Step 1: Crank your oven to 400°F and grease that baking dish like your life depends on it. Seriously, nothing worse than scraping stuck-on cheese off the bottom later.

Step 2: Toss your chicken with all the seasonings and let it sit there looking pretty for 10 minutes. I usually use this time to slice vegetables and question my life choices.

Step 3: Slice your zucchini into rounds – not too thick or they’ll be crunchy, not too thin or they’ll disappear. About the thickness of a quarter works perfectly.

Step 4: Start layering like you’re building the world’s most delicious lasagna – zucchini on the bottom, overlapping slightly because we’re not animals.

Step 5: Chicken goes on next. Just nestle those cutlets right on top of the zucchini like they belong there.

Step 6: Now dump on your tomatoes, onions, and garlic. Don’t be precious about it – just scatter everything around like you’re decorating a pizza.

Step 7: Cheese time! Mozzarella first, then Parmesan on top. Be generous – life’s too short for skimpy cheese.

Step 8: Cover with foil and stick it in the oven for 20-25 minutes. Set a timer because I’ve definitely forgotten things in the oven before.

Step 9: Pull off that foil and broil for 2-4 minutes until the cheese looks like golden perfection. Keep an eye on it – broilers are sneaky fast.

Step 10: Let it rest for 5 minutes even though it smells incredible and you want to dive in immediately. Trust me on this one.