Description
Delicious and healthy Chicken Bacon Ranch Zucchini Boats filled with shredded chicken, bacon, and ranch dressing, topped with cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound chicken breast raw
- 4 medium zucchini
- 3 strips bacon cooked and chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1/2 cup ranch dressing
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup Mexican blend cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a medium pot boil your chicken until it reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Remove your chicken from the pot and use two forks to shred the chicken.
- In a medium mixing bowl stir together the chicken, bacon, garlic, ranch, salt, and pepper.
- Cut your zucchini in half lengthwise. Using a spoon scoop the seeds out of the zucchini to create a well for your filling. Place the zucchini into a 13×9 baking pan.
- Fill the zucchini with your chicken mixture.
- Sprinkle the tops of the zucchini with cheese and cover the pan with aluminum foil.
- Bake for 20 minutes and remove the aluminum foil and continue to bake for another 5 minutes.
Notes
- Make sure the chicken is fully cooked before shredding.
- Feel free to customize the filling with other ingredients like onions or bell peppers.
- For added flavor, consider using homemade ranch dressing.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 boat
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 650mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 10g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 70mg