Zucchini Boats & a Game of Pretend

I don't really like it when the New Year starts midweek; it doesn't make sense to me. And with the kids starting school today - January 6 really seems like it should be the first of the year. So we will pretend it is. And because today all of us are back to our daily grind, I did my grocery shopping yesterday, worked on some laundry and also updated my 2014 calendars.

As far as grocery shopping goes, I made sure to buy as much healthful stuff as possible. I did some meal planning and found a zucchini dish that sounds quite good. The original recipe s from SkinnyTaste.com.

Picture via SkinnyTaste.com

I don't know how I feel about adding marinara sauce to the boats... so after I make dinner tonight, I will come in and update this post. The above picture is from Skinny Taste, but it's a quick & dirty view on how the boats are made.

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Okay, so the night has passed and my dinner was a success. I did end up using some marinara sauce. My  meat was a half and half ground turkey and ground Italian sausage. Once the meat was nearly brown,  I added yellow, orange AND red peppers into the mix, along with the scooped out zucchini. I also added garlic, oregano, and salt & pepper to taste. I boiled the zucchini for 3 minutes, took them out and put them in a 13x9 pan (two pans, rather - I made a lot!). I actually added my marinara to the bottom of the boat, then added in the meet and veggie mixture... and then on top of that I added the shredded mozzarella cheese. I covered both pans and then put them in the oven for 30  minutes at 350 degrees.

 
I had some left over Spanish Rice that I served my boats with. It was DELISH!!

Something you HAVE to try! I will definitely be visiting Skinny Taste again for healthy meal ideas!

P.S. See that yellow fox on *my* first picture?! That just means that picture/topic this relates to my One Little Word for 2014. :D