Description
Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats are a flavorful, low-carb dish featuring tender zucchini filled with a spicy buffalo chicken mixture. This recipe combines shredded chicken, paleo mayo, and hot sauce with aromatic spices, then bakes until bubbly and slightly browned, perfect for a satisfying and healthy meal.
Ingredients
Scale
Zucchini Boats
- 4 medium zucchini sliced in half lengthwise
Buffalo Chicken Filling
- 1 1/2 lbs cooked shredded chicken breast or rotisserie chicken
- 1 cup paleo mayo
- 1 cup coconut cream or Greek Yogurt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried chives
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3/4 cup hot sauce (Frank's Red Hot recommended)
Toppings
- Paleo-friendly ranch dressing (optional, such as Tessamae's)
- Fresh chives, parsley, or scallions
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a large baking pan with foil or grease it. Set aside.
- Prepare Zucchini Boats: Use a large spoon to hollow out the centers of each zucchini half, leaving about a 1/2-inch rim to hold the filling. Place the hollowed zucchini halves on the prepared baking pan.
- Make Buffalo Chicken Mixture: In a medium bowl, combine shredded chicken, paleo mayo, coconut cream or Greek yogurt, garlic powder, dried dill, dried chives, paprika, lemon juice, and hot sauce. Mix thoroughly until well blended.
- Fill Zucchini Boats: Spoon the buffalo chicken mixture evenly into each zucchini boat.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes until the zucchini is tender and the buffalo chicken filling is slightly browned on top.
- Add Toppings and Serve: Remove from oven and top with paleo-friendly ranch dressing and fresh herbs like chives, parsley, or scallions as desired. Serve warm.
Notes
- Coconut cream is the thick, creamy part from the top of a can of full-fat coconut milk. Plain Greek yogurt or plant-based Greek yogurt are excellent alternatives.
- You can substitute the mayo and cream/yogurt with 8 ounces of softened cream cheese or dairy-free cream cheese (such as Kite Hill) for a richer filling.
- Adjust the amount of hot sauce to control the spiciness of the dish.
- Ensure zucchini halves are similarly sized for even cooking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 320 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 600 mg
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 8 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg
