{"id":4247,"date":"2026-04-26T00:45:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=4247"},"modified":"2026-04-26T00:45:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T00:45:21","slug":"zucchini-cottage-cheese-parmesan-cups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/26\/zucchini-cottage-cheese-parmesan-cups\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Zucchini\u2013Cottage Cheese Parmesan Cups"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Zucchini\u2013Cottage Cheese Parmesan Cups<\/h2>\n<h3>\u00a0Description<\/h3>\n<p>Savory zucchini boats filled with a creamy, cheesy cottage cheese blend, topped with Parmesan and baked until golden. Great as a light dinner, side dish, or appetizer platter.<\/p>\n<h2>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>4 medium zucchini, halved lengthwise &amp; seeds scooped<\/li>\n<li>1 cup cottage cheese<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup shredded mozzarella<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc cup grated Parmesan<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>1 clove garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 Tbsp olive oil<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Prep the zucchini<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>200\u00b0C (400\u00b0F)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Line a baking tray with parchment paper<\/li>\n<li>Scoop out the center seeds of each zucchini half to form \u201cboats\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Lightly brush with olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Season with salt and pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Make the filling<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In a bowl, mix:\n<ul>\n<li>cottage cheese<\/li>\n<li>mozzarella<\/li>\n<li>Parmesan<\/li>\n<li>minced garlic<\/li>\n<li>Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>pinch of salt &amp; pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Stir until creamy and well combined<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. Fill the cups<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Spoon the cheese mixture evenly into each zucchini half<\/li>\n<li>Slightly mound the filling on top for a richer bite<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>4. Bake<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bake for <strong>20\u201325 minutes<\/strong>, until:\n<ul>\n<li>zucchini is tender<\/li>\n<li>top is golden and slightly bubbly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>5. Optional finish<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Broil for 1\u20132 minutes at the end for extra golden cheese crust (watch closely)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Serving ideas<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Serve as a light lunch or dinner with salad<\/li>\n<li>Pair with grilled chicken or fish<\/li>\n<li>Cut into smaller pieces for party appetizers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Zucchini\u2013Cottage Cheese Parmesan Cups \u00a0Description Savory zucchini boats filled with a creamy, cheesy cottage cheese blend, topped with Parmesan and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4247","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\/4247","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=4247"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4249,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4247\/revisions\/4249"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}