← All recipes

🍽️ Crispy Zucchini Boats with Meat Filling from the Air Fryer

420 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 2 piece zucchini
• 200 g ground beef
• 1 piece onion
• 1 piece garlic clove
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp paprika powder
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 50 g grated cheese
• 1 tsp olive oil
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. 1. Wash the zucchini thoroughly under running water.
2. 2. Cut each zucchini in half lengthwise.
3. 3. Carefully scoop out the inside of the zucchini halves with a spoon.
4. 4. Leave a border of about half a centimeter so the shell stays sturdy.
5. 5. Roughly chop the removed zucchini flesh.
6. 6. Set the chopped vegetable aside.
7. 7. Finely chop the onion.
8. 8. Finely chop the garlic clove.
9. 9. Heat the olive oil in a pan.
10. 10. Sauté the onions and garlic briefly.
11. 11. Add the minced meat to the pan.
12. 12. Cook the meat until it is crumbly.
13. 13. Stir the tomato paste into the meat mixture.
14. 14. Add the previously chopped zucchini flesh.
15. 15. Season the filling with paprika powder.
16. 16. Add oregano.
17. 17. Salt the mixture to taste.
18. 18. Pepper the mixture to taste.
19. 19. Let the filling simmer for about three to five minutes over medium heat.
20. 20. Stir occasionally until the mixture looks thick and creamy.
21. 21. Place the empty zucchini halves in the basket of the air fryer.
22. 22. Fill each zucchini with the meat mixture.
23. 23. Sprinkle cheese over the filling.
24. 24. Preheat the air fryer to 180 °C.
25. 25. Cook the stuffed zucchini at 180 °C for 12 to 15 minutes.
26. 26. Remove the zucchini when the cheese is golden brown.
27. 27. Check that the zucchini is soft but not mushy.
28. 28. Let the zucchini cool for two minutes before serving.
29. 29. This allows the filling to absorb the flavors even more.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 420
• Protein: 28 g · Fett/Fat: 27 g · Carbs: 10 g