Hello and welcome to this thing we’re doing where we help you figure out what you’re gonna put in your mouth this week. Some of these are recipes we’ve tried, some of these are recipes we’re looking forward to trying, all of them are fucking delicious. Tell us what you want to put in your piehole or suggest your own recipes, and next week we’ll check in and talk about which things we made, which things we loved, and which things have changed us irreversibly as people. Last week, we dipped our chips into things.
Every summer I overdose on zucchini. Zucchini seems like one of those veggies that matures all at once for everyone ever. One moment you’re craving it, the next you’re drowning in it. It seems like every neighbor and family member in my life gives me grocery bags full of it, as if I’m not getting a ton from my CSA or on epic sale from the farmer’s market.
Then, when fall comes around, it’s like everyone suddenly only remembers how to make zucchini bread. Don’t get me wrong, I love zucchini bread. But how many loaves is too many loaves? Did you know you can eat zucchini in non-bread form? Zucchini is surprisingly versatile and its light taste makes it easy to sneak into other foods, even desserts.
There’s only two bread forms in this list, and I guarantee you they’re better than the bake sale version you’re used to. Here’s 32 ways to use all that zucchini without losing your marbles:
1. Cheesy Zucchini
via How Does She
2. Lemon Loaf with Zucchini
via Intimate Weddings
Okay, I see you, snarky readers: I know this is bread. But it’s lemon bread. See what I did there? See?
3. Baked Zucchini Fries
via The Girl Who Ate Everything
4. Zucchini Bites
via Free Recipe Network
These are perfect for making ahead and using in your lunches for the week!
5. Sweet Zucchini Pancakes
via Tasty Kitchen
6. Tuna Zucchini Cakes
via A Messy Kitchen
7. Braised Chicken with Spinach and Zucchini
via Autostraddle
8. Spicy Turkey and Zucchini Burger
via Simply Recipes
9. Zucchini Hummus
via La Cucina Di Kait
Because of course.
10. Parmesan Pesto Veggie Sandwich
via Pinch of Yum
11. Zucchini Corn Quesadillas
via Random Anderson
12. Zucchini, Raisin and Toasted Pine Nut Salad
via Autostraddle
13. Black Bean, Corn and Zucchini Enchiladas
via Go Vegan Meow
14. Tuscan Baked Zucchini
via We Have Plenty
15. Zucchini Kale Lasagna
via Tri 2 Cook
I was initially skeptical of the zucchini lasagna trend, but this recipe deserves five stars. So delicious, trust me.
16. Shrimp and Zucchini Pasta
via Kath Eats
17. Parmesan Zucchini Sticks
via iFood Real
18. Zucchini Cookies
via Little House Living
19. Hashbrowns with Yellow Squash and Zucchini
via 5 Dollar Dinners
20. Tomato and Zucchini Tart with Garlic and Basil
via The Flour Sack
I think this is one of the most delicious-looking foods I’ve ever seen in my entire life.
21. Zucchini Potato Fritters
via Chef In You
22. Zucchini Muffins
via Simply Recipes
23. Chocolate Zucchini Cake
via Scandi Foodie
24. Zucchini Babka
via Bittersweet Blog
25. Zucchini-Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
via Kitchen Confidante
26. Zucchini Summer Pasta Salad
via Autostraddle
27. Shitake and Zucchini Stir-Fry
via Food Whims
28. Vegetable Tian
via My San Francisco Kitchen
29. Chickpea, Barley and Zucchini Ribbon Salad with Mint and Feta
via The Kitchn
30. Super Easy and Delicious Zucchini Butter
via The Kitchn
31. Zucchini, Mint and Yogurt Spread
via The Kitchn
32. Harvest Cake with Goat Cheese and Frosting
via The Kitchn
What do you think, better than boring old zucchini bread, right? Let me know your favorite zucchini recipes/uses! Best one wins all of my mom’s gigantic zucchini that she’s going to try to give to me in a month.*
*Just kidding, I’m going to make that tomato and zucchini tart one thousand times instead.
ZUCCHINI PIZZA CRUST ‘MOS!!!
http://seattlelocalfood.com/2010/09/12/zucchini-crust-pizza/
oh my god
OH MY GOD
I’m gonna pass some of these along to my mom. She grows zucchini in her garden, and she waits so long to pick them that they end up being like 3x as long as a football and almost as thick. She could definitely use these recipes.
This is going to be SO USEFUL in a few months when my CSA has a zucchini explosion. Also, zucchini, summer squash, and eggplant are not my favorite vegetables, but I ate 4 helpings of this and wanted more.
Zucchini might be my favorite vegetable. When I was a kid, my mom would sauté zucchini in garlic and olive oil- simple and delicious.
The word zucchini is really fun to say and spell.
I only discovered zucchini bread recently, so I have yet to tire of it. That being said, these recipes look DELICIOUS, and I shall be attempting many of them in the near future. Thanks!
So I recommend putting that sauteed zucchini in a tortilla wit ha little parmesan cheese and then eating only that for a week
I think now might be a good time to say I can live off these posts for daily meals.
SHUT UP that tart looks TOO GOOD
Ooooh thank you for this list! I looooove zucchini, but all I know how to make it in is oasta and soup! And I have a couple of zucchinis here that need cookin’!
When my parent’s garden is taken over by giant monstrous zucchini I make zucchini chocolate cake with chocolate frosting. One of my favorite summer things.
I really need to stop looking at these food articles when I’m hungry. I keep wanting to lick my laptop screen, which is in no way sanitary.
I’ll never look at zucchini the same way again
Omg I want these in my mouth… maybe not all at once… fuck it, I’d probably try it.
My grandpa has apparently won a “fake apple pie” contest several times with his zucchini pie, but I’ve never had a chance to try it.
Zucchini is DELICIOUS and probably my favorite vegetable.
Also, zucchini doesn’t look like a word anymore after this post. Zucchini zucchini zucchini.