Zucchini boat Calabacita con Pollo

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jcam222

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Awhile back I posted the more traditional Calabacita con pollo I made. Really loved the flavors and ingredient wise with fresh produce dirt cheap at the local Mennonite garden stand and Sam's rotisserie chicken it's cheap too. Additionally with limited ingredients it's easier for me to document and track the calories. Decided to do it a little different this time. First up sauteing the banana peppers ( $1.99 for a big bag) and nice big candy onion. The candy onions are super sweet this year .
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Added 1 lbs of diced rotisserie chicken ( mixed white and dark), 4 packets of Sazon Goya Achiote con Cilantro and 2T Better than Bullion Chipotle in 1 1/2 cups water. First time I've used that flavor of BTB and will use it far more often.
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Simmered for about 45 minutes until the liquid was reduced.
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That night I ate a few "tacos" using this and cabbage leaf but on to the end game. Zucchini halved and hollowed. )If I'd have used all the filling for boats it would have done about 7 boats. )
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Filled with about one cup mixture per boat.
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Since the filling was already cooked I prebake the zucchini at 400F for 15 minutes, patted off moisture, filled and then baked for another 20 -25ish minutes. At the end I tipped it with a very small amount of shredded cheddar. It would be awesome buried in cheddar but I'm keeping the calories lower. After cooling a little I topped with Mexican crema, a,drizzle of thin taco sauce, fried jalapenos and a chef's kiss of cilantro.
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Nothing fancy here but I'm more and more convinced that delicious food doesn't need to be overly complicated. This stuff is delicious and healthy with the filling being about 288 kcal per cup. Gave the small one to my neighbors who are packing for vacation so figured it would make supper for them. They loved it. Thanks for looking!
 
Wow that looks amazing! Nice work, the flavor must have been out of bounds!
 
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You had me at sautéed onions (luv 'em). Everything else put it over the top.
Love squash as well, but never thought on doing that way.
Looks like a healthy and very tasty meal. :emoji_thumbsup:
 
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Looks fantastic Jeff. I enjoy calabacita in just about anything in summer. Quelites tambien. (Leafy greens) we mostly use lambs quarter because it grows wild here it’s much like spinach.
 
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"Gave the small one to my neighbors who are packing for vacation so figured it would make supper for them. "
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By any chance is their house open while they're gone 😆 ? Or anything listed on your street?
Looks so good Jeff and the flavors sounds amazing!
I've seen Sazon Goya but never tried it .
Am also a fan of the BTB Chipotle 😍

Keith
 
Wow that looks amazing! Nice work, the flavor must have been out of bounds!
Thanks! That Sazon with the bullion is flavor town for sure

You had me at sautéed onions (luv 'em). Everything else put it over the top.
Love squash as well, but never thought on doing that way.
Looks like a healthy and very tasty meal. :emoji_thumbsup:
I had to have a few bites of the onions and peppers prior to adding everything else. I love cooked onions and peppers. Definitely a healthy meal

I'll take one of those boats for a cruise!
I'll have to make more next time haha

Outstanding! Making me hungry!
Thanks! I'll be doing them again soon

Thanks for the idea of my upcoming zuc's.
I hope you like it as much as I do. As Adam said you can do a meat sauce and mozzarella boat too. I like to do that with plenty of Italian sausage.

Looks fantastic Jeff. I enjoy calabacita in just about anything in summer. Quelites tambien. (Leafy greens) we mostly use lambs quarter because it grows wild here it’s much like spinach.
Thanks! I haven't had lambs quarter in a long time. When I was in high school in MO it grew wild all around our place

Dang Jeff, that looks outstanding. Definitely gonna have to give that a try. 👍
Thanks! Lmk how you like it
Nice work !
Thanks Rich!

Yum! Ill take two, please.
I'll get some more going!

"Gave the small one to my neighbors who are packing for vacation so figured it would make supper for them. "
By any chance is their house open while they're gone 😆 ? Or anything listed on your street?
Looks so good Jeff and the flavors sounds amazing!
I've seen Sazon Goya but never tried it .
Am also a fan of the BTB Chipotle 😍

Keith
[/QUOTE] They would have hired you to house sit but I think I like the idea of the cute college girl they hired better lol. That Sazon Goya is always stocked in my pantry. So good. They make others as well. This was my first time using the BTB Chipotle. I'll be using if often now

Creative and mouth watering Jeff. 👍
Thanks!
 
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