Zucchini Taco Boats (Meal Prep + Freezer Friendly)

Raise your hand if you’re looking for new ways to use zucchini 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏻‍♀️

I love zucchini as much as the next girl, but by the end of summer, I can be a little burnt out on summer squash.  I’m always looking for new and creative ways to keep zukes in my life.  Enter, zucchini boats.  I went with taco boats this time, but I can tell this is the beginning of a beautiful new relationship.  Buffalo chicken boats, I’m coming for ya!  Pizza boats, you’re next!

Zucchini boats are perfect for meal prep because you can prep all the filling, portion it in the freezer, and thaw as needed.  Then, pick up the freshest, greenest, zukes (bonus points if they’re from the farmers market!), and just scoop, fill, and bake!  The best weeknight dinners are the most simple – and these couldn’t be easier.

So, taco night has definitely gotten an upgrade.  I didn’t even miss the tortilla at all!  I used a fork and knife (lame I know), but the zucchinis hold their shape enough that they could be eaten sandwich style, no problem.  The hardest part was deciding how many ingredients to put in the filling of the boat.  I ended up putting some ingredients on the side, because the zukes can only hold so much filling.  The great thing about this meal is it’s super easy to customize – you can add whatever you want to the filling and just put anything else on the side!

I’ll keep the zucchini boats coming as summer winds down.  Seriously guys, where did this summer go?!  I feel like we just got back from our Southeast Asia trip (reality check, that was in May) and suddenly, football is about to start.  Kids are going back to school.  The weather is bearable on our morning walks.  Although I’m sad that summer flew by so fast, I am looking forward to plenty of things about fall!  Cozy sweaters, apples, pumpkins, bonfires…yay!

Ok, but before all that – enjoy the last days of summer & go make these zucchini boats!  You won’t regret it!