats for an even bigger kick. Instead of rice, try using cooked quinoa. Add black beans to the beef mixture or substitute them all together for a vegetarian zucchini boat. Dice up a variety of bell peppers and add them to the mix for added texture, flavor, and nutrition.