Buffalo Chicken Zucchini Boats
These zucchini boats are stuffed with spicy buffalo chicken and topped with creamy ranch (or blue cheese) dressing! This is a great summer dinner to use up those garden zucchini (and not put yourself in a carb coma).

Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F.
- Slice each zucchini in half lengthwise. Try to make them even slices. (You can trim the ends if you want, but I think it's easier to scoop out the middle when the ends are intact. They're easy to cut off on your plate.)
- Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray. Place the halved zucchini on the sheet, cut side up. Spray each one with a bit of nonstick spray, then sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 375.
- Meanwhile, in a medium bowl add cooked chicken and Frank's hot sauce. Stir it together so all the chicken gets coated.
- Add Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, cheddar cheese, and stir.
- Chop the green onions. Add the white parts (about 3 tablespoons) to the mixture. (Reserve the green part to garnish the cooked zucchini boats.) Set aside.
- When the zucchini in the oven is done, (leave the oven on) take it out and use a sharp knife to cut out the centers. I used the knife to cut the edges of the "boat" and then used a spoon to get it out.
- Place the zucchini flesh on a cutting board. Chop it finely. Use your hands to squeeze it out over the sink. Do a good job! Zucchinis have so much water in them!
- Add the squeezed zucchini to the chicken mixture and stir it in.
- Use a spoon to add the chicken mixture to each zucchini boat. (If you have leftover, eat it with Ritz crackers! Just like the dip.)
- Sprinkle each boat with blue cheese.
- Add the Ritz crackers to a ziplock and crush them with your fingers. It doesn't have to be perfect.
- Sprinkle the crumbs over the boats.
- Bake at 375 degrees for another 10 minutes, or until the zucchini are tender. Move the rack up and broil for 1-2 minutes if you like them extra brown on top.
- Serve with ranch of blue cheese dressing!
Nutrition per serving
330kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$618.00
$618.00
Per Serving
$155.00/serving
$155.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1236.00 vs buying!
~$1236.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (62% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| zucchini | 5 small | - |
| cooked chicken | 2 cups | $176.00 |
| Frank's Red Hot Sauce | 0.3333333333333333 cup | $186.00 |
| Greek yogurt | 0.25 cup | $56.00 |
| mayonnaise | 0.25 cup | $25.00 |
| lemon juice | 0.5 tsp | $2.00 |
| shredded cheddar cheese | 0.3333333333333333 cup | $87.00 |
| green onions | 0.5 bunch | $27.00 |
| blue cheese | 3 tbsp | $59.00 |
| Ritz crackers | 5 | - |
| ranch or blue cheese dressing | - | - |
| salt and pepper | - | - |
| nonstick spray | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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