{"id":7072,"date":"2026-08-05T15:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7072"},"modified":"2026-08-05T15:12:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T15:12:31","slug":"zucchini-noodle-beef-cheese-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/05\/zucchini-noodle-beef-cheese-bake\/","title":{"rendered":"Zucchini Noodle Beef &#038; Cheese Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Zucchini Noodle Beef &amp; Cheese Bake<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4 medium zucchini<\/li>\n<li>1 pound ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 small onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>2 cups marinara sauce<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bc teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup grated Parmesan cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<li>Fresh parsley for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>Spiralize the zucchini into noodles. Sprinkle lightly with salt and let them rest for about 10 minutes. Pat dry with paper towels to remove excess moisture.<\/li>\n<li>Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened. Stir in the garlic and cook for another minute.<\/li>\n<li>Add the ground beef and cook until browned. Drain any excess fat.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in the marinara sauce, Italian seasoning, salt, and black pepper. Simmer for 5 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Place half of the zucchini noodles in a baking dish. Add half of the meat mixture and sprinkle with half of the mozzarella cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat the layers and top with Parmesan cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and golden brown.<\/li>\n<li>Garnish with fresh parsley and serve warm.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Prep time:<\/strong> 15 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cook time:<\/strong> 30 minutes<\/p>\n<p><strong>Servings:<\/strong> 6<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zucchini Noodle Beef &amp; Cheese Bake Ingredients 4 medium zucchini 1 pound ground beef 1 small onion, diced 2 cloves&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7073,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7072","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\/7072","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=7072"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7072\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7074,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7072\/revisions\/7074"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}