Description
These Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats are a delicious low-carb meal featuring tender zucchini halves filled with a spicy buffalo chicken mixture. Perfectly baked until bubbly and slightly browned, this dish combines creamy paleo mayo, coconut cream, and hot sauce for a flavorful twist on classic buffalo chicken. Ideal for a quick and healthy dinner option.
Ingredients
Scale
Zucchini Boats
- 4 medium zucchini sliced in half lengthwise (try to find zucchini that are similar in size)
Buffalo Chicken Filling
- 1 1/2 lbs cooked shredded chicken breast or rotisserie chicken
- 1 cup paleo mayo
- 1 cup coconut cream or Greek Yogurt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried dill
- 1 1/2 teaspoons dried chives
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3/4 cup hot sauce (we used Frank's Red Hot)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat the oven to 400°F and grease a large baking pan with foil. Set aside.
- Prepare Zucchini Boats: Use a large spoon to hollow out the centers of each zucchini half, leaving about a 1/2-inch rim to create boats. Place the hollowed out zucchinis on the large baking pan lined with foil. Set aside.
- Mix Buffalo Chicken Filling: In a medium bowl, combine the shredded chicken, paleo mayo, coconut cream, garlic powder, dried dill, dried chives, paprika, lemon juice, and hot sauce. Mix well until evenly combined.
- Fill Zucchini Boats: Spoon the buffalo chicken mixture evenly into the prepared zucchini boats.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 35 minutes until the zucchini is tender and the buffalo chicken topping is slightly browned.
- Garnish and Serve: Top with a paleo-friendly ranch dressing, fresh chives, parsley, or scallions before serving.
Notes
- Coconut cream is the thick part off the top of the can of full-fat coconut milk. You can also use plain Greek Yogurt or plant-based Greek yogurt as a substitute.
- This recipe doesn’t call for cream cheese, but you can swap the mayo and cream/yogurt for 8 ounces of softened cream cheese or dairy-free cream cheese like Kite Hill.
- Adjust the hot sauce quantity if you prefer less spicy flavors.
- Use rotisserie chicken for convenience and flavor if short on time.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 boat
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 22 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 30 g
- Cholesterol: 100 mg
