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Southwest Stuffed Zucchini Boats
Veggie
Climate Superstar
Southwest Stuffed Zucchini Boats

with Pico de Gallo, Avocado Crema & Cilantro

5 min
Difficulty: 2/3
Mexican

Send your taste buds on a flavorful cruise—a yacht to Yumtown, if you will—with this crowd-pleasing stuffed zucchini. These boats are filled with Southwest-spiced rice, then blanketed with a layer of kickin’ pepper jack cheese, and finished with fresh pico de gallo, avocado crema, cilantro, sour cream, and hot sauce. There’s something about this recipe that’ll really put the wind back in your sails.

Allergens

Milk

Utensils

Baking Sheet
Zester
Small Bowl
Medium Pot

Tags

Veggie
Climate Superstar
Ingredients
Yellow Onion

Yellow Onion

1 unit

Zucchini

Zucchini

2 unit

Jasmine Rice

Jasmine Rice

0.75 cup

Southwest Spice Blend

Southwest Spice Blend

1 tablespoon

Veggie Stock Concentrate

Veggie Stock Concentrate

1 unit

Tomato

Tomato

1 unit

Lime

Lime

1 unit

Cilantro

Cilantro

0.25 ounce

Guacamole

Guacamole

4 tablespoon

Sour Cream

Sour Cream

3 tablespoon

Pepper Jack Cheese

Pepper Jack Cheese

0.5 cup

Hot Sauce

Hot Sauce

1 teaspoon

Olive Oil

Olive Oil

2 teaspoon

Salt

Salt

Pepper

Pepper

Preparation
1
Prep

• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; scoop out and discard seeds with a spoon. Dice tomato. Roughly chop cilantro. Zest and halve lime.

2
Cook Rice

• Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add ¾ of the onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until softened, 4-5 minutes. • Add rice and Southwest Spice Blend; stir to coat. • Stir in stock concentrate, 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups for 4 servings), and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil; cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to use in step 5.

3
Roast Zucchini

• While rice cooks, rub zucchini halves all over with a large drizzle of olive oil (two large drizzles for 4 servings); season with salt and pepper. Arrange, cut sides down, on a baking sheet. • Roast on top rack until browned and tender, 15-20 minutes.

4
Make Pico & Crema

• In a small bowl, combine tomato, half the cilantro, a squeeze of lime juice to taste, and as much remaining onion as you like. Season with salt and pepper. • In a separate small bowl, combine guacamole, lime zest, half the sour cream (save the rest for serving), and lime juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency.

5
Stuff & Broil Zucchini

• Once zucchini is tender, remove sheet from oven. Heat broiler to high. • Fluff rice with a fork and season with salt and pepper. TIP: Stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) for extra richness. • Carefully flip zucchini and stuff with as much rice as will fit (there'll be plenty left over; save for serving). Evenly top with pepper jack. • Broil until cheese is melted and lightly browned, 2-3 minutes. TIP: Watch carefully to avoid burning.

6
Serve

• Divide remaining rice between plates and top with stuffed zucchini. Top with avocado crema, pico de gallo, remaining cilantro, and remaining sour cream. Drizzle with hot sauce if desired and serve.

Nutrition per serving

670

kcal

Calories

29

g

Fat

11

g

Saturated Fat

90

g

Carbohydrate

13

g

Sugar

7

g

Dietary Fiber

12

g

Protein

50

mg

Cholesterol

650

mg

Sodium

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