Zucchini Recipes & Ideas

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Caramelized Zucchini Phyllo Pie Is All We Want to Eat Right Now

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This savory skillet pie bursts with summer flavor.

Grace Elkus

Jul 15, 2020

Sausage and Peppers with Zucchini Noodles Is an Easy Summer Win Recipes

The classic combination of sausage and peppers is tossed with tender zucchini noodles in this easy, summery one-pot meal.

Christine Gallary

Jul 14, 2020

Zucchini Melts Are the Summery Grilled Cheese You Need to Try Recipes

Say hello to your new favorite sandwich.

Jesse Szewczyk

Jul 14, 2020

Bryant Terry’s Oven-Roasted Zucchini with Collard-Peanut Pesto and Roasted Peanuts

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This recipe is inspired by courgettes avec des arachides (French for “zucchini with peanuts”), a classic dish from the north-central African country Chad.

Bryant Terry

Jul 14, 2020

The Surprising Tip for the Sweetest Grilled Zucchini Skills

When you season your vegetables matters more than you might think!

Patty Catalano

Jul 9, 2020

The One Thing You Should Always Do When Freezing Zucchini Skills

It's simple but makes all the difference.

Sheela Prakash

Jul 6, 2020

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You Should Be Grilling Pierogies — and This Easy Foil Packet Dinner Proves It Recipes

Now that summer is in full swing, preparing dinner on the grill most nights is practically a given. If you’ve got burgers and hot dogs on repeat right now, you’re probably itching for a little inspiration — something fast, easy, and family-friendly that’s packed with flavor.We know just the thing: Mrs. T’s Classic Onion Pierogies. If you’re not familiar with Mrs.

Creative Studio

Jun 18, 2020

Our 12 Absolute Best Zucchini Recipes Recipes

I'm starting with double chocolate zucchini breakfast cookies. You?

Kelli Foster

May 8, 2020

Simple Appetizer Recipe: Raw Zucchini Ribbons with Parmesan Recipes

After years of world travel and dining out in everything from hole-in-the-wall joints in Laos to the finest finery of Paris’s restaurants, the real food luxury for me when I travel now is to cook in, using the most simple ingredients, listening to local radio, and serving on the most grandmotherly plates.Recently while on the road, I made a version of a salad that I love at the height of summer: shaved zucchini with Parmesan and olive oil.

Sara Kate Gillingham

Feb 7, 2020

Recipe: Joe Yonan’s Sloppy Vegan Joe Recipes

Can I just say how excited I am to share this recipe with you today? Joe Yonan’s book, Eat Your Vegetables, is a casual, homey celebration of all things vegetarian — aimed towards the solo cook and those who don’t need six servings of everything. It’s delicious and surprising, but it never pushes recipes into impractical territory.

Faith Durand

Feb 5, 2020

Recipe: Lemon Quinoa with Currants, Dill, and Zucchini Recipes

This crowd-pleasing lunch with quick-cooking quinoa is a cross between a comforting rice pilaf and a refreshing grain salad. Best of all, it comes together effortlessly. While your grain simmers, prep the other ingredients — then stir it all together. Done! Pan-seared shrimp and salmon pair well with this quinoa salad, as does sautéed chicken breast. Or just top with a handful of crumbled feta to make it a light vegetarian meal. Use golden raisins if you can’t find currants.

Maria Speck

Jan 29, 2020

Recipe: Michael Natkin’s Spicy Stir-Fried Zucchini Recipes

Zucchini bread, zucchini chips, zucchini, zucchini, zucchini. Our goal this week has been to give you a few fresh ideas for this most ubiquitous of summer squash, recipes to wake you up instead of making you hit the snooze button one more time. This stir-fry from Michael Natkin of Herbivoracious is exactly what you need: it’s fast, needs only five ingredients, and has a spicy kick.

Faith Durand

Jan 29, 2020

Recipe: Deborah Madison’s Zucchini Logs Stewed in Olive Oil with Onions and Chard Recipes

When I think of cooking zucchini the summer I think of grilling and roasting, shredding and baking, slicing and frying. But do I think of braising? Not so much — and yet Deborah Madison makes a strong case for it in this double-green dish of zucchini and chard that puts zucchini squarely in the center of the table. This dish is for everyone who likes zucchini a little softer and well-cooked.

Faith Durand

Jan 29, 2020

Recipe: Zucchini, Mint and Yogurt Spread Recipes

We get a lot of recipe inspiration from restaurant dishes. One recent meal inspired not only a recipe, but a serving idea, as well. We tried a trio of dips at Chickpea, a Middle Eastern restaurant in Chicago, and the one that really got our attention was a zucchini, mint and yogurt spread called Koosa ma Laban. But we were also quite taken with all the wonderful colors in the restaurant’s decor and serving plates.

Joanna Miller

Jan 29, 2020

Recipe: Karen Solomon’s Ploughman’s Pickle Recipes

This time of year there’s a quiet bounce that’s heard throughout gardens and groceries — it’s the soft thunder of zucchini rolling off vines by the dozen. Zucchini bread and zucchini noodles can only take you so far. It’s time to push your squash savvy to new heights, and we have five fresh recipes this week to help take you there. Let’s start by going the happy route, all the way to pickles.

Faith Durand

Jan 29, 2020

Recipe: Sautéed Zucchini with Chorizo & Lime Recipes

Once the summer glut of zucchini arrives, it’s easy to get tired of eating them. The good thing is that they have a mild, sweet flavor that works well with a lot of other ingredients and cuisines. Here I’ve given a basic dish of sautéed zucchini a bit of a twist with the addition of smoky chorizo and hits of fresh lime and cilantro. This dish is great for lazy summertime cooking — the only kind of cooking I ever feel like come July.

Izy Hossack

Jan 28, 2020

Recipe: Sautéed Zucchini and Squash with Thyme and Feta Recipes

Zucchini seems to get a bit of a bad rap, which I think is a little unfortunate. People write it off as flavorless and boring, but I happen to quite like it. Zucchini is sort of like the boneless, skinless chicken breast of the vegetable world — there’s not a whole lot to it, but it’s a great vehicle for flavor. In this dish I combine it with sweet red onion, woodsy thyme, and finish it off with the salty punch of feta cheese.

Grant

Jan 28, 2020

Recipe: Zucchini-Chickpea Fritters with Red Onion Jam Recipes

I grew up with a mother that was very ahead of her time. In the early ’80s she had turned half of our back yard into an organic vegetable garden that almost completely sustained us during the warm months of the year. With four children running around, she had lot of help harvesting. I think that my love of gardening (and vegetables) stemmed from that childhood garden. In particular I remember the snap peas, strawberries, and zucchini.

Heather Christo

Jan 22, 2020

This Late-Summer Zucchini Relish Recipe Upgrades Everything It Touches

Weeknight Preserving

Pile this onto sandwiches, cheeseboards, and yes, hot dogs, too.

Marisa McClellan

Aug 10, 2019

A Simple (Yet Ingenious) Trick for the Best-Ever Zucchini Bread Skills

This smart tip totally surprised me — and it 100% works.

Grace Elkus

Jul 4, 2019

Recipe: Heidi Swanson’s Summer Squash Soup with Coconut Milk Recipes

I think most of us know (and love) Heidi Swanson’s website, 101 Cookbooks. It has certainly been one of my favorite food reads for many years, and I am always inspired by the way Heidi brings vegetables to the fore, often in unexpected ways. So when we were hunting for some fresh ways to feature zucchini and squash this week, Heidi’s books were one of the first places I looked.

Faith Durand

Jun 5, 2019

You Only Need Three Ingredients for This Dreamy Grilling Side Dish Recipes

Everything is better with mozz.

Anna Jones

May 29, 2019

Recipe: Baked Zucchini Fries Recipes

Flavor-packed and full of big crunch!

Patty Catalano

May 28, 2019

This Is the Most Popular Zucchini Recipe on Pinterest Recipes

Have you tried this?

Sarah Spigelman Richter

May 24, 2019

Recipe: Quinoa and Mushroom Stuffed Zucchini Recipes

Quinoa (keen-WAH) is one of those exotic supergrains that everyone knows is good for you, but no one knows how to use. I speak for myself, anyway.This dish showed me that quinoa is an easy, delicious menu addition, with a full, nutty flavor and seeds that pop roundly under the tongue. It soaks up flavor and makes a wonderfully satisfying filling for the zucchini boats.

Faith Durand

May 3, 2019

Recipe: Zucchini and Asparagus Strata Recipes

I’m ready to hit the Chicago farmers markets this week and stock up on all the super-fresh local produce I’ve been craving since last fall. I’ll most likely bring home as much as I can carry, and then I’ll be faced with the happy task of finding ways to prepare and eat it. This is one recipe I know we’ll be turning to, especially because it can be so easily adapted to use whatever ingredients look best.

Joanna Miller

May 3, 2019

Summer Recipe: Zucchini Boats with Mozzarella and Olives Recipes

Zucchini boats are a tasty, easy and healthy centerpiece at any summer meal. I’ve got the green squash on the brain as they’re just peeking out in my garden. I’m enjoying the emerald beauties in a variety of ways, this preparation being my favorite…at least for now. I’ve loved zucchini since I was a kid, and the summer certainly kicks off their abundant season.

Leela Cyd

May 2, 2019

No-Cook Summer Recipe: Crostini with Zucchini Squash and Feta Recipes

It’s right around this time of year when I start making one of my favorite salads with my farmers market’s harvest of young zucchini and squash. But there’s one vital ingredient that really makes it sing. The secret to eating zucchini raw: mix it with cheese.

Nora Singley

May 2, 2019

Recipe: Oven-Baked Zucchini Parmesan Crisps Recipes

It’s zucchini season, and we’re spotting green and yellow summer squash everywhere we go. Courgettes, as I call them, are a seasonal favorite with delicate flavor, and they are versatile veggies that work well in all sorts of dishes. To prepare these cheesy crisps, I thinly slice the zucchini into medallions, coat them in crunchy panko-Parmesan crumbs, and then bake them to crispy perfection. These are the ultimate crunchy summertime snack.

Karen Biton-Cohen

May 2, 2019

Recipe: Zucchini Noodles with Tomatoes and Corn Recipes

There is nothing wrong with your screen. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. What you see before you are not strands of pasta, but swirls of spiralized zucchini! It’s time to change things up from the usual summer salad and give these vegetable “noodles” a try. I can’t believe it’s taken me this long to get my hands on a vegetable spiralizer.

Coco Morante

May 2, 2019

Celebrate the Start of Summer with Green Tea Zucchini Noodles Recipes

Zoodles (zucchini noodles) are all the rage these days, and for good reason. They’re light, refreshing, and the perfect way to eat up all the zucchini growing in your garden (or showing up in your CSA box) this summer. They are great as a low-carb alternative to pasta, or — like here — can simply serve as a crunchy complement to green tea soba noodles. The good news: You don’t need any fancy equipment, like a spiralizer, to make these zucchini noodles.

Lauren Kodiak

May 1, 2019

Recipe: Zucchini Noodle Salad with Parsley-Pistachio Pesto Recipes

“Zoodles” may be a silly name for this dish, but I don’t think zucchini noodles are going anywhere anytime soon. And that’s definitely a good thing, because it’s that time of year when gardens everywhere are overflowing with the green stuff. Zucchini noodles pair perfectly with all of summer’s bounty, especially this zesty pistachio-parsley pesto — you’ll want to put it on anything and everything!

Nealey Dozier

May 1, 2019

Recipe: Grilled Zucchini Roll-Ups with Ricotta and Herbs Recipes

Zucchini, fresh herbs, and ricotta — wrapped into a lightly grilled, bite-sized snack — it doesn’t get a whole lot better than that. This is peak summer produce at its finest, with cheese (because cheese makes everything better). I first made these roll-ups as an appetizer, and I’m glad I snuck one as I was preparing them, because they flew off the plate the second it hit the table. What I love most about them is how they embrace mid-summer produce and fresh herbs.

Kelli Foster

May 1, 2019

5 Ways to Snack on Zucchini Skills

As a kid, I mistakenly called zucchinis “bikinis” — and that was pretty much the extent of my relationship with them for the past 30 years. My mother, on the other hand, could and would eat steamed zucchini for every meal of the day, which just goes to show the polarizing nature of this vegetable. Some people enjoy zucchini raw, while others need a load of butter and the threat of no dessert to choke them down.

Jessica Goldman Foung

May 1, 2019

How Do I Temper Bitter Zucchini?Skills

Q: Recently I made a zucchini recipe that sounded good (honey, EVOO, orange zest, cayenne). It was all tossed together and grilled. To me, the zucchini tasted bitter. My husband suggested trying it again, but salting the zucchini first, as one would do with eggplant. Has anyone had this problem with bitterness in zucchini? Could it be because it’s a bit too early for zucchini? Does salting benefit zucchini?

Hali Bey Ramdene

May 1, 2019

The 5 Recipes That Made Me Love Zucchini Recipes

The day I discovered zucchini butter was the day my opinion about the vegetable changed.

Sheela Prakash

May 1, 2019

These Zucchini Chips Are Going to Be Your New Favorite Snack Recipes

If you’re staring at a pile of zucchini wondering how in the world you’re going to use it all up, I’ve got just the recipe for you. These pan-fried zucchini chips pair well alongside whatever you’re grilling for dinner or, when served with some ranch dressing or your favorite dipping sauce, they make a great snack. To ensure you get the crispiest results, make sure to salt your slices of zucchini first and let them “sweat” out any excess moisture.

Lauren Kodiak

May 1, 2019

This Is the Most Popular Zucchini Recipe on Pinterest Recipes

If you have a CSA or veggie garden, this is the time of year you’re likely swimming in zucchini. It’s a nice problem to have, but you need to be armed with plenty of recipes in order to keep things interesting. One of the most popular ways to eat zucchini is to turn it into noodles, and Pinterest users are up on the trend. The most popular zucchini recipe on Pinterest is this one for zucchini noodles with creamy avocado pesto from Eat Yourself Skinny.

Ariel Knutson

May 1, 2019

25+ Things to Do with Zucchini & Squash Skills

Despite my excitement about zucchini and summer squash hitting the market and showing up in my CSA, it doesn’t take long before I am totally overwhelmed. It’s probably the same way you feel when it takes over your garden. You can’t use it up or share it fast enough. Recipes certainly offer helpful ways to put it to work, but if you’re anything like me, you turn to the same few over and over again.

Kelli Foster

May 1, 2019

Zucchini Parmesan Crisps Are the Perfect Summer Appetizer Recipes

Kitchn’s Delicious Links column highlights recipes we’re excited about from the bloggers we love. Follow along every weekday as we post our favorites. Some of us are born with a sweet tooth — I was born with a salty tooth. When given the choice between the two categories, I’d choose Ruffles and Axelrod onion dip, Tostitos Hint of Lime and salsa, or just straight up Cool Ranch Doritos over cookies any day of the week.

Lauren Masur

Aug 16, 2018

These Bacon Zucchini Fritters Are Whole30-Friendly Recipes

Kitchn’s Delicious Links column highlights recipes we’re excited about from the bloggers we love. Follow along every weekday as we post our favorites. Now that I’ve finally taken my new handheld spiralizer for a spin (pun-intended), it’s time to bring on all the zucchini recipes. (It also helps that my sister’s backyard garden is teeming with tons of summer squash and I’m on the receiving end.

Lauren Masur

Jul 24, 2018

Guess the Secret Ingredient in These Creamy Lemon Zoodles Recipes

Kitchn’s Delicious Links column highlights recipes we’re excited about from the bloggers we love. Follow along every weekday as we post our favorites. When our Associate Food Editor (hi, Kelli Foster!) went on vacation a few weeks ago, she asked if someone on the Kitchn team would pick up her CSA veggie haul so it wouldn’t go to waste. I volunteered as tribute (not knowing just how many veggies I was really in for).

Lauren Masur

Jul 18, 2018

These Burrito-Stuffed Zucchini Boats Are Packed with Flavor Recipes

Kitchn’s Delicious Links column highlights recipes we’re excited about from the bloggers we love. Follow along every weekday as we post our favorites. Why eat a burrito bowl when you can have a boatload instead? Don’t get me wrong. I love eating everything out of a bowl these days, but something about stuffed zucchini feels healthier. These zucchini burrito boats from Making Thyme for Health are all the best parts of a burrito stuffed inside a hollowed summer squash.

Lauren Masur

Jun 29, 2018

This Grilled Stuffed Zucchini Is a Game-Changer Recipes

Kitchn’s Delicious Links column highlights recipes we’re excited about from the bloggers we love. Follow along every weekday as we post our favorites. As soon as summer hits, my parents’ backyard garden becomes our very own farmers market. Their most prolific crop is zucchini — and they grow so much of it that I barely have to hit up the grocery produce section.

Lauren Masur

Jun 6, 2018

This 5-Minute Parmesan Zucchini Is the Easy Side Dish You Need Skills

It might just steal the spotlight from your main dish.

Lauren Kodiak

Aug 14, 2017

Recipe: 3-Ingredient Pesto Zoodle Bowl Recipes

Grab zucchini noodles, pesto, and an egg and you've got a lunch bowl that's sure to satisfy.

Sheela Prakash

Jun 5, 2017

Recipe: Ina Garten’s Parmesan Roasted Zucchini Recipes

When you’re planning a date night in, you want recipes that deliver on flavor and presentation, but don’t take all evening to prepare. This recipe for Parmesan roasted zucchini from Ina Garten’s new cookbook, Cooking for Jeffrey, is a perfect fit for all your side dish needs. This recipe is easily scalable, whether you’re making it for two for a cozy evening at home or for a larger group for a potluck or dinner party.

Lauren Kodiak

Oct 18, 2016

Don’t Run from the Zucchini!Recipes

Poor zucchini, it’s hard to get any respect when you’re the most prolific and fastest-growing vegetable of them all. Everyone wants homegrown tomatoes no matter how many you have, but offer up a few a zucchini and suddenly the room empties. Pity those sad zucchini know-nothings — they have no idea what they’re missing! If you’re taking zucchini for granted this summer, hold on just a minute.

Dana Velden

Aug 22, 2016

Recipe: Fresh Corn Galette with Zucchini, Thyme, and Goat Cheese Recipes

Fresh summer corn is perfect all on its own in peak season — deliciously sweet and juicy — so why bother messing with it? Well, when you can make it even better by mixing it with tender zucchini, dotting it with fresh herbs and tangy goat cheese, and wrapping it all up in a buttery, flaky pie crust, it’s absolutely worth it. This savory galette is a bit of a show-off. It looks rustic and elegant all at the same time, without even trying.

Sheela Prakash

Jul 19, 2016

Recipe: Creamy Polenta Bowl with Oven-Roasted Tomatoes and Zucchini Recipes

This deliciously simple and quick weeknight summer recipe is made of fresh corn-studded polenta, perfectly roasted grape tomatoes and zucchini, and a smooth — slightly tart — pesto for drizzling over the top. This dish comes together quickly, and it’s a great way to use up all of that late-summer produce.

Karen Biton-Cohen

Aug 24, 2015

Recipe: Garlic-Marinated Zucchini Recipes

This is the dish my guests were most enamored of during our summertime Shabbat dinner (it is always the simplest things, right?). It’s inspired by the Jewish Roman recipe, concia, which is hundreds of years old. The Jews of Rome knew their way around summer vegetables — including zucchini, which they sliced, fried in olive oil, then marinated with chopped fresh herbs, garlic, and vinegar. The zucchini browns and turns silky, almost creamy, in its olive oil bath.

Leah Koenig

Jul 28, 2015

Here Is Why Your Zucchini Plant Produces So Much Skills

If you’ve ever had a vegetable garden, particularly one that included a zucchini plant, you know how easy it is to get bogged down with a lot of zucchini — like pounds and pounds of zucchini — and how fast it can happen. And if you are not familiar with this situation firsthand, just imagine a plant spitting out a constant stream of zucchini all summer long.

Kelli Foster

Jun 26, 2015

A Squash Side Dish to Steal the Show at Your Next BBQ Recipes

When perusing Pinterest and blogs, I come across and bookmark a lot of great-sounding recipes to make at a later date; some indiscriminate point in the far-off future. And then there are the recipes I know I must make immediately. This grilled balsamic squash with tomatoes and garlic scapes definitely falls into the latter category. Summer squash, garlic scapes, tomatoes, fresh basil — this dish contains all the best that summer has to offer.

Lauren Kodiak

Jun 26, 2015

Monster Zucchini — One More Time When Bigger Is Not Necessarily Better Skills

Brace yourself: zucchini are coming. But it doesn’t stop at the farmers markets. Home-grown zucchini have a reputation for growing to epic, monster-sized proportions. They have an equally massive wow-factor, that’s for sure. But here’s the thing: These monster zucchini are totally impressive to look at, but they’re not really all that delicious.

Kelli Foster

Jun 23, 2015

The Vegetable Butcher Offers You 10 Ways to Make Zucchini a Main Dish Skills

Zucchini is coming into season right now where I live in Columbus, Ohio. I’m genuinely thrilled! Zucchini signals the official start of summer and all the other vegetables that are on the way. Zucchini makes life a little easier in my professional kitchen (it takes almost no time to prep); it brings endless ideas to the menu and some of our customers’ favorite dishes. At home, the arrival of local zucchini means I can cook without having to plan ahead.

Cara Mangini

Jun 22, 2015

This Zucchini Noodle and Kalette Recipe Is the Definition of Trendy Recipes

Noodles made out of vegetables? So hot right now. The child of Brussels sprouts and kalecoolest In case you need a primer on kalettes (how? why?), make sure to read Faith’s post about them last year Besides actually making the zucchini noodles, this recipe is pretty straight-forward. You cook the sausage, make the super simple sauce, sauté the kalettes, and serve it all together over the noodles.

Ariel Knutson

Apr 29, 2015

Recipe: Grilled Zucchini Boats with Beef & Cheddar Recipes

Whether they come from your grocery store, your garden, or your neighbor’s garden (if you’re lucky!), you will soon be overrun with zucchini. This time of year, zucchini are plentiful and that’s probably an understatement. These easy grilled zucchini boats stuffed with ground beef, cheddar cheese, and salsa are one of my favorite ways to burn through a big pile of summer zucchini.

Nick Evans

Jul 8, 2014

Recipe: Eight-Ball Zucchini With Eggs Baked Inside Recipes

Last week we received a bunch of cute little eight-ball zucchini from our CSA. We thought of stuffingeggs baked inside pattypan squash We hollowed out each squash, filled the shell with a bit of tomato sauce and tangy goat cheese, topped it with an egg, and popped it in the oven until the yolk was just set and still creamy. We ate it with crusty bread for brunch, but it would also be delicious as a simple summer dinner.

Emily Han

Jul 6, 2012

Recipe: Giant Zucchini Stuffed with Sausage, Mushrooms & Sage Recipes

This, if you can’t tell, is an enormous zucchini. It’s the the type that shows up this time of year, somehow having hid beneath leaves all summer long until reaching proportions too gargantuan to ignore. There’s only one thing to do with a zucchini of this size: stuff it. This particular zucchini was bequeathed to me (as such things usually are) by a friend’s mother.

Emma Christensen

Sep 29, 2011

Ways to Cook Zucchini Blossoms — Other Than Frying?Skills

Q: This year I am harvesting my first courgettes [zucchini, for all the Americans in the audience! – Ed]. Is there any way of preparing courgette flowers other than deep-frying?Looking forward to hearing your ideas.Sent by GudrunEditor: Gudrun, sure! There are lots of ways to use the blossoms.

Faith Durand

Jul 5, 2011

Make-Ahead Recipe: Crustless Mini-Quiches Recipes

Breakfast may be the most important meal of the day, but who has time to cook a hot one before heading out the door? Make a batch of these mini-quiches; they freeze great and reheat in minutes as hot breakfast bites. The lack of crust makes them a snap. A pinch of grated cheese in the bottom of each mini muffin cup forms a shell, and the eggs and filling set inside.

Liz Vidyarthi

Aug 26, 2010

Tip: Salt and Drain Cucumbers and Zucchini Skills

I have a thing for cucumbers. I love their watery crispness and the way they taste with a little salt on top. But I don’t like how they can water down a whole salad with their extra moisture. Zucchini are similar; whenever I make a frittata or quiche with zucchini they have to be treated first to keep them from turning the whole thing into a soggy mess. Which brings me to this tip: when you are making a dish with cucumbers or zucchini, it really helps to salt and drain them first.

Faith Durand

Apr 14, 2009