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Zucchini Pizza Boats

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

  • 2 medium or 3 small zucchini
  • 1/2 cup tomato based pasta sauce
  • 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 Tablespoons parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. Wash hands with soap and water.
  2. Heat oven to 350 °F.
  3. Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to gently scrape out soft, seedy center of zucchini.
  4. Place zucchini halves in a small baking dish. Spoon pasta sauce into zucchini halves. Top with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
  5. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until zucchini can be pierced with a fork and cheese is bubbly and brown. Serve warm.
  6. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours.

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