Directions

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees. In a pan over medium heat, sauté bell pepper, onion, ½ tsp. salt and ¼ tsp. pepper in olive oil for 3-5 minutes. Combine seasoning ingredients in a small bowl. Add ground meat, and continue cooking for an additional 7-10 minutes.

When the meat is almost done cooking, drain the liquid from the pan and add seasoning ingredients.Continue cooking until meat is completely cooked through. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and place zucchini boats on it (cut-side up).Drizzle a bit of olive oil and sprinkle salt on the inside of each boat, for seasoning.Scoop even amounts of meat mixture into the 4-5 zucchini boats. If you want to make them smaller you can cut them in half. Cover boats with a sheet of aluminum foil and cook for 15 minutes. Remove the aluminum foil and continue cooking for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until zucchinis are completely cooked.

Once fully cooked, take them out of the oven and serve with chopped onions on top. If you are in phase 2 you can add cheese as well.