Heart Healthy Mediterranean Chicken and Zucchini

(5.0)
By Judy Capodanno
Updated 3/20/2025
Dietitian Reviewed: Jane Schwartz, RDN, CLT
Approved for These Diets:
Heart Healthy | Gluten Free | Diabetic
Heart Healthy Mediterranean Chicken and Zucchini
Photo Credit: Baldwin Publishing Staff Photographer

This heart-healthy Mediterranean Chicken and Zucchini recipe creates a beautiful low-sodium dinner in under an hour. Featuring tender roasted zucchini boats filled with shredded chicken, chickpeas, tomatoes, and feta, it’s one of our best Mediterranean diet recipes that's perfect for people following a diabetes diet, too. 

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Total Time
60 minutes
Servings
8
Calories
143
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Why You’ll Love This Mediterranean Chicken and Zucchini

Tired of making chicken that always tastes the same? This low carb Mediterranean chicken recipe is made with shredded chicken, chickpeas, tomatoes and zucchini and is bursting with flavor. Since it uses ingredients popular in Mediterranean cuisine, it’s no surprise that it is a heart healthy meal that also satisfies other healthy diets. It is a low calorie chicken recipe that contains no saturated fat and is low sodium. It also gets its protein from the chicken and chickpeas and even has some fiber, making it a filling choice when you need a light dinner or lunch.

This chicken and vegetable recipe is brimming with healthy nutrients from the vegetables, herbs, chickpeas and lean chicken breasts. It’s a light meal that satisfies because it contains filling protein but it is not made from processed ingredients and does not rely on heavy sauces or seasonings. Instead, fresh and flavorful ingredients are the star of the show, resulting in a chicken recipe for dinner or lunch that’s easy to meal prep and looks as good as it tastes.

Wondering what to serve with this light mediterranean chicken dish? Consider some of these healthy sides:

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Ingredients

Recipe yields 8 servings

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How to Make Mediterranean Chicken and Zucchini

  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 350°. Score zucchini and scoop out the flesh into a bowl. Place zucchini halves in a shallow baking dish, drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until mostly tender. Set aside.

  2. Step 2

    In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add the shallot and cook until soft, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute more. Add the zucchini flesh and cook until light golden, about 2 minutes. Add shredded chicken and chickpeas, tomatoes, olives and oregano and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mixture is heated through, about 5 minutes.

  3. Step 3

    Spoon chicken mixture into the zucchini boats and top with the feta. Bake until zucchini is just tender and cheese is melted, about 10 minutes more. Drizzle the lemon juice over the zucchini boats, garnish with cucumber and dill, and serve warm.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size:
1/2 zucchini

143
Calories
7
g
Fat
18
mg
Cholesterol
224
mg
Sodium
9
g
Carbs
0
g
Sat. Fat
2
g
Fiber
10
g
Protein
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