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Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats

August 16, 2016

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Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats – a simple stuffed zucchini recipe that only calls for four ingredients.

baking dish full of cooked Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats

Hollowed out zucchini squash is stuffed with cooked ground chicken mixed with buffalo wing sauce; topped with cheese; and baked.

This recipe is a great way to use up all that summer zucchini!  And, it’s great for those people who are looking for high protein, low carbohydrate dinners.

Watch the step by step recipe video for Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats below.

buffalo chicken stuffed zucchini with cheese in a baking dish

Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats Recipe

Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats - a simple low carb stuffed zucchini recipe that only calls for four ingredients.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 42 minutes
Total Time 52 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 363kcal
Author: Amanda Finks
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5 from 18 votes

Ingredients

  • 4 small-medium zucchini about 1¾ pounds
  • 1 lb. ground chicken
  • 1/2 cup Buffalo Wing Sauce not regular hot sauce
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with cooking spray.
  • Place a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and break it apart with a wooden spoon. Cook for 7-9 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove the skillet from the heat. Stir in the buffalo wing sauce.
  • As the chicken cooks, cut the zucchini in half, lengthwise. Use a spoon to scoop the seeds and center out of each zucchini half, leaving a ¼ inch thick zucchini boat. Place the zucchini in the baking dish cut-side up.
  • Spoon the chicken mixture into the zucchini boats. Sprinkle the zucchini evenly with the cheese.
  • Cover the baking dish with foil. Bake for 35 minutes.

Nutrition

Serving: 2stuffed boats | Calories: 363kcal | Carbohydrates: 8.2g | Protein: 37.9g | Fat: 18.9g | Saturated Fat: 7.2g | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5.2g
Course Dinner, Entree, Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword buffalo chicken stuffed zucchini, buffalo chicken zucchini boats, healthy buffalo chicken, stuffed zucchini recipe, zucchini boats recipe
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Comments

  1. Melissa says

    August 22, 2016 at 12:57 PM

    Is it super spicy? I love spice but my husband can only take so much. =)

    Reply
    • mike says

      June 13, 2020 at 6:38 PM

      just add a little ranch if it has too much heat, the ranch will tame down the spice.

      Reply
  2. Kassi B says

    June 15, 2017 at 8:29 PM

    5 stars
    This was really yummy! I used chopped up boneless skinless chicken thighs instead and it came out great!

    Reply
  3. JAKCIE L says

    June 30, 2017 at 2:48 PM

    Mu husbandi is not a zucchini fan. Could I mix the chicken mixture with brown rice for him? Thanks.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      July 19, 2017 at 3:53 PM

      You could always stuff a pepper instead!!

      Reply
  4. Sarah says

    July 8, 2017 at 12:50 PM

    We decided to cook the scooped out zucchini and add it to the buffalo chicken instead of tossing it out.

    Reply
  5. LB says

    July 10, 2017 at 11:35 AM

    I think the 37g of protein for 2 boats is a bit high, especially with ground chicken. The other nutritional info seems about right.

    Reply
    • Ali says

      July 28, 2017 at 9:48 AM

      4oz ground chicken is 22-30 g protein, depending on different brands I’ve seen, and 1/4 cup cheese is 5-10 g depending on brand. It’s feasible there could be 37 g of protein in this…

      Reply
  6. Ali says

    July 28, 2017 at 9:43 AM

    Could you do this with canned chicken? I don’t see why not! 🙂

    Reply
  7. christie says

    August 5, 2017 at 6:56 PM

    5 stars
    Yummy! I don’t like anything spicy so I made my husband like the recipe but made mine with bruschetta mixed in instead of wing sauce. It was a hit!

    Reply
  8. Boyan Minchev says

    November 8, 2017 at 2:09 AM

    5 stars
    Really, really delicious zucchini boat recipe looks amazing. Thank you for sharing this yummy chicken recipe with us.

    Reply
  9. Olivia says

    January 3, 2018 at 12:07 PM

    Can you use ground turkey instead of ground chicken?

    Reply
    • Stephanie Grider says

      April 10, 2018 at 6:04 PM

      5 stars
      Yes you can! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Patty says

    February 7, 2018 at 10:51 AM

    5 stars
    Added some blue cheese crumbles to the chicken mixture – yum!

    Reply
  11. Gina says

    March 22, 2018 at 1:31 PM

    5 stars
    Loved these!! I did ground turkey and added 2 TBSP of coconut milk (thicker canned variety) mainly because I had it already opened and I e to pair it with hot sauce to cut the heat just a smidge. Very tasty! We doubled the recipe (family of 5) so I have leftover meat I will totally use to stuff more boats this weekend!

    Reply
  12. Jenn says

    April 22, 2018 at 4:26 PM

    I find if you cut the zucchini and put it in the oven while you brown the meat, it cuts down on the cooking time needed after you stuff them. Love this recipe, my family and I use it all the time!

    Reply
  13. Faith says

    June 26, 2018 at 7:31 PM

    5 stars
    My kids and I enjoyed this quick and simple boats. Family favorite now. Thank you for sharing

    Reply
  14. Roma says

    July 4, 2018 at 9:40 AM

    5 stars
    One of the best recipe!!

    Reply
  15. Liz says

    July 8, 2018 at 8:57 AM

    5 stars
    First zucchini boat I ever made and it was DELICIOUS. I addrd three Italian sweet sausage links (deskinned and crumbled) to the ground chicken and added extra wing sauce to compensate fir extrs meat. I was bringing this dish to s friends house for dinner and my friend told me her husband doesnt like griund chicken. It worked snd heclived it too.

    Reply
  16. Brandi says

    July 16, 2018 at 6:15 PM

    5 stars
    These were great!!

    Reply
  17. Stacey says

    July 18, 2018 at 9:24 PM

    5 stars
    Made these last night as written except used an Italian cheese blend mix I had on hand. Delicious and rave reviews from my husband. Light and super easy! Thanks for a great simple recipe!

    Reply
  18. Stephanie says

    July 21, 2018 at 8:03 PM

    I used the buffalo hot sauce, just because I had three bottles in my cabinet lol. If I wouldve used wing sauce instead, would there have been more flavor? It tastes like it’s missing something.. or maybe I’m used to ground Turkey not ground chicken. thoughts?

    Reply
  19. Jenny says

    January 11, 2019 at 6:19 AM

    5 stars
    So good and easy to make! I used ground turkey.

    Reply
  20. Tony says

    February 22, 2019 at 6:36 PM

    5 stars
    I don’t like chicken so I used beef. My wife doesn’t like spicy so we used teriyaki sauce. Neither of us like zucchini so we used broccoli. We served it over rice it was delicious!🤨

    Reply
  21. Melissa says

    March 25, 2019 at 7:35 AM

    Can you make this with yellow squash instead?

    Reply
  22. Pam says

    April 13, 2019 at 4:25 PM

    5 stars
    Loved this.. so easy and so good!

    Reply
  23. Kimber says

    July 11, 2019 at 9:08 PM

    5 stars
    The hubby and I decided this needs to be in our “favorites” rotation… he suggested we have it weekly. My picky kids ate the meat mixture in bread, added lettuce and topped it off with ranch. It was a hit that way too! Can’t wait to check out your other recipes. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  24. Chey says

    September 16, 2019 at 6:30 PM

    5 stars
    My husband and I loved this. Couldn’t be any easier to make and I could easily add more cheese to his boats and adjust to our taste. So tasty and simple!!!!

    Reply
  25. Keri says

    October 23, 2019 at 7:49 AM

    5 stars
    Love this recipe! Definitely a crowd pleaser. When I ask the family what they would like for dinner this is always mentioned. Have it at least once a week.

    Reply
  26. Becky R says

    December 10, 2019 at 5:33 PM

    5 stars
    GREAT RECIPE !! I made exactly per recipe. Sooooo good— Will definitely make often.

    Reply
  27. Natasha says

    August 7, 2020 at 10:48 AM

    Made last night, whilethe chicken mix was good my zucchini did get super soft. I did sautee red onion and garlic to add to the meat, and used S&P to season the zucchini before stuffing. Not sure if they was cooked to long or i took to much out. However it was good and felt healthy, may try again bbut next time blanch the zucchini and not bake as long

    Reply
  28. Person says

    September 30, 2020 at 10:31 AM

    Could you use barbecue sauce instead of wing sauce?

    Reply

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