hey guys deronda here with foods 101 today i'm going to show you how to make these zucchini
ground beef boats yep you got that right the ingredients you're going to need is one cup of
wild rice or if you'd like to substitute with white rice you may three tablespoons of olive
oil one pound of ground beef i'm using a chuck one tablespoon of freshly minced garlic two
tablespoons of finely diced celery carrots and onions two tablespoons of greek yogurt or you
can use a heavy whipping cream two zucchinis about six to seven inches long two tablespoons
of panko crumb one half cup of grated parmesan cheese one pinch of crushed red pepper flakes one
cup of marinara sauce a half a cup of mozzarella cheese one fourth of a teaspoon of black pepper
and one half teaspoon of salt let's get this dish together in a large skillet over medium heat
you're going to add about two tablespoons of that olive oil along with your celery the onions be
sure to not leave any behind and your carrots this is your maripod we're going to stir this around
for about a minute until they start absorbing that olive oil and releasing their aromas
okay i'm turning off my timer after one minute add that finely minced garlic
if you can use fresh garlic do so because that's going to give these zucchini
ground beef both tremendous flavor and we're going to cook this an additional one minute you're not
going to have to cook it too long because we're going to bake this as well after one minute
turning off my timer we're going to add the ground beef i'm using a chug
a sirloin or this ground round will also work cook this while breaking down the meat
until the meat is no longer pink this will take about three to four minutes after a minute we're
going to add the salt that salt will really start absorbing into your ground beef with
the pepper and continue stirring while breaking down the meat i use a flat edge utensil there
i think it works best okay four minutes are up and we're going to pull back the meat
and let's see how much fat we're going to get off our meat well we're gonna remove
enough to where we've got about one tablespoon left
and that looks perfectly well that way this fat will give it
a lot of flavor and those bread crumbs will absorb it so add your bread crumbs
along with your parmesan cheese and your yogurt or heavy whipping cream and give it a lovely
little stirring while we add that marinara sauce and again don't leave any of it behind
get that spatula and get it out of there along with our rice
turn off the heat now and gradually work these ingredients until they're well blended and
looking like this at this point we're gonna add those chili flakes and be sure to
really stir this well together we want those chili flakes to really permeate throughout our
filling here and that looks absolutely delicious now let me show you how we're going to prepare
the zucchinis while we take this off the heat using a chef's knife cut your zucchinis in half
lengthwise and i make sure that i clean my zucchini under fresh cool clean tap water
with a large spoon we're just going to take out the seeds we're going to remove the center make
sure that you don't go through the bottom of your zucchini because this is going to be your boat
and we're just going to keep scraping until you get all those seeds out come to this end
do the same thing okay remove it and then again just scrape until you get all those
seeds out and your boat has been completed for the filling do it to your other three here add
your zucchini boats here to a 13 by nine inch baking dish with sides with our leftover olive
oil we're gonna drizzle about a half a teaspoon in each bow this will help them cook as they're
baking and we're going to brush them along the edge of the zucchini just like that these little
silicone brushes are very popular these days but if you have a pastry brush you may use that
too now we're going to start adding our filling i just use a large spoon
and go from one end to the other being generous with your filling and we're just going to pack it
down in there be sure that you really show the edges of your zucchini i think that's just so
pretty and really will demonstrate the dishes name okay and we're going to put them back now i'm just
topping each boat with our grated parmesan cheese just like that before we bake these
we're going to add a fourth of a cup of water in the bottom this will help steam the zucchini as
it bakes these are off to that 375 degree preheated oven on the middle rack for the
next 30 minutes uncovered use your timer and no peeking zucchini ground beef boats have baked
and listen to them sizzle oh and they smell so delicious i went to my garden and i picked a
little fresh parsley that i'm going to add here to the top of each of my zucchini ground beef
boats this is going to be fabulous we're going to let them cool down here for about five minutes
before we transport them over to a plate i want to show you what these look like on the inside
you've got a el dante still here on your zucchini and lookie there
loaded with fabulous flavors i just want to dig in here and see what it's like
all right here we go
wow
the crunch of the zucchini that ground chalk the marinara sauce the garlic the onions
make this an absolutely perfect dish no bread needed i'm deronda give me thumbs up leave me
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thanks a million for watching you all and i'll catch you lovely people later