When this time of year rolls around, you need easy zucchini recipes — especially if you’ve got a garden (and if you do, I admire you!) If you raise zucchini, you know what a frisky, fast-growing vegetable it can be, and before you know it, you have a tub full of zucchinis on the kitchen counter.
There's a joke in Nebraska that in August, you better keep your windows rolled up and your doors locked or someone will leave zucchinis in your back seat! If someone does, lucky you! And here are some zucchini recipes I think you'll love.
Luckily, zucchini is one of the most versatile vegetables and lends itself beautifully to many different recipes. Let's be honest. In this house, Papa Steve is not the enthusiastic vegetable lover that I am, so this collection of recipes definitely leans toward sweet zucchini recipes.
I love to lightly saute thinly sliced zucchini in a little butter with onion powder, garlic powder, pepper, and seasoned salt. I could eat the whole pan myself. Wait, sometimes I do!
I also use my spiralizer to make zoodles. I cook them the same way and use them in place of spaghetti with meat sauce. Sometimes I sneak zoodles into the spaghetti for a nutritional boost and fewer carbs. You don't need a recipe to use up extra zucchini that way.
Here's an excellent recipe for a savory dish that will help you use up extra zucchini. Zucchini Gratin is rich, delicious, and cheesy. It's extra pretty when you make and bake it in a cast-iron skillet for a striking, gorgeous presentation! Papa will eat this one. 😉 Here's that recipe for you.
This is the best basic zucchini bread recipe you’ll ever find. It's easy, ultra-moist (thanks to the vegetable oil!), and bursting with cozy cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla. The texture is perfect, the flavor is divine, and the loaf stays fresh for days. If you are feeling fancy, add a drizzle of buttery vanilla icing, and remember, mini loaves of this delightful zucchini bread make amazing gifts! Here's that one-bowl recipe for you.
One of my favorite ways to use extra zucchini is with these bakery-style zucchini muffins! It's my kind of unfussy recipe using just one bowl! Hooray! Fragrant cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla give these charming green-flecked muffins a delightful flavor. Secret bakery tips and garnishes for the tallest, prettiest muffins ever to grace a table. Here's the yummy recipe for you!
This easy, one-bowl zucchini recipe is perfect for when the zucchini gets big! Simply remove the seedy middle and shred the rest. Don’t peel them because much of the nutrition is in the skin and is invisible in this deep, chocolatey loaf! This recipe is EXTRA good because it contains butter and oil, making it super tender. It has cocoa AND lots of chocolate chips, so it’s a chocolate lover’s dream come true! No one would ever guess there is zucchini in the chocolatey loaf! Here's that yummy recipe for you!
This magic of vanishing zucchini is exceptionally evident in this recipe! When I combined the sugar, oil, vanilla, flour, baking soda, salt, and cocoa, the mixture looked like sand! No kidding! I looked at the recipe again and thought, “Surely there’s an egg or two in this recipe for zucchini brownies!” But nope, just three full cups of shredded zucchini. This recipe is egg and dairy-free, completely vegan! The taste? Pure chocolate bliss, so rich and delicious. Here's the choco-licious recipe for you!
This amazing zucchini recipe literally takes the cake! What a fabulous way to use up garden zucchini and indulge in your chocolate-loving self! The unique thing about this recipe is that I used Hershey's Special Dark Dutch Cocoa for a truly decadent, rich dark chocolate zucchini cake and frosting. The cake is rich and deep brown in color, so there's no way anyone would guess you made it to use up that extra zucchini your neighbor gave you! It vanishes into the gorgeous brown batter! Then there's the rich, dark chocolate buttercream frosting that takes this cake to an even higher level! I know you want it, so here's that amazing chocolate zucchini cake recipe, my dear!
Too much zucchini? Problem solved. These recipes turn garden overflow into comfort food your family will love — from sweet breads and cakes to a decadent cheesy casserole.
Which recipe will you try first? Pin this roundup so you can find it later when zucchini season strikes again!
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