Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Ingredients

• 1 pound grass fed ground beef
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• 1/4 cup tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon ground fennel
• 2 teaspoons nutritional yeast
• 5 zucchini, sliced in half from the bottom to the stem
• olive oil or avocado oil (for cooking ground beef)
• salt and pepper

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook the beef in a hot frying pan with a little olive oil or avocado oil. Cook until browned and cooked through, about 7 minutes. Drain excess fat if necessary.

2. 2

   Add the onion and cook 5 minutes.

3. 3

   Add the garlic and cook 2 minutes.

4. 4

   Add the tomato paste, chili flakes, oregano, half the parsley, and fennel and stir to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

5. 5

   Remove from heat and stir in the nutritional yeast. The mixture should be pretty thick, but you can add a splash of water if it seems too thick.

6. 6

   Preheat oven to 350 F.

7. 7

   Put the zucchini onto a baking dish and distribute the meat mixture between the peppers. Bake for 30 minutes. Top with the remaining fresh parsley and serve.