Roasted Summer Squash Boats Filled with Chicken and Ricotta Topped with Fresh Garlic Tomato Sauce
Roasted Summer Squash Boats Filled with Chicken and Ricotta Topped with Fresh Garlic Tomato Sauce

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Fill the hollows of the squash with the chicken mixture. The boats should be heaping and full. Top with remaining cheese and bread crumbs. Seasonal spaghetti squash stuffed with a spicy chicken, tomato-based ragu sauce, and creamy cheesy béchamel sauce made with fresh ricotta and provolone cheeses.

To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have roasted summer squash boats filled with chicken and ricotta topped with fresh garlic tomato sauce using 20 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Roasted Summer Squash Boats Filled with Chicken and Ricotta Topped with Fresh Garlic Tomato Sauce:
  1. Take Chicken Stuffed Squash
  2. Take rotisserie chicken, diced
  3. Make ready tablespoons, olive oil, divided
  4. Make ready coriander, ground
  5. Take paprika
  6. Make ready red pepper flakes
  7. Take Salt, to taste
  8. Get cup, mozzarella, grated, divided
  9. Prepare tablespoons, panko bread crumbs divided
  10. Make ready ricotta cheese
  11. Make ready parsley leaves, finely chopped
  12. Take summer squash
  13. Get Tomato Sauce
  14. Prepare olive oil
  15. Get garlic, minced
  16. Make ready tomatoes
  17. Make ready sprig fresh oregano
  18. Take Salt, to taste
  19. Take Pepper, to taste
  20. Prepare red wine vinegar, as needed

Also, half way through baking, I topped the halves with fresh tomato slices instead of sauce. NOW it was excellent, after a little. Pour off fat from skillet, and add squash, zucchini, and tomato. Season with remaining salt and pepper.

Instructions to make Roasted Summer Squash Boats Filled with Chicken and Ricotta Topped with Fresh Garlic Tomato Sauce:
  1. Please take the time to read through the entire recipe card before beginning.
  2. Preheat your oven to 425º F. While your oven is preheating dice the tomatoes for the tomato sauce and set aside. Next prepare the ingredients for the chicken stuffed squash.
  3. In a large bowl mix the cooked chicken and 2 tablespoons of olive oil, then mix in the coriander, paprika, pepper flakes, and a pinch of salt. Next add 1/2 cup mozzarella, and 4 tablespoons - panko bread crumbs, ricotta, and parsley. Stir thoroughly to combine. Check seasoning, and add salt if necessary.
  4. Use the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to grease the bottom of a 9” x 13” baking dish. Then cut the squash into ‘boats’, by first cutting a very thin slice off of each side of the squash, then - cut in half directly between those sliced edges. The first cuts will act to level the bottom of the boats. Use a small spoon to scoop out the seeds, and slightly hollow the boats. Place the squash - into the oiled baking dish, and season with salt.
  5. Fill the hollows of the squash with the chicken mixture. The boats should be heaping and full. Top with remaining cheese and bread crumbs. Bake for 10 minutes uncovered, then remove from oven. While the squash is cooking, make the tomato sauce.
  6. Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add olive oil, and then add the minced garlic. Cook, stirring all the while, until aromatic and slightly translucent. Add diced tomatoes and - fresh oregano. Continue to cook while stirring. Once tomatoes have released their liquid, season to taste with salt and pepper. Adjust acidity with vinegar as desired.
  7. After the squash has cooked for 10 minutes and the tomato sauce is ready, add tomato sauce to the bottom of the baking dish spreading evenly around the squash, and cover with foil. Cook - for an additional 15 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

Pour off fat from skillet, and add squash, zucchini, and tomato. Season with remaining salt and pepper. Summer squash season is just around the corner, and as usual, zucchini is the leader of the pack. This sweet, summertime squash makes a wonderful appetizer or side dish, but how to make it a meal? Zucchini boats are the perfect way to make an otherwise light veggie side into a hearty and filling meal.

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