• Rice– I significantly like wild or lengthy grain (I used Uncle Ben’s wild rice, pictured in these pictures)
• Mashed potatoes– Make a mattress of mashed potatoes and put the hen, veggies and sauce proper on prime
• Potatoes– Serve it with a facet a of roasted or crash potatoes
• Pasta– You may put it proper over pasta tossed with butter or olive oil and garlic, or do pasta with marinara sauce.  Make it straightforward by utilizing your favourite jarred sauce.
• Bread– Serve it with a giant slice of crusty garlic bread.  I truly served mine with rice and garlic toast. It’s excellent to absorb all of the yummy sauce!

CHICKEN ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE LOW CARB SERVING OPTIONS:

• Cauliflower rice– You are able to do all cauliflower rice or do half and half with common rice to decrease the energy and carbs and get some further veggies in.
• Sauteed greens– My favourite is spinach! I simply put it in a big skillet with a tiny little bit of olive oil and a few chopped garlic.  It wilts in minutes so is tremendous quick and tremendous wholesome. You can additionally use kale or collard greens.
• Salad– Serve this up with a giant facet salad full of much more veggies! You may also chop up any leftovers and serve them chilly over salad greens the following day.

The best way to make Hen Zucchini Casserole

I’m going to stroll by way of the recipe for this Hen and Zucchini under.  I like so as to add all of my notes, together with the guidelines and methods I exploit when making this.  Should you simply need the fast model, scroll to the underside for the recipe card.

CHICKEN ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE INGREDIENTS

• 3-4 boneless, skinless, hen breasts- This shall be roughly 1.5- 2 lbs package deal.  Trim the hen breast to prep.
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder- These will all be used to season the hen breast earlier than placing on the veggies.  You should use kind of salt pepper and garlic to your preferences.  I truly don’t measure these normally, I simply sprinkle them on, so be at liberty simply to do that by really feel.
• 1 medium zucchini-
• 1 medium yellow squash- You should use zucchini and squash right here or simply use 2 of both.  I really like the colour of utilizing each, however in case you simply have one available you possibly can simply simply use that one.
• 1/2 medium candy yellow onion- I desire yellow onion on this as a result of they get good and candy as soon as cooked, however you should use one other selection like white or pink in case you desire.
• 1/2 cup pesto, prepared- I normally purchase this at Costco or Sam’s Membership in a big jar within the refrigerated part.  You may also discover ready pesto in most common grocery shops close to the refrigerated pasta and sauces.  I actually desire refrigerated pesto over non-refrigerated jarred pasta.
• 4 oz parmesan cheese- be sure you get recent grated, not the powder variety.
• 4 oz mozzarella- You may mix 4 oz of every parmesan and mozzarella or use 8 oz of an Italian cheese mix in lieu of the separate cheeses.

CHICKEN AND ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 375˚F.
2. Chop the zucchini, squash, and onion and mix. Chop the zucchini and squash in half length-wise then half every of the halves once more length-wise.  Then chop the spears into roughly 1 in items.  The onion needs to be lower in items related in dimension after which separated in order that it may well prepare dinner evenly. As soon as you might be achieved chopping toss all the veggies collectively.
3. In a big casserole dish, lay the hen in a flat single layer and season it with the salt, pepper and garlic powder. Make sure that the casserole dish is sufficiently big so the hen can lay flat. They’ll prepare dinner extra rapidly and evenly the extra unfold out they’re.
   Subsequent layer the veggies on.  Attempt to unfold them as evenly as attainable over the hen.  Then dollop the pesto over the veggies in order that it may well prepare dinner by way of all the layers, and final prime with the cheeses.
4. Bake on the center rack for 35-45 minutes or till hen is cooked by way of, 165˚F inside temp. You shouldn’t must cowl the hen, however each oven cooks in a different way based mostly on dimension, warmth kind, altitude, local weather and so on, so begin the dish uncovered after which in case you discover the cheese getting just a little extra brown than you want, you possibly can loosely cowl it with foil.
5. Serve with any of the recommendations above and ENJOY!

BUTTERY GARLIC HERB CHICKEN WITH ZUCCHINI

Buttery Garlic Herb Hen with Zucchini is a straightforward 30 minute meal that has tender and juicy hen cooked in a buttery garlic herb sauce with zucchini. This dish is cooked with recent herbs and is unbelievable! 

Buttery Garlic Herb and Hen with Zucchini

I’ve acquired a new child so brace your self for lots of 30 minute meals. Despite the fact that I’ve the most effective and most mellow child, it appears unimaginable to get something achieved.

However the most effective half about it’s that you may make a straightforward 30 minute meal however nonetheless have it’s unbelievable! And you’ll by no means go flawed with the butter garlic and herb mixture. Am I proper?

I L-O-V-E utilizing recent herbs once I prepare dinner. And thyme is at all times the star of the dish and one in all my favourite herbs to make use of.

The scent of recent herbs cooking in a buttery garlic sauce is unbelievable. The hen was completely tender and juicy after which you may have the zucchini.

Zucchini is my summer time jam so brace your self for lots of it as properly. It’s so so good sautéed within the buttery garlic herb sauce and they’re completely tender. It was the right pairing with the hen and makes for an entire low carb meal! You’re going to like it.

• Butter
• Garlic cloves
• Freshly chopped oregano
• Recent rosemary
• Recent thyme
• Boneless skinless hen thighs
• Salt and pepper
• Medium sized zucchini

How do you make buttery garlic herb hen with zucchini?

• In a medium dimension skillet over medium excessive warmth add the butter till melted. Add the garlic, oregano, rosemary and thyme. Add the hen and prepare dinner for 3-4 minutes on both sides or till hen is now not pink and 165 levels. Take away hen and put aside on plate.
• Add the zucchini to the pan and salt and pepper. Sauté for 2-3 minutes or till tender. Add hen again to the pan for a minute or so and serve.

What temperature ought to juicy hen be cooked to?

The protected inside temperature for cooked hen is 165° Fahrenheit (75° Celsius). A meat or instant-read thermometer is your greatest guess for figuring out the temperature of your hen. It needs to be inserted into the thickest a part of the thigh however not touching bone.

Can you utilize hen breast as an alternative of hen thighs?

Sure, completely! You’ll took all of it the identical however including a number of extra minutes nonetheless leaving the hen at a inside thermal setting of 165 levels Fahrenheit.

What’s zucchini?

The zucchini or courgette is a summer time squash. A zucchini is a thin-skinned cultivar of what in Britain and Eire is known as a marrow.

How have you learnt what is an effective zucchini?

The vegetable ought to really feel agency but tender with shiny or shiny pores and skin. Once you lower into a superb zucchini, it ought to have an nearly buttery-like texture and the flesh ought to seem barely yellow, greenish or white.

How do you chop zucchini?

• Wash and dry the zucchini.
• Utilizing a pointy knife, slice off ends of the zucchini.
• Reduce the zucchini in half lengthwise.
• Slice into 1 cm slices.

Can you utilize dried herbs?

Sure! Generally it’s onerous to have recent herbs available. Dried herbs have a stronger flavoring. Every recent herbs shall be half of the quantity for the dried herbs substitution.