Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats
Servings: 4 · $5/serving · Active: 15 min · Total: 45 min · Difficulty: easy
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Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats
Notes
- Tastemade recipe saved from the user-provided video link; Tastemade page was Cloudflare-blocked, so ingredient/instruction text was verified from Tastemade's Instagram OpenGraph caption for the same recipe.
- Yield is 8 zucchini-boat halves; estimated as 4 servings.
- Contains no cilantro, goat cheese, sardines, or mackerel.
- Choose ranch dressing instead of blue cheese dressing if avoiding blue cheese flavors.
Ingredients
| Quantity | Unit | Item | Section | Pantry? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | large | zucchini | Produce | no |
| 2 | skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded | Meat & Seafood | no | |
| 3/4 | cup | buffalo wing sauce | Canned vegetables/pickles/olives/beans/condiments/dressings/salad toppings/rice/bread crumbs | no |
| 4 | oz | cream cheese, softened | Cheese Products | no |
| 1 1/2 | cups | grated mozzarella cheese, divided | Cheese Products | no |
| 1/4 | cup | ranch dressing, for drizzling | Canned vegetables/pickles/olives/beans/condiments/dressings/salad toppings/rice/bread crumbs | no |
| 1/4 | cup | minced red onion | Produce | no |
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a large baking dish with parchment paper.
- Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise to make 8 halves. Using a spoon, scoop out the seeds and center of each half so each boat is about 1/4 inch thick all around.
- Place zucchini boats in the baking dish cut-side up and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat together buffalo wing sauce, softened cream cheese, shredded chicken, and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese.
- Fill each boat evenly with the chicken mixture and top with the remaining 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the zucchini is cooked but still has some bite.
- Drizzle with ranch dressing and sprinkle with minced red onion to serve.
Meal-prep notes
- Prep ahead: Cook and shred chicken up to 2 days ahead; mix the filling ahead and refrigerate separately.
- Leftover quality: Good for 2 to 3 days, though zucchini softens after reheating.
- Reheating: Reheat in a 350°F oven or air fryer until warmed through; microwave works but will soften the zucchini more.
- Good pairings: Side salad, roasted potatoes, celery/carrot sticks, or rice.