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Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Stuffed Zucchini Boats is easy, quick, healthy, and, hands-down, one of my favorite zucchini boat recipes of all time. Vegan and gluten-free.

Stuffed Zucchini Boats is a classic dish that never goes out of style. I love recipes that are a little bit on the lighter side, calorie-wise! There are so many ways to serve zucchini, and I have to say this is one of my favorites. Stuff it and serve it!

Zucchini is incredibly healthy and contains many good nutrients. As a result, including it in your diet may have a variety of health benefits. Although zucchini is often considered a vegetable, it is botanically classified as a fruit. It’s packed full of nutrients such as folate, vitamin B6, C, and K, potassium, and manganese. It has a super low calorie count, low in carbs, and has a ton of fiber!

This dish is so easy to customize! Another great aspect is that you really don’t need to make a side dish to go along with it! It is a veggie and entree all in one!

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Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Stuffed Zucchini Boats make a delicious and hearty meatless meal option, or the perfect side dish to just about any kind of grilled or roasted meat.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 4

Ingredients
  

  • 4 medium zucchini
  • 1 cup cooked red quinoa
  • ½ cup grated carrots
  • 1 ½ cup cannellini beans (15-ounce can) (drained and rinsed)
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 2 cloves of garlic (pressed or finely minced)
  • 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
  • 2 tablespoons plant based milk (soy, almond, oat or coconut)
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt (or to taste)
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper (or to taste)
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cumin
  • Cayenne pepper (or to taste)
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
  • Olive oil
  • Garlic & Herb Seasoning (my favorite: Spice Islands Organic Garlic & Herb Seasoning)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise, then trim off the stem ends. Use a spoon to carefully scoop the flesh out of the zucchinis.
  • Place the zucchini in a rimmed baking sheet. Lightly coat with olive oil and sprinkle the garlic & herb seasoning over the zucchini shells.
  • Place cannellini beans, lime juice, garlic, nutritional yeast, and milk in the bowl of a food processor fitted with the steel blade. Pulse just until incorporated, 2 or 3 times.
  • Place the red quinoa, carrots, spices, cilantro, and cannellini beans mixture in a large bowl. Mix until thoroughly combined. Add more salt and pepper, to taste, if desired.
  • Fill each zucchini with the filling. Bake for about 30 minutes or until the zucchini is soft.
  • Remove from oven and sprinkle fresh cilantro on top. Enjoy!
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Easy Vegetable Coconut Curry

Easy Vegetable Coconut Curry

Vegetable Coconut Curry makes a great, super-flavorful, easy weeknight meal. It’s healthy comfort food at its finest. Enjoy it right away or make it ahead. Vegan and gluten-free.

Easy Vegetable Coconut Curry

What Is Curry Powder?
Curry powders are a combination of dried spices blended together that includes turmeric, which gives it its signature yellow color, and other spices such as ginger, garlic, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, cloves, mustard seed, fennel seed and black pepper.

Canned coconut milk usually has a thick, cream-like consistency. It is higher in fat, and is typically used for baking or cooking.

This easy vegetable curry recipe with coconut milk is super versatile. Add your favorite ingredients and make to your own personal taste.  You can definitely switch up the veggies and use whatever you have on hand. Mushrooms, snow peas, green beans, peas, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, all would be great in this.

Vegetable Coconut Curry is packed with vegetables, full of beautiful colors and textures, and all-around the perfect healthy-ish meal. It’s just exotic enough, but still approachable. Having recipes like this at our fingertips makes life simple and delicious! And the best part? It makes for the perfect leftovers all week long.

Easy Vegetable Coconut Curry

This vegetable coconut curry is easy and fast to make. It’s creamy, full of flavor and amazing. Serve over a bed of rice or quinoa.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Asian, Indian
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 3 medium yellow squash (chopped)
  • 1 red bell pepper (chopped)
  • 4 cups fresh kale (torn into pieces with center ribs removed)
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 can coconut milk (13.5 fl oz)
  • ¾ cup water
  • 3 tablespoons curry powder
  • Salt to taste
  • ¼ cup fresh cilantro (chopped)

Instructions
 

  • In a large skillet or pot, heat the oil over medium heat.
  • Add the yellow squash, bell pepper, and salt to the skillet and cook stirring occasionally about 5 minutes. Add the kale and garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
  • Add curry powder and combine with vegetables. Add coconut milk and water. Combine and bring to a boil, then immediately reduce heat to low. Simmer coconut curry sauce for about 5 minutes.
  • Add more salt, to taste, if desired.
  • Garnish with cilantro and enjoy warm over brown rice or quinoa.
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Cucumber Pimento Cheese Bites

Cucumber Pimento Cheese Bites

This quick and easy flavor-packed Cucumber Pimento Cheese appetizer is a family favorite. And, it takes less than fifteen minutes to make.

What exactly is Pimento Cheese?

It’s a cheese spread made of cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, pimientos, and seasonings used as a spread on sandwiches or served on crackers or vegetables. It’s definitely a Southern favorite!

Cucumber Pimento Cheese Bites

What is a Pimiento?
Pimentos are sweet peppers and can be stuffed into the olives, used in cheese dips, or dried and made into paprika. Pimentos work as a garnish, an ingredient and a spice.

These Cucumber Pimento Cheese bites are my favorite fancy appetizer that is actually super simple to make. Pimento Cheese spread is also perfect for melting in a grilled cheese.

Cucumber Pimento Cheese Bites

A classic staple of Southern gatherings, homemade Pimento Cheese appetizer is easy to make with simple ingredients. Perfect for your next party or picnic!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Servings 15

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large cucumber

Pimento Cheese Spread:

  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • ⅓ cup mayo
  • 1 ½ cups extra-sharp cheddar cheese (freshly grated)
  • 4 ounces diced pimentos (drained)
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Fresh chives for garnish (chopped)

Instructions
 

  • Slice cucumbers in thin slices (about 1/3” thick).
  • Place cream cheese, cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, pimentos, garlic powder, and cayenne pepper in a medium bowl. Mix until thoroughly combined. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
  • Scoop pimento cheese into cucumber bites and garnish with chives.
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