Spicy, cheesy, low carb, and full of protein! These BUFFALO CHICKEN ZUCCHINI BOATS satisfy my craving for wings while packing in some veggies.
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Buffalo sauce and ranch dressing are just two of my favorite things on this planet.
I know, I know…blue cheese is supposed to be served with buffalo chicken, but I’m a ranch girl all the way.
(Have you tried my keto ranch dressing? Seriously the best – and I know ranch!)
We’ve made quite a few buffalo chicken recipes over the years (see my keto buffalo chicken dip and keto buffalo chicken casserole!), but we had another craving along with a pile of zucchini to use up.
Ingredients Needed:
Zucchini – You’ll halve them, hollow them out, and stuff them.
Chicken – We like to use cooked, shredded chicken for this recipe, but you could also brown up some ground chicken.
Wing Sauce – Go as spicy or as mild as you like.
Ranch Seasoning – This is the dry mix you’d use to make dip or dressing. Use store bought or make your own!
Cheese – We’re using a mix of cheddar and monterey jack.
Green Onions
Ranch or Blue Cheese Dressing – Use whichever you prefer. Just drizzle it over the top before serving.
How to:
We want our zucchini to be nice and tender, so we give it a roast on it’s own before stuffing it.
Prep the Zucchini: To prep the zucchini, you’ll want to slice it in half from root to tip and then use a spoon to hollow out the insides. You can save the flesh for another recipe or discard it.
Roast the zucchini for about 20 minutes to get it started.
Make the Filling: While the zucchini is cooking, start on the filling by adding the chicken, wing sauce, ranch seasoning, and half of the cheese to a mixing bowl.
Stir that all together to combine.
Fill the Zucchini: Spoon the filling evenly between all of your zucchini boats. Top them off with the remaining cheese.
Bake: These will bake for another 15 minutes to finish cooking the zucchini and heat up the filling.
Serve: Sprinkle with green onions and drizzle with your choice of dressing before serving.
Like it extra hot? Serve with additional wing sauce drizzle over the top!
Leftovers:
Leftovers should keep well in the fridge for 3-4 days.
We reheat in the microwave. The zucchini will release a bit of liquid, but just pat it away and serve!
More zucchini recipes to try:
- Sauteed Zucchini and Squash
- Keto Zucchini Fries
- Zucchini Casserole
- Zucchini Pizza Boats
- Fried Zucchini
Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats
Ingredients
- 4 medium zucchini
- 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken
- ½ cup wing sauce
- 2 tablespoons ranch seasoning
- 2 tablespoons green onions
- 1 cup shredded cheddar divided
- 1 cup shredded Monterey jack divided
- Ranch or blue cheese dressing for serving
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Slice the zucchini in half lengthwise. Use a spoon to scoop the centers out of the zucchini. Discard the scooped out zucchini or save for another use. Brush the shells with 1-2 teaspoons of olive oil.
- Place the zucchini on a rimmed sheet pan and bake for 20 minutes.
- While the zucchini bakes, add the chicken, wing sauce, ranch seasoning, green onions, half of the cheddar, and half of the Monterey jack to a mixing bowl. Stir well to combine.
- Spoon the filling evenly between the cooked zucchini and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- Bake for 15 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the filling is hot.
- Drizzle with ranch or blue cheese before serving.
Pam Burden says
This is a great recipe. I’ve made it several times now. I now do the zucchini pre-cook by placing them cut side down to eliminate some of the water. I line the pan with 2 pieces of foil stacked, place two chopsticks about 3-4” apart and put the zucchini on them. When they come out of the oven I remove the top layer of foil and chopsticks.
Karly Campbell says
Oh, that’s a really smart idea! Thanks for sharing!
Mary Pat says
Do you think these can be frozen????
Karly Campbell says
I think they would freeze fine, though I haven’t test it myself.
Kelly says
You mention a packet of ranch – is the powder what we are using or are we to make up the ranch dressing and use that? Also, what wing sauce and how much?
Karly Campbell says
Hi Kelly! We’re using the dry seasoning here…you can make your own or use the packet. We used Frank’s wing sauce, but any that you like would work. The recipe calls for 1/2 cup.
Lisa Zanardi says
Hi, Would you cook the ground chicken before you baked it if using?
Karly Campbell says
Yep!