Zucchini Casserole
Zucchini baked with cheese — Mediterranean Chicken Zucchini Bake, Ground Beef Zucchini Bake, Cheesy Zucchini Gratin — for busy summer weeknights.
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dinnerMediterranean Chicken Zucchini Bake
A flavorful and healthy dish packed with protein and veggies, perfect for any day of the week. From Facebook.
Crystal SchuttIngredients
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 medium zucchinis
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 red onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- ½ tsp dried thyme
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- ½ cup feta cheese
- for garnish fresh parsley
Instructions
- 1Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C).
- 2Grease a baking dish with olive oil.
- 3In a large bowl, mix chicken, zucchinis, cherry tomatoes, red onion, garlic, oregano, basil, thyme, salt, pepper, and olive oil. Toss until everything is well coated.
- 4Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and the veggies are tender.
- 5Sprinkle crumbled feta cheese over the top and return to the oven for an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese is slightly melted.
- 6Garnish with fresh parsley and serve hot.
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Open in Pepper →Zucchini Earns Its Keep In A Casserole Dish
When the zucchini keeps coming, a casserole is the honest answer. It takes a pile of squash, a little cheese, and turns it into something the whole table will actually finish.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these in July and August, when the garden is ahead of them, or any night they want dinner in one dish and no side to think about.
Every recipe here leans on zucchini and cheese, from Mediterranean Chicken Zucchini Bake and Zucchini Casserole with Ground Beef to Zuchinni-Squash Casserole, Tomato Zucchini Gratin, and Creamy Sausage, Tomato and Zucchini Bake.
Quick Tips
- 1
Salt the zucchini first
Toss sliced zucchini with 1 to 2 teaspoons kosher salt and let it sit 20 to 30 minutes, then blot dry. That pulls out the water that makes casseroles soupy.
- 2
Brown the meat first
Cook ground beef or Italian sausage with the onion for 6 to 8 minutes and drain the fat before it goes in the dish.
- 3
Slice rounds evenly
Cut zucchini into rounds about 1/4 inch thick so everything cooks at the same rate instead of some slices turning to mush.
- 4
Rest before serving
Let the casserole sit 10 to 15 minutes out of the oven so the cheese and juices set up and it scoops instead of runs.
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