Chicken Zucchini Bake Recipe
My Chicken Zucchini Bake Recipe is great for cold winter nights, keeping you warm and full for hours! The leftovers are great too! You might be surprised at how good this recipe will be, and it can be a much healthier replacement for lasagna. You’ll see what I mean after I tell you how to make it.
Ingredients you’ll need:
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 sm zucchini grated like hash browns
- 1/3 Vidalia onion chopped
- 1/2 med green pepper chopped
- 3 tbsp minced garlic
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lb pasta (mostaccioli, penne, elbow mac, etc)
- About 15-16 oz shredded cheese (pack and a half), colby jack, or mozzerella, etc.
- 1 lg container (about 16oz) low fat large curd cottage cheese
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce
- 1 can diced tomatoes
Drizzle a large saucepan with extra virgin olive oil and then add the chopped onion, green pepper, and shredded zucchini. Mix well, cook on med-hi heat for 3-5 minutes while stirring – salt and pepper to taste. Add ground chicken to the pan, chop, cook and mix just like you would ground beef. You can find ground chicken in most supermarkets now, we always see it in Wal-Mart.
While this is cooking, fill a 4 quart stockpot half full, and put it on high to boil. Continue to cook the chicken / veggie mixture, season as you go with the minced garlic, maybe some italian seasonings as well. When chicken is no longer pink, add the can of diced tomatoes (undrained), and the jar of spaghetti sauce. When the water in the stockpot boils add the uncooked pasta. When the sauce mixture begins to bubble you can turn off the burner. Cook the pasta until done (about 10-12 minutes), drain, and rinse. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a really big mixing bowl combine the sauce mixture, the cottage cheese, and about a half pack of the shredded cheese. Add the cooked pasta, and mix well. Turn the entire mixture out into a 9×14 glass baking dish. Cover with the remaining (10-12 oz) pack of shredded cheese. Bake at 375 for about 30 minutes. This is great served with either buttered bread or garlic toast!
No comments yet.