Pizza Stuffed Zucchini Boats

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Updated Jan 24, 2022

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Stuffed zucchini with Italian sausage, marinara sauce, mozzarella and pepperoni creates the tastiest pizza stuffed zucchini boats. It’s a great gluten-free way to enjoy pizza all wrapped up in zucchini.

Zucchini are in season! There’s so much you can do with zucchini, like making zucchini noodles, zucchini bread, zucchini egg muffins, zucchini lasagna and zucchini fries.

But today I’m stuffing zucchini with a handful of pizza ingredients for the tastiest pizza stuffed zucchini boats. Bonus – they’re naturally gluten-free, low-carb, keto and paleo friendly. And you don’t have to worry about a crust.

I’ve previously made Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats so it seemed pizza was the next best thing. I mean, who can argue with a pizza recipe that’s served up healthy inside zucchini? It’s sort of like making a Cauliflower Pizza Crust from healthy cauliflower, but with zucchini.

This is a great weeknight recipe or great game night recipe, depending on the season. Little hands and big hands alike love these stuffed zucchini. Trust me when I say, they’ll get devoured immediately!

Pizza Stuffed Zucchini Ingredients

You can take your favorite pizza toppings and stuff them into zucchini. Here’s what’s in mine:

Zucchini: Choose medium to large zucchini so you can stuff more filling.
Italian Sausage: Zesty Italian sausage adds meatiness and delicious flavor.
Marinara Sauce: You can’t have pizza without tomato sauce and my homemade marinara sauce is divine.
Mozarella: Grate yourself some fresh mozarella for oozy, cheesy goodness.
Pepperoni: Mini pepperoni fit perfectly on top of the zucchini and you can line up as many as will fit.

How to Make Stuffed Zucchini Boats

This recipe is incredibly easy (just like my stuffed avocados) and takes less than 30 minutes. Here’s how you make it in 8 simple steps:

Cook the sausage on the stovetop until browned.
Add the marinara sauce to the sausage and stir together.
Slice the zucchini in half and scoop out the seeds, creating a well for toppings.
Fill the zucchini with the sausage mixture.
Sprinkle mozzarella on top.
Place pepperoni down the length of the zucchini.
Bake at 375F for 20-25 minutes.
Garnish with fresh basil before serving.

Stuffed Zucchini Variations

For my recipe, I went with a classic sausage pizza. But you can use your favorite pizza toppings and stuff them into your zucchini. Here’s a few variations and ideas for you:

Pepperoni Pizza: fill with marinara sauce, cheese and pepperoni.
Hawaiian Pizza: fill with marinara sauce, cheese, ham and pineapple.
Meat Lover’s Pizza: fill with marinara sauce, sausage, meatballs, pepperoni and sautéed mushrooms.
Barbecue Chicken Pizza: fill with this barbecue chicken mix and top with cheese and scallions.
Vegetarian Pizza: fill with marinara sauce, roasted red peppers, baby spinach, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and olives.

As you can see, the options are endless, so have fun with it! Let me know in the comments below which topping you chose for your pizza stuffed zucchini.

Looking for more ideas on what to do with all your zucchini? Check out this post with 20+ Best Zucchini Recipes!