Zucchini

jsukhan

My grandpa has alot of zucchini in his garden and always wants to give me some but I have no idea what to do with it. I did see a recipe here for zucchini muffins that were only about 15 calories each. I bumped it but its no longer in my topics. If any of you have it, could you please bump it for me.
Anyone have any other ideas? Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

ShrinkingShona

I don't know about zucchini muffins but my family eats zucchini slice a couple of times a week. There's a great recipe on taste.com.au for it. I make the recipe with however many zucchinis I have and add an extra egg or to if it's too dry. Turns out like a crustless quiche.

jessicawrites

If they're thin (which usually means more tender and sweeter), they're great sauteed or diced into spaghetti sauce. If they're thick, they might taste a little woody. A good way to eat them is to slice them lengthwise, hollow the seeds out (so you have something like a boat), fill with diced tomatoes, onion, and your favorite herbs/spices, and bake them. Put cheese over top for the last 10 minutes and it's like a veggie-based pizza.

If you don't like the taste of zucchini very much, you can also grate it and mix the shredded zucchini into meatloaf or burgers.

mamagooskie

I like to just bake them, I cut them up with red peppers, carrots, onion, mushrooms, potaotoes, eggplant, squash, celery (or any combination of these and other veggies) and toss in a tbsp oil, add seasoning and bake till soft.

I then eat them as is as a side dish, or serve over rice, you could also toss the veggies in pasta sauce and serve with spaghetti.

ktmmom189

I love zucchini. For a quick meal I cut in half microwave for 4 to 5 mins add some cheese and red pepper. Or I have added chicken and tomato sauce for zucchini boats. Also i add them to salads, spaghetti sauce. Anything. For a meal with cheese a whole zucchini is like 300 cals and if I can have a healthy dinner that fills me up in 5 mins. I'll take it.

kclarkss

I like to saute them in olive oil with mushrooms. Real Salt, Basil, and some other italian seasonings. I also like to saute just the zucchini with Real Salt and Season All in Olive Oil.

My father likes to saute them in butter and they are yummy, but high in calorie that way.

padmesarai

I usually slice them saute them in olive oil with salt and black pepper and then to the grill; I do the same thing with eggplants, sooo yummy

pocketmole

I love zucchini sauteed up with some garlic and onion in a little olive oil. Tossed together with a protein and chopped fresh herbs is really quick and tasty.




I will also slice or julienne it into brothy tomato soups with other veggies.




If you use a vegetable peeler you can shave it into "noodles" and top with marinara sauce.




Sometimes I like to slice it, layer it with italian cheese, tomato sauce, and basil then bake like eggplant parmesan




It's really good as a filling for enchiladas, quesadillas, sandwiches, or anything else you want to stuff




You can split them down the middle, scoop out the seeds, stuff them, and bake them




As already mentioned, there are lots of recipe to put zucchini into breads and muffins (chocolate chip muffin here)

jsukhan

I love zucchini sauteed up with some garlic and onion in a little olive oil. Tossed together with a protein and chopped fresh herbs is really quick and tasty.




I will also slice or julienne it into brothy tomato soups with other veggies.




If you use a vegetable peeler you can shave it into "noodles" and top with marinara sauce.




Sometimes I like to slice it, layer it with italian cheese, tomato sauce, and basil then bake like eggplant parmesan




It's really good as a filling for enchiladas, quesadillas, sandwiches, or anything else you want to stuff




You can split them down the middle, scoop out the seeds, stuff them, and bake them




As already mentioned, there are lots of recipe to put zucchini into breads and muffins (chocolate chip muffin here)

Wow love the visual aids, making me hungry.

joyciebear

I dont know if this dish is strictly mexican, but it's a family favorite (and we're mexican haha)

brown some protein of your choice. usually pork or beef works best.

add in some garlic and onions and brown them a bit

toss in some diced tomatoes

throw in some zucchini (i usually slice it into 4ths and then chop it into approx 1/2 inch pieces. if you cut it up too small it gets too squishy)

throw in a pepper of your choice-for flavor-i usually use a yellow pepper, you don't eat the pepper, just adds flavor, you don't have to cut it up either.

toward the end, rinse a can of corn and throw it into the pan with the rest of the ingredients.

top it with monterey jack cheese.

We call it Calabasas or Calabasitas. So delish!!

hereis a pic

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=calabacitas+recipes&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=2064&bih=1225&tbm=isch&tbnid=9UquveV5uzMEvM:&imgrefurl=http://forkfingerschopsticks.com/calabacitas-con-elote-mexican-zucchini-succotash-2/&imgurl=http://forkfingerschopsticks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Calabacitas-con-Elote-H-1024x768.jpg&w=1024&h=768&ei=J5hCUJ2WLc_ryAGk7IGwBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=594&vpy=223&dur=495&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=159&ty=136&sig=114842113376538190559&page=1&tbnh=134&tbnw=187&start=0&ndsp=72&ved=1t:429,r:24,s:0,i:149


i'm sure you can find a recipe with more details but we never measure stuff with recipes we make frequently. you can adjust all the ingredients to your liking.

runzalot81

Make a zucchini lasagna! A favorite of mine. http://nourishedmeadow.com/2010/07/zucchini-lasagna/

I've been eating these like crazy for the last couple of weeks http://curiouscountrycook.blogspot.com/2012/03/zucchini-tots.html

caterpillardreams

WOW nice pics, I have made zucchini bread and sauteed them and baked them but some of those pics are amazing, I am so making some of those dishes. Thank u for sharing

miss_erynn

I love zucchini sauteed up with some garlic and onion in a little olive oil. Tossed together with a protein and chopped fresh herbs is really quick and tasty.

I will also slice or julienne it into brothy tomato soups with other veggies.

If you use a vegetable peeler you can shave it into "noodles" and top with marinara sauce.

Sometimes I like to slice it, layer it with italian cheese, tomato sauce, and basil then bake like eggplant parmesan

It's really good as a filling for enchiladas, quesadillas, sandwiches, or anything else you want to stuff

You can split them down the middle, scoop out the seeds, stuff them, and bake them

As already mentioned, there are lots of recipe to put zucchini into breads and muffins (chocolate chip muffin here)

your noodles and boats look TO DIE FOR!!!

I made zucchini chips the other night - they were really great!!!!

weezie31

I just posted this on another topic: http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/01/turkey-stuffed-zucchini-4-pts.html

It's awesome - really easy and flavorful and doesn't use any crazy ingredients.

princessrtk

I grill zucchini! Either baste with olive oil or spray with olive oil flavored Pam, salt, pepper and then put on the grill until they are done. Yum!!

jsukhan

Is Zucchini freezable?

jadesign19

bump

02tods

Yes it is. It freezes very nicely.

LupaNera

You can do zucchini and zucchini flowers pasta. Is really tasty.
Cook the zucchini together with some flowers in some olive oil(not too much), salt them as you like.
Boil the pasta but keep it one minute less than indicated. Toss the pasta over the zucchini and let it cook for another minute. add some parmesan cheese and that's it.

Luthien007

Zucchinie slice - this is the recipe we use

http://www.symplytoogood.com.au/LiteratureRetrieve.aspx?ID=84863

great to use up fresh veg and sometimes we go without the ham . It's a great recipe for the day after you have eaten too much. It always helped me lose.

Tme to make it again

laurie571

they are called zucchini tots and you can find them on skinnytaste.com i made them and they are really good.

FoodPwnr

There is a recipe on these forums called 15 calorie zucchini tots I think the poster is a genius they are soooo amazing

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/628245-15-calorie-zucchini-tots-pics

FoodPwnr

they are called zucchini tots and you can find them on skinnytaste.com i made them and they are really good.

hehe great minds think alike lol

02tods

I'm going to try those zucchini tots also. They look delicious.

jsukhan

There is a recipe on these forums called 15 calorie zucchini tots I think the poster is a genius they are soooo amazing

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/628245-15-calorie-zucchini-tots-pics

This was what I was looking for, and have found it on a few other places. Can't wait to try it.

jsukhan

There is a recipe on these forums called 15 calorie zucchini tots I think the poster is a genius they are soooo amazing

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/628245-15-calorie-zucchini-tots-pics

This was what I was looking for, and have found it on a few other places. Can't wait to try it.

Made them today and they were amazing. Kicking myself for waiting until now to try using zucchini. Always next year. Until then I have a few single cup portions of grated Zucchini in my freezer.

LCgymnast

Zucchini pasta is really good. Try with whole wheat pasta and lots more vegetables. So yummy!

cramernh

I haul out my spiral slicer to make "noodles" out of zucchini and summer squash. Pile it high on a plate nice and raw. Ladle on some homemade marinara, freshly cooked chicken, sauteed peppers, onions, mushrooms, melted cheese and roasted garlic cloves.... My husband LOVES this dish with his pasta. I dont eat pasta as this meal is filling all on its own and its a great way to get plenty of vegetables in you on one plate!

cottagegal1

bump

Jxnsmma

OMG, please someone come cook all these fabulous dishes for me! NOM NOM NOM!!!!!

NCchar130

I dont know if this dish is strictly mexican, but it's a family favorite (and we're mexican haha)

brown some protein of your choice. usually pork or beef works best.

add in some garlic and onions and brown them a bit

toss in some diced tomatoes

throw in some zucchini (i usually slice it into 4ths and then chop it into approx 1/2 inch pieces. if you cut it up too small it gets too squishy)

throw in a pepper of your choice-for flavor-i usually use a yellow pepper, you don't eat the pepper, just adds flavor, you don't have to cut it up either.

toward the end, rinse a can of corn and throw it into the pan with the rest of the ingredients.

top it with monterey jack cheese.

We call it Calabasas or Calabasitas. So delish!!

hereis a pic

http://www.google.com/imgres?q=calabacitas+recipes&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&sa=N&rls=en&biw=2064&bih=1225&tbm=isch&tbnid=9UquveV5uzMEvM:&imgrefurl=http://forkfingerschopsticks.com/calabacitas-con-elote-mexican-zucchini-succotash-2/&imgurl=http://forkfingerschopsticks.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/Calabacitas-con-Elote-H-1024x768.jpg&w=1024&h=768&ei=J5hCUJ2WLc_ryAGk7IGwBw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=594&vpy=223&dur=495&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=159&ty=136&sig=114842113376538190559&page=1&tbnh=134&tbnw=187&start=0&ndsp=72&ved=1t:429,r:24,s:0,i:149


i'm sure you can find a recipe with more details but we never measure stuff with recipes we make frequently. you can adjust all the ingredients to your liking.

That sounds really good, thanks for sharing.