{"id":3810,"date":"2026-04-18T17:13:44","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=3810"},"modified":"2026-04-18T17:13:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T17:13:44","slug":"chicken-zucchini-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/18\/chicken-zucchini-bake\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Zucchini Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Chicken Zucchini Bake<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups shredded cooked chicken<\/li>\n<li>3 medium zucchinis, sliced<\/li>\n<li>1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; black pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil (optional) Instructions:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat oven<\/strong> to 180\u00b0C (350\u00b0F).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prep the zucchini:<\/strong><br \/>\nLightly saut\u00e9 the sliced zucchini in a pan with a little olive oil for 3\u20135 minutes (this helps remove excess water and keeps the bake from getting watery).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make the creamy mixture:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large bowl, mix:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shredded chicken<\/li>\n<li>Cream cheese<\/li>\n<li>Garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper<br \/>\nStir until well combined and creamy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the bake:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>In a baking dish, layer the zucchini and cherry tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li>Spread the chicken mixture evenly on top.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle mozzarella and Parmesan cheese over everything.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake:<\/strong><br \/>\nPlace in the oven and bake for <strong>25\u201330 minutes<\/strong>, or until the cheese is melted and golden.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optional finish:<\/strong><br \/>\nBroil for 2\u20133 minutes for a crispy, golden top.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Add a pinch of Italian herbs for extra flavor.<\/li>\n<li>Swap chicken for turkey if you want variation.<\/li>\n<li>Let it rest 5 minutes before serving\u2014it thickens nicely.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicken Zucchini Bake Ingredients: 2 cups shredded cooked chicken 3 medium zucchinis, sliced 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1 cup&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3811,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3810","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3810"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3812,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3810\/revisions\/3812"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3810"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3810"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}