17 Favorite Zucchini Recipes

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Ideas on How to Use Up All That Healthy Summer Squash!

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How do you use up zucchini, that most flavorful summer squash? Fortunately, there are many ways to enjoy such a versatile vegetable! Check out our recipes for zucchini pizza, zucchini relish, fried zucchini, zoodles, zucchini pancakes—okay, we’ll stop there! We hope you enjoy our collection.

Whether you enjoy it raw or cooked—or as a secret way to add moistness to a baked good—zucchini is the green gem of the summer garden. Not only are there many ways to serve zucchini, but it’s also packed with vitamins and nutrients, and it’s also low-carb, low-fat, high-fiber, and high-nutrition! 

Our Favorite Zucchini Recipes

Zucchini and Pecan Sour Cream Pancakes

These zucchini pancakes are light and fluffy, with a pleasing crunch from the pecan nuts.

Zucchini pancakes. Photo credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brein
Zucchini and Pecan Sour Cream Pancakes
Photo credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

Zucchini Bread

How could we not include zucchini bread, the classic way to use up zucchini? We love to freeze lots of zucchini loaves—always handy.

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Zucchini Bread
Photo credit: Joseph E. Ligori/Shutterstock

Kale, Bean, and Zucchini Soup

Kale, beans, and zucchini are all powerhouse vegetables. Try them together in this soup!

Zucchini soup. Photo by Sam Jones/Quinn Brein.
Kale, Bean, and Zucchini Soup
Photo credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

Garden Patch Potato Salad with Zucchini

Move over, traditional potato salads, here comes a new favorite! Packed with colorful and crunchy vegetables, this salad pairs especially well with grilled foods.

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Garden Patch Potato Salad with Zucchini
Photo credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

Zucchini and Tomato Au Gratin

This recipe is perfect for the summer harvest time, combining two classic and complimentary garden goodies.

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Zucchini and Tomato Au Gratin
Photo credit: Becky Luigart-Stayner

Breaded Fried Zucchini Rounds

Our breaded fried zucchini rounds are delicious and take no time to make. 

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Breaded Fried Zucchini Rounds
Photo credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

Zucchini Spice Cake

This zucchini spice cake with orange cream cheese frosting is so delicious! You’ll never guess that there are hidden fruits and veggies!

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Zucchini Spice Cake
Photo credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

Zucchini Brownies

Zucchini adds the moistness and benefits of vegetables, but no one will even notice!

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Zucchini Brownies
Photo credit: vm2002/shutterstock

Zucchini Potato Soup

This Zucchini-Potato Soup is surprisingly flavorful and a big hit, even with those who aren’t normally fond of soups.

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Zucchini Potato Soup

Zucchini Marmalade

With a slight hint of lemon and ginger, this spread will disappear when served with warm scones. A great way to use up your bumper crop of zucchini!

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Zucchini Marmalade
Photo credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

Zucchini Sausage Squares

Zucchini Sausage Squares combine simple, fresh ingredients to create a comforting, filling, and savory dish that can feed a crowd!

Zucchini Sausage Squares. Photo by Sam Jones/Quinn Brien
Zucchini Sausage Squares
Photo credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brien

Zucchini Pizza Recipe

When you’re faced with a glut of zucchini, turn to this healthy and delicious recipe that uses squash instead of dough for a crust.

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Zucchini Pizza Recipe
Photo credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

Lemon-Zucchini Muffins

Shredded fresh zucchini doesn’t alter the flavor of these lemony muffins, but it does give them a moister texture and a nutritional boost.

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Lemon-Zucchini Muffins

Zucchini Pancakes (Latkes)

What a great way to serve summer’s most abundant vegetable! These latke-style zucchini pancakes can even be served as a main course.

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Zucchini Pancakes (Latkes)
Photo credit: Sam Jones/Quinn Brein

Summer Squash Salad

Thinly sliced summer squash lends sweetness to this lemony salad studded with toasted pine nuts.

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Summer Squash Salad

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

This Chocolate Zucchini Cake is the best chocolate cake ever! It’s moist, chocolatey, and (almost) guilt-free! The cake freezes well, so you can pull it out at any time.

Watch the video demo below on how to make it!

Zoodles

Ever made zucchini noodles, aka zoodles? They’re a healthy, fresh alternative to pasta! Here is a delicious recipe that was a potluck hit.

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Zoodles
 

More Zucchini Recipes

 
There are never enough zucchini recipes! For more ideas, check out these salads, soups, slaws, pickles, and other recipes using summer squash.

Grow Your Own Zucchini

One more thing: It’s fun and easy to grow your own zucchini because it’s such a prolific plant! Learn how in our free Zucchini Growing Guide.

About The Author

Catherine Boeckmann

Catherine Boeckmann loves nature, stargazing, and gardening so it’s not surprising that she and The Old Farmer’s Almanac found each other. She leads digital content for the Almanac website, and is also a certified master gardener in the state of Indiana. Read More from Catherine Boeckmann

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