Zucchini Pizza Boats
These Zucchini Pizza Boats were so delicious I couldn’t believe it was zucchini! I wanted to make a recipe for these for some time now. After tasting these I wish I had made them sooner! Zucchini Pizza Boats are my new favorite way to make zucchini (next to my Zucchini Bread). These were so simple to make and absolutely delicious!
Ingredients
Wash zucchini with water.
Slice them in half lengthwise.
Using a spoon scoop out the
seeded section of each half.
Use a paper towel and pat dry
the inside of the zucchini’s.
Brush olive oil on the bottom
of an oven safe dish or pan.
Place the zucchini in the dish or
pan and brush olive oil on the
inside of the zucchini halves.
Sprinkle the zucchini with the salt,
pepper and garlic powder.
Place the diced tomato on the zucchini.
Sprinkle the zucchini with the freshly
grated parmesan cheese and
then the mozzarella cheese.
Top each zucchini with pepperoni.
Bake uncovered in a preheated 375 degree
oven for 20 – 30 minutes or until tender.
If the cheese isn’t golden brown, put the
pan under the broiler to brown.
Top with more mozzarella cheese just
until it melts then serve.
Zucchini Pizza Boats
http://www.InDianesKitchen.com
Ingredients
- 2 small Zucchini
- Olive oil
- Garlic powder to taste
- 1 large diced fresh tomato
- 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, or more
- 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan Cheese, or more
- 12-16 slices pepperoni
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions
- Wash zucchini with water.
- Slice zucchini in half lengthwise.
- Use a spoon and scoop out the seeded section.
- Use a paper towel and pat the entire zucchini halves dry.
- Brush olive oil on the bottom of an oven safe baking dish or pan.
- Place the zucchini in the dish or pan, cut side up, and brush the zucchini with olive oil.
- Sprinkle the zucchini with salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- Place the diced tomato pieces in the zucchini.
- Sprinkle the mozzarella and parmesan cheese on top.
- Place pepperoni slices on top.
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 20 – 30 minutes or until tender.
- If the cheese is not golden brown, turn off the oven and turn to broil. Broil until the cheese is golden brown.
- Add a little more mozzarella cheese and leave under the broiler just until the cheese melts then serve.
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Categories: Pizza, Vegetables/Slaws/Salads
I love that name :0)!
Thanks Daniela!
This sounds really good and I’m not a big squash eater.
Me either but I swear it tasted like pizza!
I’m going to have to try it one day.
Looks tasty
MARRY ME!!
Hahahahaha my husband may object but maybe I could adopt you!
Healthy and yummy, great idea!
Thanks!
My grandson is T1D and borderline Celiac so these kinds of recipes are perfect 🙂
That’s wonderful, glad to help! I hope he likes them. Feel bad for him!
Can’t wait to try this one! We have both green and yellow zucs coming in up the wazoo – eeek!! LOL.
I used two really small ones for this recipe and ate them both for lunch! Lol
So yummy, and so easy to make, these are awesome!
Thanks Chef!
You can never have too many recipes for zucchini! (If you grow your own you’ll know what I mean) These sound yummy.
I use to make 35 loaves of zucchini bread and freeze them every year while my kids were home and I know what you mean….lol
Ohh I shouldn’t be looking at this when I’m so hungry! 😊 these look amazing!!! Yummm I love the creativity 😋😋
Thank you Linda! They did turn out really good!
Prolific aren’t they! I suspect you have a wonderful vegetable garden.
Yes it is a really good year! Thanks!
Yum! I often top our zucchini with meat and cheese!
My first time….not my last!
I use eggplant more often. I make it all the time when I have not enough meat for two meals. It works out great because the eggplant is filling (and a veggie (fruit) ) so I don’t need a lot of meat. I do love your pizza idea! I have don’t that on eggplant “rounds”, I will have to try this. YUM!
Thank you for a Great idea!
Now this beats a high-carb meal for Summer!
OMG they made for a fabulous meal! I picked up the entire zucchini half (they were small) and ate it that way….lol
Delightful finger food!
Great idea. Thanks for sharing.
They were so good thank you!
These look wicked fun…and more than a little tasty.
Matt they were very fun to make and the taste was amazing! Thanks!
Oohhh yummy! Thank you for sharing!
You’re welcome!
looks good !
Thank you Carmen!
Tasty and easy! I will try making these!
These were amazing and fun to make!
When my zucchini starts to grow, I will make these. Yum!
You won’t be sorry! Ours have just started.
I try to do different things with my zucchini, so I am sure this will become one to go with. I planted late though, so it will be awhile.
Right but you know how it goes, once one starts you’ll have a bushel of them…lol I http://indianeskitchen.com/2018/07/13/hollandaise-sauceswear you could sit and watch them grow!
Oh yes, and I have about 5 hills that I planted.
This sounds delicious! My zucchini plant has almost taken over my garden this year and I’ve been looking for new recipes to try. Can’t wait to give this one a go!
How nice to have a good garden this year! It’s always nice to try a new way to cook zucchini and this was delicious!
Oh this looks lovely – and I happen to have the ingredients in the fridge!!!!! Guess what we’re having tonight! Many thanks. x
Thank you they do turn out delicious! Enjoy!!!
They were great – many thanks! I really appreciate your blog. It’s expanding my home menu. 🙂
Yum! I had no idea a person could have so much fun with zucchini. I must try these!
Hahaha They are even more fun eating them! Thank you!
The zucchini pizza boat recipe sounds really interesting. I’m definitely going to make them.
Enjoy they are really good! Thank you Meenal!
Oh that’s lovely!
Thank you Rosie!
I tried something a bit like this recently, except I used tomato paste (a brand that didn’t have a lot of added salt and other flavors), minced garlic, and oil. I didn’t use pepperoni and I didn’t think to add parmesan as well as mozzarella (where was my head?). I did sprinkle it with toasted sesame seed, which sounds odd but I once had a really good pizza primavera with sesame seed sprinkled on it. I didn’t try scraping the zucchinis out, but that might have helped me get the sauce to stay on. Maybe next time.
Oh yes scraping out the zucchini is what gives it the boat name and you can fill it with even more ingredients. I love this because you can put whatever you want in the middle. There are so many possibilities and I’m sure yours was just as delicious!
Looks great! That looks like it might serve one person right 🙂
It depends how hungry you are and the size of the zucchini. Ours were small so we each ate the whole zucchini.
I might have eaten both. 🙂
Well since zucchini is mostly water I think we should! 🤣
I think I told you I like sliced zucchini and green onions and curry and a little cheese with scrambled eggs for breakfast. I eat it wrapped in a corn or wheat tortilla or on top of a heated pita bread.
Oh you gave me another idea Katelon! You could fill the zucchini boats with breakfast ingredients. I think the pita bread would taste amazing with it too!
Oh, great idea regarding breakfast zucchini boats. My present way is quicker but the boats would be flashier.
I will be making this one this week! Thanks, Diane.
If you want the topping to get browner, put it under the broiler and watch carefully. I do that because I like it really crispy.
Looks great! I love zucchini in season.
Thank you Karla!