Quick, easy, delicious and nutritious, these cheesy, saucy stuffed zucchini will remind you of a mushroom pizza - -but without the crust, so lower calorie, lower carb and gluten-free.
Course:
dinner, side
Cuisine:
Italian
Keyword:
gluten free, low carb, pizza, zucchini
Servings: 1serving (or serves 2 as a side)
Calories: 293kcal
Ingredients
1approximate 10- to 12-ounce zucchiniends cut off and sliced lengthwise
1/3cupbottle marinara or tomato-based pasta saucedivided
¼cup2% cottage cheese
¼cupshredded mozzarella cheese
½teaspoongarlic salt
½teaspoonItalian seasoning
2 to 3white mushroomssliced
2tablespoonsParmesan cheese
Optionalfresh herbs
Instructions
Preheat air fryer to 390F degrees (or oven to 375F)
Cut ends off zucchini and slice lengthwise. Use small spoon to scoop out seeds and some flesh in center, leaving about 1/3” of flesh around outside so that it keeps shape during cooking.
Place zucchini halves on microwave safe plate and “par” cook for 60 seconds in microwave on high.
Transfer lightly cooked zucchini halves to air fryer tray.
Spread the inside of each zucchini with 1 tablespoon sauce.
In small bowl, mix together cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, garlic salt and Italian seasoning.
Spoon cheese mixture into zucchini halves, pat down with spoon.
Add just few little dollops of sauce to top, if desired.
Arrange sliced mushrooms on top.
Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
Air fry for 6 to 8 minutes (or oven for 15 to 20 minutes) until cheese lightly browning and hot and zucchini softened (but not soggy)
Spoon bean mixture evenly into the two zucchini boats.
Sprinkle with chopped Italian herbs and serve with additional warmed sauce, if desired.