This Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats recipe is the perfect way to enjoy summer fresh zucchini’s. These tender zucchini’s are stuffed with delicious buffalo chicken and slathered in a cheesy topping, this makes for an easy and super family meal!
There are so many ways to enjoy zucchini but this has to be up there as one of the best zucchini dishes! This is a tangy and cheesy twist to the classic stuffed zucchini boats recipe. Easy to make, filling and low in carbs – and most importantly – utterly delicious! It’s the zucchini gift that keeps on giving!
Can You Freeze Zucchini Boats?
I don’t recommend freezing zucchini boats, just because the zucchini will be quite mushy upon thawing. That being said, you can absolutely freeze the filling for these boats for up to 2 months. Simply thaw the filling, spoon it into fresh zucchinis, then add cheese and bake.
Zucchini Boats Recipe – An Easy Make Ahead Meal
You can even assemble your zucchini boats earlier in the day, then store them covered in the fridge until you’re ready to bake them. Perfect for an easy and tasty weeknight meal, or any last minute dinner guests!
Plus this zucchini boats recipe is a great way to get some veggies into your kids.
How Can You Tell If A Zucchini Is Good?
The vegetable should feel firm yet tender with shiny or glossy skin. When you cut into a good zucchini, it should have an almost buttery-like texture and the flesh should appear slightly yellow, greenish or white. Zucchini flavor should be mild and juicy, lending itself perfectly to baking.
Zucchini requires a cool, dry place for storing, such as the crisper drawer in the refrigerator. With proper storage, fresh zucchini lasts about one to two weeks.
Top Tips For This Zucchini Boats Recipe
- When scooping out the pulp for Zucchini Boats, a teaspoon is just the right size. Use your food processor or blender to finely chop the pulp quickly.
- Make sure to use a greased baking dish.
- You can also make this recipe with yellow squash, or even hollowed out small eggplants.
- You can make this dish vegetarian. Use sauteed onion, rice or quinoa, diced red bell pepper, salt, pepper, shredded cheese and fresh herbs.
Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup hot sauce I used Frank’s Red Hot
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 1/2 cups shredded chicken breast
- 4 zucchini sliced in half lengthwise
- 1/2 cup blue cheese
- 1 cup mozzarella cheese
- Ranch or Blue Cheese Dressing optional
- Chopped green onion
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
- Use a spoon to hollow out the zucchini halves to make the boats. Reserve half of the zucchini pulp for the filling.
- In a bowl, whisk together the cream cheese and hot sauce. Stir in the chicken and zucchini pulp.
- Place the zucchini boats in a greased baking dish. Sprinkle blue cheese over the top. Bake in the oven, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- Drizzle ranch or blue cheese dressing and sprinkle chopped green onion over the top of the zucchini boats.
Notes
- When scooping out the pulp for Zucchini Boats, a teaspoon is just the right size. Use your food processor or blender to finely chop the pulp quickly.
- Make sure to use a greased baking dish.
- You can also make this recipe with yellow squash, or even hollowed out small eggplants.
- You can make this dish vegetarian. Use sauteed onion, rice or quinoa, diced red bell pepper, salt, pepper, shredded cheese and fresh herbs.
Suzy says
I was surprised how well the chicken tasted with the zucchini! Ir really was so tasty and a hearty meal for us!
Becky Hardin says
I’m glad you enjoyed them so much!!
stephanie says
These were easy to make and delicious to eat.
Becky Hardin says
I’m so happy you loved these!
Stephanie says
These were fantastic! My kids love all things buffalo sauce so this was a great way to get them to eat their veggies!
Becky Hardin says
That’s so awesome to hear! I’m glad they loved them so much!
ROGER FAIR says
I am unsure of the use of the blue cheese and the mozzarella … the mozzarella is not mentioned in putting it together and it seems to me the blue cheese should be mixed with the pulp, cream cheese, hot sauce and chicken … with the mozzarella on top for baking … please help … I really want to make this recipe … thanks ..
Becky Hardin says
The Mozzarella can be mixed in with bleu cheese on top! Or if you’d rather switch them, I’m sure it will still be yummy! 🙂
Linda Partyka says
Was delicious. You can use either mild, medium, or hot wing sauce depending on how hot you like your chicken.
Will make again.
Becky Hardin says
Thanks for sharing, Linda!