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Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats Recipe

These Buffalo chicken zucchini boats are the perfect way to enjoy summer fresh zucchinis-- stuffed with buffalo chicken and cheese!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 470 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • ½ cup hot sauce I used Frank’s RedHot
  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened (½ brick)
  • 2½ cups cooked and shredded chicken
  • 4  zucchini sliced in half lengthwise
  • ½ cup  blue cheese
  • 1 cup mozzarella cheese
  • ranch or blue cheese dressing optional, for drizzling
  • chopped green onion optional, for topping

Instructions

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  1. Preheat the oven to 400℉.
  2. Use a spoon to hollow out the zucchini halves to make the boats. Reserve half of the zucchini pulp for the filling.
  3. In a bowl, whisk together cream cheese and hot sauce. Stir in chicken and zucchini pulp.
  4. Place zucchini boats in a greased baking dish. Sprinkle blue cheese over the top. Bake in the oven, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover, top with mozzarella, and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
  5. Drizzle ranch or blue cheese dressing and sprinkle chopped green onion over the top of the zucchini boats.

Notes

  • Storage: Store buffalo chicken zucchini boats in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days.
  • Store buffalo chicken zucchini boats in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 days.
  • You can also make this recipe with yellow squash, or even small hollowed-out eggplants.
  • You can make this dish vegetarian. Use sauteed onion, rice or quinoa, diced red bell pepper, salt, pepper, shredded cheese and fresh herbs.

Nutrition Information

Calories 470kcal (24%) Carbohydrates 10g (3%) Protein 39g (78%) Fat 31g (48%) Saturated Fat 16g (80%) Cholesterol 141mg (47%) Sodium 1543mg (64%) Potassium 911mg (26%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 7g (14%) Vitamin A 1346IU (27%) Vitamin C 59mg (66%) Calcium 373mg (37%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 470

% Daily Value*

Calories 470kcal 24%
Carbohydrates 10g 3%
Protein 39g 78%
Fat 31g 48%
Saturated Fat 16g 80%
Cholesterol 141mg 47%
Sodium 1543mg 64%
Potassium 911mg 19%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 7g 14%
Vitamin A 1346IU 27%
Vitamin C 59mg 66%
Calcium 373mg 37%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.