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Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats

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July 31, 2019 By Laura Ligos, MBA, RD, CSSD Leave a Comment

Is Zucchini growing out the wazoo around you this summer! It sure is by us, so let’s put it to good use. Try out this new Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats recipe so that you can reap the benefits of your local harvest. 

Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Zucchini Party

It’s that time of year where I am LOVING almost everything I get from my local produce supplier, Field Goods. I get a bag each week year round but some weeks it’s too much greens or too many frozen items. However, this time of year I’m overjoyed to receive my bag and see things like fresh zucchini popping out of the bag.  This week when I saw the zucchini I just new I needed to make my delicious Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats.

It’s basically just another way to trick you into eating more vegetables by saying you’re eating tacos. No matter the way I have to do it, I’ll keep doing it so that you get to eat delicious food AND make it worth your while (aka #sassyapproved) while you’re at it. 

Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Taco Tuesday Every Day

Speaking of tacos, why do we only have to think about tacos on Tuesday or during happy hour?! Tacos deserve attention every dang day. These Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats are quite literally good every day of the week and don’t need it to be Taco Tuesday for you to put them on your plate, or heck, chop them up in a bowl and put it over rice. 

I’m pretty convinced I could eat a taco every day and be a-okay with it. I would just have to vary it up so that I get to eat all kinds of foods and so that I don’t overdo the chips or tortillas, which are my downfall every time. Not saying that those items are bad, just need to eat more of the veggies than not, ya know?!

Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Make Ahead of Time

Listen up, you don’t have to slave away in the kitchen every dang day. It may look like all I do is cook, and yes, I probably cook more than the average human. However, I made this dish on a Sunday night and it lasted us through Wednesday along side some burgers that I will release soon that helped us get through to Friday. 

I plan ahead by having most of the ingredients on hand. I’m thinking f making up some pantry lists, freezer lists, and grocery shopping list (based on individual stores) for you guys, so keep an eye out for that.  I’ve personally been loving having a stocked freezer thanks to signing up for Butcher Box  so that I don’t have to worry about sourcing good meat for the week, I just thaw it, grab my spices, and veggies and BOOM, Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats coming in hot. 

Pro Tip: If you prefer to make these unstuffed, chop up the zucchini and saute it all up in the same skillet and omit the oven step.

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Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats

  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Main Course
  • Cuisine: American
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Ingredients

  • 3 medium zucchini
  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil
  • 1/4 cup red onion (small dice)
  • 3 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 red bell pepper (small dice)
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)

Toppings (Optional)

  • cherry tomatoes (quartered)
  • jalapenos (sliced)
  • avocado (sliced)
  • sour cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F and spray a 9”x13” baking dish with cooking spray.

  2. Slice zucchini in half lengthwise and scoop out pulp leaving at least 1/2 inch of the shell and lay zucchini scoop side up in baking dish. 

  3. Chop the zucchini pulp, set aside.

  4. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat, add onion and saute for 2 to 3 minutes add garlic, bell pepper, zucchini pulp and saute for another 2 minutes

  5. Add in ground beef and spices and cook until beef is no longer pink. 

  6. Remove from heat, drain excess liquid and stir in 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese then scoop beef mixture into zucchini boats, top with the other 1/2 cup of cheddar cheese and bake uncovered for 20 minutes. 


Notes

Nutrition for 1 zucchini boat

260 calories
17g fat
7g carbohydrates
21g protein

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xoxo,

Sassy

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We’ve made it over a week together and it feels We’ve made it over a week together and it feels like it’s always been this way.

Motherhood is a wild ride & it’s only getting started. I have never been so tired & simultaneously so fulfilled in my life. That’s not to say it’s not filled with tears, worries and doubts but what fun would it be if it were all sunshine and roses anyway?

Going into this all I have felt so supported by friends going through this with me BUT I felt so unsupported by the general public. It seems like we want to fear and shame moms because misery loves company, right?!

The focus quickly shifts from mom to baby (still shocked that I only have an appointment at 6 weeks even though my body went through the biggest event of its life) and there also seems to be this shift from joy to shame & guilt.

Here’s some of what I heard from people:

😕Sleep when baby sleeps. You’ll never sleep again.
😕Don’t let baby sleep in a car seat, or a bouncer, or anywhere but their crib EVER. 
😕You’ll never have time to shower again, enjoy it now. 
😕Cry it out is cruel and harmful to the baby. 
😕Get baby on a schedule/never put baby on a schedule.

These are all things I heard and that truly led me to believe I was going to lose all sense of who I was and my life as I knew it.

What I wish people had said instead were:

🥰Your heart will grow bigger than you could imagine.
🥰You’ll cry the happiest tears you’ve ever cried.
🥰You’ll feel like a giant hole was filled that you didn’t even know was there.
🥰You won’t feel guilty about cleaning your house, it just won’t matter anymore.
🥰Babies pooping will make you laugh so hard you will feel like a kid again.
🥰You will have time to eat and shower and you don’t have to neglect yourself.

We need to do a better job of building each other up, supporting one another and our decisions while refraining from offering unsolicited advice and opinions. 

So for all you future mamas and new mamas out there, I see you, I’m proud of you and I cannot wait to share our stories with one another and the world.

Let’s stop fear mongering (just like the diet world) and start building one another up.

Xoxo,
Sassy & lil sassy man
🌈Some things truly are worth the wait. It’s b 🌈Some things truly are worth the wait. It’s been a long year of loss, unknowns and worry but it’s all been worth it to get to meet my lil man🥰
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Now time to introduce this sassy human who is already so well loved to the world...
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Introducing 

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After an almost 24 hour labor, Connor joined us over a week past his due date on 2/12/21 at a whopping 9lb2oz & 22.5 inches long with a full head of hair and lungs to scream hello to us with.
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We are so in love already and cannot wait to share him with the world. Thank you for all the love and support from friends and family and to all those that helped us in the hospital. Holy cow labor & delivery teams are truly magical and I cannot imagine doing it without all of their support.
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Now back to snuggling this human of mine and trying not to cry at every last thing he does 🥰 
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Mom, Dad & Bode are all doing well!
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I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk t I get it, we all eat so we all then want to talk to others about what worked for us. That's great!
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What's not great is when we push our nutrition and eating behaviors onto others ESPECIALLY when we are not qualified to do so.
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So often when people meet me for the first time they are worried to eat around me and/or buy groceries around me. My friends can attest I am not judgemental around food and will gladly eat that cake, queso dip or sip on that glass of wine right alongside of you. I am not the food police and do not offer unsolicited nutrition advice unless it's a client who is paying for my help OR on Instagram and other social media platforms where my goal is to educate.
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Why do I share this? 
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Because I see far too many people diving down diet rabbit holes, finding success & then claiming to be nutrition experts purely because something worked for them. 
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I've also seen this alot being pregnant, everyone wants to tell you what worked for them. IF you use that stipulation of "this worked for me" then fine, share away but if you start doleing out advice please pause, take a breath and think about NOT doing it.
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People are OVERWHELMED by diet culture and some so badly want to change but YOUR way is not the only way and it most likely is not what will work for your friend/coworker/cousin/neighbor so please, stop trying to be an expert in something you aren't.
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Got it!?! 
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Ok, carry on.
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xoxo,
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Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. Your nutrition does NOT need to be all or nothing. I'm not saying you have to find perfect balance (does that even exist?) but I am saying that we shouldn't feel like either we have to eat perfectly or that we might as well give up.
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Instead we should look to the grey area in between for our nutrition guidance. 
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We can have a glass or 2 of wine but we should probably also drink some water. 
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And the list goes on.
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It's not about all or nothing it's about doing something daily to help your health and nutrition without it feeling like a set of rules or a free for all.
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How do we find that grey area in between?
👉🏻 stop hopping on and off fad diets
👉🏻listen and trust your self, not your coworkers and cousins 
👉🏻focus on the simple things (ie drinking water instead of worrying about supplements)
👉🏻work to remove guilt and shame around food & body
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Where do you currently fall Right now?!
🤪 all
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🙅🏻‍♀️ nothing 
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