{"id":56425,"date":"2025-06-27T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T23:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=56425"},"modified":"2025-06-27T18:50:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T22:50:10","slug":"chicken-zucchini-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2025\/06\/27\/chicken-zucchini-bake\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Zucchini Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"ac8e6c\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ac8e6c;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"308\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-89-13.webp?resize=350%2C308&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-56426 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-89-13.webp?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-89-13.webp?resize=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1 300w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ingredients:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; <a><\/a>2 cups cooked chicken, shredded<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 3 medium zucchinis, sliced into rounds<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 1\/2 cup Parmesan cheese, grated<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 1\/2 cup cream cheese, softened<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Salt and pepper to taste<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; 1 tablespoon olive oil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8211; Optional: Fresh basil for garnish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instructions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1. Set your oven to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C) to preheat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2. In a large bowl, mix together the shredded chicken, zucchini, cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, cream cheese, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, and a pinch of salt and pepper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3. Use olive oil to lightly grease a 9&#215;13-inch baking dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4. Evenly distribute the chicken-zucchini mixture in the dish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5. Top with grated Parmesan cheese.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the zucchini softens and the top turns golden and bubbly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7. Let cool a bit before adding fresh basil for garnish, if you like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 45 minutes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Calories Per Serving: Approximately 350 kcal | Makes: 6 servings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients: &#8211; 2 cups cooked chicken, shredded &#8211; 3 medium zucchinis, sliced into rounds &#8211; 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved &#8211; 1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded &#8211; 1\/2 cup Parmesan&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":56426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"3772","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":true,"token":"eyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvaTAud3AuY29tXC9sYWtlbGFuZGdhemV0dGUuaW5mb1wvbmV3c1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNVwvMDZcL1NjcmVlbnNob3QtODktMTMud2VicD9maXQ9MzUwJTJDMzA4JnNzbD0xIiwidHh0IjoiQ2hpY2tlbiBadWNjaGluaSBCYWtlIiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJoaWdod2F5IiwiYmxvZ19pZCI6MTYzMDQwNjYxfQ.0T8OtNLIplsrL7xGuHsC8cQE_HJFWEhH3-yt5vO17m0MQ"},"version":2,"attached_media":[{"id":56426,"url":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Screenshot-89-13.webp","type":"image\/png"}]},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[3772],"tags":[11712],"class_list":["post-56425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-chicken-zucchini-bake"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56425"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":56427,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56425\/revisions\/56427"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}