If you are looking for a new way to use up an abundance of zucchini, then look not further than this shrimp stuffed zucchini recipe, which is perfect for summer with tomatoes and cheeses in the filling mixture. This recipe is hearty enough to serve as a main dish for dinner alongside your favorite side dishes. It involves hollowing out zucchini halves to make room for the flavorful shrimp filling.
To make the shrimp stuffed zucchini, you begin by cutting zucchini lengthwise and hollowing them out before filling them with a cooked shrimp filling mixture. Then, once stuffed with the filling, the zucchini boats are garnished with breadcrumbs, drizzled with olive oil, and baked in the oven until tender.
What is Shrimp Stuffed Zucchini?
Shrimp stuffed zucchini is an easy recipe that can serve as a main dish when served alongside side dishes like rice pilaf, tossed green salads, roasted potatoes, and more. For this recipe, zucchini halves are cut in half lengthwise, hollowed out, and filled with a shrimp filling before being baked in the oven. The filling contains onion, zucchini pulp, grape tomatoes, shrimp, breadcrumbs, parmesan, chives, salt, and pepper, and is wonderfully flavorful and balanced.
Pro Tips
- Choose similar sized zucchini so that they cook evenly in the oven.
- Make sure that you devein the shrimp if you didn’t purchase shrimp that is already cleaned.
- Bake the shrimp stuffed zucchini on a parchment-lined baking sheet to prevent them from sticking to the baking sheet.
- This recipe can be prepared with either fresh or frozen shrimp, depending on what you can find where you live.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I Make Shrimp Stuffed Zucchini Gluten-Free?
Yes, you can! Simply replace the breadcrumbs with gluten-free breadcrumbs to make this stuffed zucchini recipe suitable for those on gluten-free diets.
Can I Use Another Type of Seafood?
Yes, if you don’t love shrimp, feel free to replace it with chopped lobster, scallops, or clams. This stuffed zucchini recipe would also be delicious with the addition of ground chicken if you would prefer to make it with meat.
What Kind of Shrimp Should I Use?
You can really use any type of shrimp for this recipe but frozen shrimp are a particularly good option as they tend to be more widely available and more affordable than fresh shrimp. If you use shrimp that are quite large, such as jumbo shrimp, you should chop them slightly so that they fit in the zucchini boats easily.
How to Store Shrimp Stuffed Zucchini
While the shrimp stuffed zucchini are best served immediately, you can store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 to 3 days. You can then reheat them in the oven before serving them again.
Ingredients
How to Make Shrimp Stuffed Zucchini
Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise and scoop out the pulp.
Cut the zucchini in half lengthwise and scoop out the pulp.
Heat olive oil in a pan; add the onion and cook it until it is translucent. Add the zucchini pulp, cherry tomatoes, shrimp, breadcrumbs, parmesan, chives, salt, and pepper, and cook the mixture for a few minutes.
Heat olive oil in a pan; add the onion and cook it until it is translucent. Add the zucchini pulp, cherry tomatoes, shrimp, breadcrumbs, parmesan, chives, salt, and pepper, and cook the mixture for a few minutes.
Fill the zucchini with the filling mixture and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Fill the zucchini with the filling mixture and place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Sprinkle the zucchini with breadcrumbs and drizzle them with olive oil. Bake them in a 360 F (180 C) oven for 20 minutes.
Sprinkle the zucchini with breadcrumbs and drizzle them with olive oil. Bake them in a 360 F (180 C) oven for 20 minutes.
Serve the zucchini on a platter and enjoy!
Serve the zucchini on a platter and enjoy!
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