Cheesy Bacon and Corn Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Cheesy Bacon and Corn Stuffed Zucchini Boats – Zucchini halves stuffed with an insanely delicious mixture of cheese, bacon and corn! Garlic, too!!

Zucchini boats used as a vessel for a perfectly delicious filling made with sweet corn, bacon and cheese!

HI, pals! Happiest of Sundays!! It’s gonna be a good one because I’m wearing my Sunday’s-best; black yoga pants with one of my husband’s white t-shirts. Bring on the food!!

I have to confess. There’s a song that keeps on playing itself in my head, especially this week. It goes a lil’ something like this:

“Back to liiiiife! Back to reeeealityyyy!
However do you want me! However do you need me!”

Can I just say that life is not as easy as it was 12 days ago? There’s a person in this house that goes to school. Full time! And just because I am now with only one kid for a full 8 hours, that does not mean that I can just put my feet up, sip my coffee and watch Real Housewives reruns all morning long. I learned that the hard way.

Somehow, there’s more to do because when Ana gets home, there’s all these papers I have to look through, AND they (as in her teachers), want me to, like, help her and stuff… Things are definitely not how I thought they would be. Suddenly, last year’s preschool days sound SO MUCH better.

That’s my confession. I just need to learn how to get into the groove of doing school-work. (AGAIN?? BUT I did it for 20+ years!!! WAAAAAH!)

Okay. Now we can talk about Stuffed Zucchini and how I love thee.

Have I posted too many zuch-recipes for you this season?! Promise, I am just trying to help y’all out.
I JUST said y’all! I’ve always wanted to say that! I digress.

So these stuffed zucchini boats aaaaaare SO GOOD! I mean, there’s bacon in there. Theeeen, we have corn, lotsa garlic and a good dose of cream cheese. Put it all together and you’ve got a dinner nobody can resist. Even those little ones that say green-food is yucky.

Now, go on, take your neighbor’s last of the zucchini-stash and get on ‘dis. Stat.

ENJOY!

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Cheesy Bacon and Corn Stuffed Zucchini Boats

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WW Freestyle: 8

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time20 mins

Total Time30 mins

Zucchini halves stuffed with an insanely delicious mixture of cheese, bacon and corn.

Course: Side Dish

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4 serves

Calories: 219

Author: Katerina | Diethood

Ingredients

• ▢ 4 medium zucchini
• ▢ water
• ▢ 8 slices of bacon
• ▢ 1 can (15-ounces) sweet corn (you can also use frozen corn, thawed)
• ▢ 2 garlic cloves , chopped
• ▢ salt and fresh ground pepper , to taste
• ▢ 1 package (8-ounces) low-fat cream cheese, softened

Instructions 

• Drop zucchini in a large pot of boiling water.
• Cook for 5 minutes, or until fork tender; drain and rinse with cold water.
• Cut zucchini in half, lengthwise; scoop out seeds and flesh, about 1/2-inch deep; set aside.
• Place bacon in a frying pan and cook to a crisp; with a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to a plate lined with paper towel, leaving bacon fat in pan.
• Add corn kernels and garlic to the frying pan; season with salt and pepper and cook for 3 minutes, or until heated through and slightly browned.
• Add cream cheese and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until cheese is melted and mixture is well combined.
• Crumble bacon and mix it into the cream cheese mixture.
• Remove from heat.
• Stuff mixture into previously prepared zucchini shells.
• Broil for 8 minutes, or until tops are lightly browned.
• Serve.

Notes

RECIPE SOURCE: DIETHOOD

 

Nutrition Facts

Cheesy Bacon and Corn Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Amount Per Serving

Calories 219 Calories from Fat 162

% Daily Value*

Fat 18g28%

Saturated Fat 6g30%

Cholesterol 29mg10%

Sodium 308mg13%

Potassium 598mg17%

Carbohydrates 7g2%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 8g16%

Vitamin A 410IU8%

Vitamin C 35.6mg43%

Calcium 34mg3%

Iron 0.9mg5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Keywords: side dish, zucchini recipes, zucchini boats

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