Description
These Keto Zucchini Boats with Bacon are made with bacon, corn, red onion, garlic, cilantro, and filled into zucchinis and baked with melted cheese on top.
Ingredients
Scale
- 6 Zucchinis, whole
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup chopped bacon or ham
- 1/3 cup corn kernels, fresh or drained from a can
- ¼ cup chopped red onion
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
- ½ cup shredded Oaxaca or mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- In a large pot, add a good amount of water and bring to a boil. Add the zucchini and boil the zucchini for 10-15 minutes. Take them out and strain.
- Once the zucchini has cooled, cut them in half lengthwise.
- With a spoon, carve out the insides of the zucchini and place to the side.
- Add the zucchini into a baking sheet that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray.
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- In a large skillet on medium heat, add oil and wait for it to shimmer.
- Add the onion, ham and corn and cook for about 6-8 minutes, until the ham is toasty, the onion is soft, and the corn is starting to pop. Take the zucchini insides you can placed on the side and add into the skillet. Cook on medium heat, until all of the liquid has been evaporated. This is your filling!
- With a spoon, scoop the filling into each halved zucchini and repeat with the rest. Top with the shredded cheese and bake in the oven for 6-10 minutes, until the cheese melts.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 216.3
- Sugar: 3.0 g
- Sodium: 487.0 mg
- Fat: 8.8 g
- Saturated Fat: 3.8 g
- Carbohydrates: 7.4 g
- Fiber: 1.9 g
- Protein: 23.8 g
- Cholesterol: 46.0 mg
