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When you have an armful of zucchini from your vegetable garden and your neighbor gives you another armful, the, “What am I going to make with all of this zucchini?” alarm goes off in your head!
My family will only eat so many sauteed zucchini! So I have created a delicious round up of what to do with those extra 12 or 14 zucchini! Make brownies! Make cakes! How about pad thai? A delicious Cheesy Noodle-Free Lasagna is always a perfect way to eat those zucchini! Have you ever stuffed zucchini blossoms? They are very delicate and one of the most amazing summer appetizers!
Zucchini Pad Thai
This Zucchini Pad Thai is gluten-free and uses zucchini “zoodles” in place of noodles. It’s a great substitute for traditional Pad Thai! Get Recipe Here from Home. Made. Interest.
Zucchini Bread
A wonderful family recipe, you’ll be wishing you made two loaves as it disappears quickly! Get Recipe Here Moore or Less Cooking Food Blog
Zucchini Pie
A delicious way to enjoy fresh zucchini! With only about 15 minutes of preparation time, you can have a fancy and tasty side dish to serve with grilled meat, or a vegetarian main course option that will satisfy even the heartiest appetites. Get Recipe Here The Seasoned Mom
Zucchini Fritters
Zucchini Fritters, or as some of you may call them a zucchini pancakes, are a light and delicious side dish or main course. Add a dollop of sour cream and you have a treat! Get Recipe Here Moore or Less Cooking Food Blog
Stuffed Squash Blossoms
These are a delicious summer treat, a perfect appetizer stuffed with ricotta and Parmesan, lightly sauteed. Get Recipe Here Moore or Less Cooking Food Blog
Simple No-Cook Zucchini Caprese Salad
My go-to summer meal! Simple No-Cook Zucchini Caprese Salad is fully on fresh summer flavors and takes no time to throw together as no cooking is required. Filled with fresh tomatoes, garlic, balsamic, basil and zucchini!Get Recipe Here With Salt and Wit
Noodle-Free Lasagna ( Zucchini instead of Noodles)
Sometimes I just feel like having lasagna without all of the carbs and guilt, and this is the perfect recipe. Even my kids love it. Get Recipe Here Moore or Less Cooking Food Blog
Shrimp Scampi Zoodles
A lower-carb version of a traditional Shrimp Scampi recipe typically served over pasta. This recipe still has all the fresh tasting garlic and buttery goodness of the traditional recipe, but is served over zucchini noodles, or the more fun way of saying it ‘zoodles’, to get rid of all those carbs from the pasta. Get Recipe Here Life Tastes Good
Lemon Zucchini Cake
A wonderful cake recipe, it tastes lemony and so healthy with wonderful zucchini. Perfect for breakfast too, or a snack, or just whenever. It’s not a frou-frou cake, it has body. The lemon glaze is a perfect addition. Get recipe Here Moore or Less Cooking Food Blog
Low-Fat Zucchini Brownies
A moist low-fat brownie made with zucchini, applesauce and bananas No oil or eggs! Get Recipe Here Moore or Less Cooking Food Blog
Lemon Blueberry Zucchini Cake
The cake has just a hint of lemon flavor, and the juicy berries are a great addition. Oh, and the frosting. If you like lemon, be very careful. This stuff is sinfully good. You could put it on a cracker, and it would taste like manna from heaven. I love it with this cake. Yuuumy! Get recipe here Creations by Kara
Meg Aquino (@MegenCiel)
Wednesday 12th of August 2015
I first learnt of zucchini as noodles via Kelly from The Nourishing Home that is also gluten free. I haven't tried it yet, but, would like to do so as an alternative to gluten free pasta which doesn't hold well due to the absence of gluten.
denise low
Monday 10th of August 2015
Thank you for the tips. I would love to try out some of these different ways to eat zucchini.
johnhutchens1
Saturday 8th of August 2015
Great ways to use all the zucchini from the garden. Thanks for including recipe links. The lemon blueberry zucchini cake sounds great.