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Easy-Peasy Ideas for Zucchini

  • Roasted Zucchini with garlic and black pepper on a serving platter

    25 min
    Gluten-Free, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Easy roasted zucchini recipe! How to cook zucchini by cutting lengthwise, oven-roasting with olive oil, garlic, black pepper, and Herbes de Provence.
  • Sautéed Zucchini with Dill in a cast iron skillet

    30 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian
    This sautéed zucchini with dill is such a simple and easy side dish for summer meals. Six ingredients, 15 minutes, and it's ready. Great on its own, or serve with grilled chicken or fish.
  • Zucchini Soup recipe

    55 min
    Healthy, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Here's another delicious way to use fresh zucchini: Turn it into a spicy soup with mint, cilantro, and jalapeño. Serve it hot or cold!
  • Cheesy Zucchini Bites

    1 hr, 5 min
    Vegetarian
    Cheesy baked zucchini tots, perfect for brunch, lunch, or an after school snack! With cheddar, parmesan, lemon, and rosemary.
  • Zucchini Noodles with Shrimp and Lemon-Garlic Butter

    45 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Paleo
    Zucchini noodles with shrimp! Toss with lemon-garlic butter for a quick, easy dinner. Ready in 30 minutes.
  • Zucchini with Thyme

    30 min
    Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
    Simple zucchini recipe, zucchini strips cooked with butter, onion, parsley, bouillon, and thyme. Easy!
  • Sauteed Zucchini with Gruyere

    22 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Vegetarian
    Simple sauteed zucchini recipe with onion, garlic, fresh tarragon, basil, and Gruyere Swiss cheese.

Zucchini Bread, Muffins & More

Recent Zucchini Recipes & Ideas

  • Roasted Zucchini with garlic and black pepper on a serving platter

    25 min
    Gluten-Free, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Easy roasted zucchini recipe! How to cook zucchini by cutting lengthwise, oven-roasting with olive oil, garlic, black pepper, and Herbes de Provence.
  • Sautéed Zucchini with Dill in a cast iron skillet

    30 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian
    This sautéed zucchini with dill is such a simple and easy side dish for summer meals. Six ingredients, 15 minutes, and it's ready. Great on its own, or serve with grilled chicken or fish.
  • Slices of easy zucchini bread on a platter

    1 hr, 10 min
    Zucchini bread is a perennial favorite and what to make when the gardens are overflowing with this summer veggie. This easy bread is tender and gently spiced.
  • Zucchini Soup recipe

    55 min
    Healthy, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Here's another delicious way to use fresh zucchini: Turn it into a spicy soup with mint, cilantro, and jalapeño. Serve it hot or cold!
  • Zucchini Fritters Recipe

    40 min
    Vegetarian
    Have extra zucchini? Make zucchini fritters! With freshly grated zucchini, egg, flour, and herbs, they are easy. Serve with a garlicky lemony sour cream dipping sauce.
  • Italian Sausage Stuffed Zucchini

    1 hr, 15 min
    Have a few extra-large zucchinis? Stuff them with Italian sausage, onions, garlic, tomato, and fresh breadcrumbs, and bake!
  • Tomato quiche

    2 hrs, 15 min
    Vegetarian
    Make the best of the summer's bounty with this zucchini tomato quiche. With fresh grated zucchini, colorful cherry tomatoes, basil, and Parmesan, it's just the thing for brunch, or a make-ahead breakfast or lunch.
  • Summer lasagna recipe

    30 min
    Vegetarian
    Yes, you can have lasagna in the summer without turning on the oven! This one is layered with lemony ricotta, tomatoes, zucchini, and fresh basil.
  • French Ratatouille in a bowl

    1 hr, 50 min
    Gluten-Free, Paleo, Vegan
    This luxuriously smooth and flavorful ratatouille recipe is well worth the effort. Vegetables are first browned, then roasted, then cooked in a tomato sauce. This ratatouille dish includes onion, garlic, zucchini, squash, bell peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, and fresh herbs.
  • Zucchini Roll-Ups Recipe Vegetarian

    1 hr, 5 min
    Healthy, Vegetarian
    Think of these zucchini roll-ups like lasagna, but without the pasta! Precooking the zucchini softens it enough to roll it up with some cheese and herbs. Top with a quick fresh stovetop tomato sauce, bake, and serve!
  • 15 Zucchini Recipes

    Got zucchini? It's that time again, when we have more zucchini than we know what to do with. Never fear! We have solutions to this problem—15 of them to be exact! Zucchini Fritters, Cheesy Zucchini Bites, Chocolate Zucchini Bread, and more!
  • Zucchini with Thyme

    30 min
    Gluten-Free, Vegetarian
    Simple zucchini recipe, zucchini strips cooked with butter, onion, parsley, bouillon, and thyme. Easy!
  • Grill Foil Packets Meal

    35 min
    Paleo
    Foil packs on the grill are so easy! Just toss together veggies and some sausage, and close them up in foil before tossing on the grill. It's a mostly hands-off process that brings together the best flavors of summer.
  • Skillet Chicken Breast with Orzo and Zucchini

    45 min
    Chicken and pasta and cheese, oh my! Zucchini gives this weeknight meal some veggie love, and the best part? The whole thing cooks in one skillet, minimizing the mess.
  • Zucchini Muffins

    40 min
    The BEST zucchini bread muffins EVER! Moist, sweet, packed with shredded zucchini, walnuts, dried cranberries, and spiced with vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  • Stuffed Zucchini Boats Recipe

    45 min
    Gluten-Free
    There's never a shortage of zucchini in summer, but there's often a shortage of good ways to use it. Turn your zukes into boats and stuff 'em with ground beef, queso fresco and diced peppers.
  • Chocolate Zucchini Cranberry Muffins

    40 min
    These Chocolate Cranberry Zucchini Muffins let you get away with chocolate for breakfast! Great for using up surplus zucchini. The cranberries are tart and a perfect contrast to the chocolate.
  • Quick Green Curry Chicken with Zucchini Noodles

    35 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Paleo
    Quick Green Curry Chicken with Zucchini Noodles! Use store-bought green curry for a fast dinner and keep it light with zucchini noodles instead of rice noodles.
  • Cheesy Polenta with Grilled Sausage

    55 min
    Cheesy Polenta with Grilled Sausages and Veggies! The oven makes polenta EASY. Great for a weeknight summer meal.
  • Zucchini Noodles with Shrimp and Lemon-Garlic Butter

    45 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Paleo
    Zucchini noodles with shrimp! Toss with lemon-garlic butter for a quick, easy dinner. Ready in 30 minutes.
  • Shakshuka

    50 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Vegetarian
    Summer Vegetable Shakshuka! Poached eggs in a rich tomato and vegetable sauce with pesto. Serve for brunch or light dinner.
  • Summer Squash Stir Fry

    25 min
    Gluten-Free, Paleo, Vegan
    Quick and easy summer squash green chile stir fry side dish. Paleo, vegan, gluten-free, and all made in 1 pot!
  • Cheesy Zucchini Bites

    1 hr, 5 min
    Vegetarian
    Cheesy baked zucchini tots, perfect for brunch, lunch, or an after school snack! With cheddar, parmesan, lemon, and rosemary.
  • Zucchini Feta Frittata

    1 hr
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Vegetarian
    Easy vegetarian frittata with shredded zucchini, potatoes, feta, and Monterey jack cheese. Makes great leftovers.
  • Zucchini Noodle Chicken Pesto Bowl

    30 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Low Carb
    Quick and easy, sautéed zucchini noodles tossed with pesto, chicken and tomatoes.

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  • Zucchini Muffins

    40 min
    The BEST zucchini bread muffins EVER! Moist, sweet, packed with shredded zucchini, walnuts, dried cranberries, and spiced with vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  • Roasted Zucchini with garlic and black pepper on a serving platter

    25 min
    Gluten-Free, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Easy roasted zucchini recipe! How to cook zucchini by cutting lengthwise, oven-roasting with olive oil, garlic, black pepper, and Herbes de Provence.
  • Slices of easy zucchini bread on a platter

    1 hr, 10 min
    Zucchini bread is a perennial favorite and what to make when the gardens are overflowing with this summer veggie. This easy bread is tender and gently spiced.
  • Best Chocolate Zucchini Bread

    1 hr, 20 min
    Chocolate zucchini bread that's rich, moist, and with a tender crumb. Made with cocoa powder for extra chocolate intensity.
  • vegetarian tacos

    25 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Vegetarian
    Vegetarian tacos with onions, zucchini, tomatoes, green chiles, jalapeños, cheddar and cotija cheeses, and cilantro in corn tortillas.
  • Classic Pasta Primavera

    30 min
    Vegetarian
    Angel hair pasta with a butter, cream, Parmesan sauce, and plenty of fresh vegetables - broccoli, zucchini, asparagus, snow peas, tomatoes, garlic and basil.
  • Grandma's Zucchini Cake

    1 hr
    My grandmother's recipe for a gently spicy sheet cake, made with freshly grated zucchini.
  • Zucchini Eggplant Tomato Gratin

    1 hr, 30 min
    Vegetarian
    Summer zucchini, eggplant, and tomatoes, beautifully presented in a baked casserole gratin. A French tian!
  • Zucchini Noodle Casserole

    1 hr, 30 min
    Gluten-Free
    Spiralized zucchini noodles, baked in casserole with sausage tomato sauce, topped with ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan cheeses. Low carb and gluten-free!
  • Zucchini Breakfast Casserole

    1 hr, 5 min
    Vegetarian
    Savory zucchini casserole with eggs, ricotta cheese, Parmesan, plum tomatoes, bread, and basil. Zucchini ricotta strata.
  • Spicy Turkey and Zucchini Burger

    50 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Low Carb
    Turkey burger patties with grated zucchini, herbs, cumin, and cayenne, served with lemony sour cream sauce.
  • Asian Zucchini Noodle Salad

    20 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Low Carb, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Zucchini noodles with cabbage, carrots, red bell pepper, green onions, tossed with a sesame rice vinegar dressing. Light, fresh, and easy!
  • Zucchini Bread with Pineapple

    1 hr, 15 min
    Moist and delicious zucchini bread! A classic version of zucchini bread with the addition of crushed pineapple for added sweetness and moisture.
  • Summer Minestrone

    50 min
    Gluten-Free, Healthy
    Minestrone soup featuring fresh summer garden vegetables! With zucchini, tomatoes, green beans, celery, bell pepper, chicken stock, white beans, and pasta. It's summer in a soup!
  • Zucchini Soup recipe

    55 min
    Healthy, Vegan, Vegetarian
    Here's another delicious way to use fresh zucchini: Turn it into a spicy soup with mint, cilantro, and jalapeño. Serve it hot or cold!
  • Sautéed Zucchini with Dill in a cast iron skillet

    30 min
    Gluten-Free, Low Carb, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian
    This sautéed zucchini with dill is such a simple and easy side dish for summer meals. Six ingredients, 15 minutes, and it's ready. Great on its own, or serve with grilled chicken or fish.
  • Best Chocolate Zucchini Cake

    1 hr, 10 min
    Tried and true moist chocolate zucchini cake with shredded zucchini, orange peel, pecans and a sugar glaze.
  • Zucchini Feta Frittata

    1 hr
    Gluten-Free, Healthy, Vegetarian
    Easy vegetarian frittata with shredded zucchini, potatoes, feta, and Monterey jack cheese. Makes great leftovers.

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