My zucchini plant looks a lot like the beast from Little Shop of Horrors. I’m waiting for it to talk back to me and say, “Feed me, Seymour!” Anyone else’s zucchini plant taking over the garden? If so, then you too are wondering what to do with all of them! Here’s a few great Zucchini Recipes that will keep you going for the next few weeks.
- Zucchini Bread by Make and Takes
- Zucchini Boats by Plum Pudding
- Chocolate Zucchini Bread by This Week for Dinner
- Spicy Zucchini Wedges by Cafe Johnsonia
- Zucchini Patties by Tasty Kitchen
- Breakfast Casserole with Zucchini by Simply Recipes
- Pineapple Zucchini Cake by Real Mom Kitchen
What are you cookin’ up with your garden ripe zucchini?
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Try this one! Try this one!
Lemony Zucchini Goat Cheese Pizza. SO GOOD.
Found the recipe here:
http://smittenkitchen.com/2009/07/lemony-zucchini-goat-cheese-pizza/
I made some yummy chocolate zucchini cupcakes. Here’s the post/recipe: http://faithfamilyandfrugality.blogspot.com/2009/08/recipe-chocolate-zucchini-cupcakes.html
I posted a whole slew of zuke recipes here on my blog last week! =:D http://younghomemakers.blogspot.com/2009/08/hh-19-zucchini-recipes-galore.html
Enjoy!
God Bless!
~Miss Rachel~
How about Zucchini Pie? It tastes like apple pie. Here’s the recipe…
Crust:
4 c flour
2 c sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 c butter
Combine crust ingredients and cut in butter. Save out 3 cups. Press the remaining ingreds in the bottom of a 9×13 pan. Pre-bake at 375 for 12-15 min.
Filling:
8-10 c zucchini – peeled, seeded, and sliced
2/3 c lemon juice
1 c sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Bring zucchini to a boil in lemon juice. Cover and let simmer 8-10 minutes. Stir in sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and simmer additional 5-6 minutes. Pour over baked crust. Sprinkle with reserved crust mixture. Reduce oven heat to 350 and bake for 40-45 min. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
You must have read my mind…I just did a post last night about chocolate chip zucchini bread. I also linked to chocolate zucchini cake by Elise at Simply Recipes…it is DIVINE!!!
YUM!
when you can’t come up with more recipes to use it right away, it works well to shred it up and freeze in freezer baggies. that way, when you get in the mood for some bread or cookies, just pull it out and thaw a bit.
Great additions, thanks for sharing your zucc recipes.
Lisa – that is exactly what I do. Thanks for commenting about that!
A friend of mine just made this, and it sounds awesome. I want to try it:
Zucchini Gratin http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/zucchini-gratin-recipe2/index.html
My sister-in-law just sent me this crazy recipe for zucchini pie. She swears it taste just like apple pie, no difference. I haven’t tried it yet but here is the recipe.
Zucchini Pie
Crust:
4 c flour
2 c sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 c butter
Combine crust ingredients and cut in butter. Save out 3 cups. Press the remaining ingreds in the bottom of a 9×13 pan. Pre-bake at 375 for 12-15 min.
Filling:
8-10 c zucchini – peeled, seeded, and sliced
2/3 c lemon juice
1 c sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
Bring zucchini to a boil in lemon juice. Cover and let simmer 8-10 minutes. Stir in sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and simmer additional 5-6 minutes. Pour over baked crust. Sprinkle with reserved crust mixture. Reduce oven heat to 350 and bake for 40-45 min. Serve with vanilla ice cream.
Yes! Thank you!
I’m so jealous! I had a bunny eat a couple of my plants early on and the this year again I had squash borers kill the rest of my zucchini plants. I’ll have to save some of the recipes for next year. Thank you!
yes, I do need more recipes – don’t we always. I can’t wait to try some of these!
Cute idea, Marie! Thanks! We actually made the pineapple zucchini cake a little while ago – delicioso! Can’t wait to try the others! :)
I WISH my zucchini plants were thriving like that! To be fair to my plant, it does look beautiful, but it’s a huge fake-out, because not one single zucchini has left it’s branches for weeks on end! This rare sadness is unheard of, usually, in our garden, but it’s true. So, the most requested recipe I ever and always have – Zucchini Banana Muffins (sounds gross but so isn’t) will have to wait till next year. Rats!
Mine is huge too…tho the deer (who ate all of my tomatoes) are beginning to munch on it.
I love this recipe!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Zucchini-Chips/Detail.aspx
I love love love fried zucchini chips, for me the thinner the better, b/c of crispiness, but my hubs likes chubby chips. Enjoy!
http://www.themommainpearls.com/homecooked/2009/4/2/fried-zuchini-chips.html
Thanks for all the recipes. We just came back from holidays and I have a 2 foot long zucchini that I need to do something with – plus a few smaller ones.
I only wish i had this problem. I actually bought zucchini at the store last week, despicable I know. We did not do a garden this year. Anyone with extra zucchini please drop it off on my doorstep. :)
A girl can never have enough Zuke recipes.
One of my favorite ways to eat zucchini, before the weather gets too cold to grill anymore, is to cut it into large chunks and marinate it in spiedie sauce (http://www.spiedie.com/) for a few hours, then put it on skewers and grill it on the gas grill ’til it’s got a few grill lines, but is still firm. You can toss other seasonal vegetables into the marinade, too, to add a little variety. Mushrooms and cherry tomatoes both work well.