Zucchini anyone? How do you prepcare it?

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  • aledba
    aledba Posts: 564 Member
    If grilling zucchini on the BBQ, keep it whole. In fact, do all veggies this way (except peppers). They lose less juice and nutrients. You can coat them in a bit of oil/salt/pepper first. Rotate every so often and poke a fork in to test for doneness. Less prep work :wink:
  • danimalkeys
    danimalkeys Posts: 982 Member
    If you sauté, don't crowd the pan, that's what gets it mushy. Don't cover it either. Keep it moving and use a medium high heat.

    I do mine (yellow squash as well) with some onion, garlic, salt, pepper, and use butter and olive oil combined. I like to toss some fresh basil in at the end.

    It's just about that season, I picked my 1st 2 zuch and 2 yellow squash yesterday!
  • SunShineBeastess
    SunShineBeastess Posts: 225 Member
    I take mine and cut long ways scoop out a little of the middle, put bruschetta in to fill and sprinkle with grated parmesan bake in the oven until tender - zucchini boats....yum. You can also use shreaded chicken seasoned with taco seasoning and fill them, top with a little cheese and taco sauce - tacos no shell....
  • Jamr8231
    Jamr8231 Posts: 73 Member
    Cut them in to sticks and toss with olive oil, grated garlic and dried oregano. Absolutely delicious baked until nicely golden on both sides.
  • JeffInJax
    JeffInJax Posts: 232 Member
    http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Stuffed-Zucchini-2/Detail.aspx?soid=carousel_0_rotd&prop24=rotd

    I use extra lean ground beef and a higher end spaghetti sauce like gia russa which has no added sugar, turns out really well. I use half the breadcrumbs to reduce the calories a bit. If i recall it ends up being around 350-400 calories for two halves
  • danimalkeys
    danimalkeys Posts: 982 Member
    I take mine and cut long ways scoop out a little of the middle, put bruschetta in to fill and sprinkle with grated parmesan bake in the oven until tender - zucchini boats....yum. You can also use shreaded chicken seasoned with taco seasoning and fill them, top with a little cheese and taco sauce - tacos no shell....

    Gonna try this one, it sounds good!
  • kaotik26
    kaotik26 Posts: 590 Member
    Cooked it too long, I love to sauté mine with seasonings and onions and peppers, sometimes some yellow squash. Cook the onions and peppers down to sweat first then add the zucchini and only cook for a couple minutes(I like it tender crisp). For a lunch I'll add precooked steak strips to it! My favorite!!
  • corgicake
    corgicake Posts: 846 Member
    Slice lengthwise into quarters, then cut into 1/3 inch thick slices and nuke for two minutes. I highly suggest using a bowl for this. After that, you can toss them into a medium to high heat pan, on top of your freezer aisle pizza, etc with the exception of baking.

    By far my favorite thing to do with zukes is dip those puppies in dry Shore Lunch and toss 'em in the oven with a thin coating of butter on the cookie sheet.
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    I saute in a pan with a little oil, or roast, or grill. And of course, shredding it for my zucchini bread.
  • Chunkhotep
    Chunkhotep Posts: 16 Member
    This is not the most healthy way (maybe you can modify it, or bake them), but it by far the most popular thing I ever make. Everyone, including kids who hate vegetables, can't get enough of these. (probably because they are fried, lol)

    http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Zucchini-Patties-with-Feta-238266
  • laurie62ann
    laurie62ann Posts: 433 Member
    Pinterest has a ton of recipes! My best piece of advices is don't' over cook it.
  • fuhrmeister
    fuhrmeister Posts: 1,796 Member
    love zuchinni I'm glad to see more ways to prep it and more things to eat with it.

    to OP's original question: I agree with many of the poeel above. Grilled with olive oil and seasoning of choice

    I also like to use mine in the place of noodle sin a lasagna. I slice it think on a mandolin and layer it just as I would in a regular lasgna. Jus tmake sure the sauce isn't too runny b/c the moisture in the zuchinni will contrubute to the moisture of the dish. I use tomatoe paste in teh sauce to make it thicker.
  • 12pillows
    12pillows Posts: 81 Member
    If you can get a round one you can scoop out the middle, bake it, mix the middle with bulgar wheat and other veg and meat, stuff it back in and melt cheese on it <3
    This meal was only 435 calories and it was amazing.
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  • Voww
    Voww Posts: 39 Member
    Add it raw to salads sometimes, I use a swivel-blade veg peeler to peel it into very thin strips, adds an interesting texture. Or cut into small batons and gently fry in a teaspoon of rapeseed or olive oil before adding slices of red onion and slivers of sun-dried tomatoes soaked in a little hot water (add the water too), loads of black pepper - yum!
  • DJ7203
    DJ7203 Posts: 497 Member
    My goodness thank you so, so much everyone for all the great recipes! I'm going to need to stock up on some zucchini so I can try them all!
  • jjj6689
    jjj6689 Posts: 10 Member
    This is a favorite of my whole family.
    http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/zucchini-pasta
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    I shred raw zucchini and cucumber into plain yogourt and add Garum Masala and lots of chopped fresh mint and fresh ground salt crystals for a raita. That way I can sneak zucchini past my husband he can't tell the difference between the two sorts of shreds in the raita. :devil:
  • fallingtrees
    fallingtrees Posts: 220 Member
    Sliced raw zucchini makes an excellent guacamole delivery system.
  • knickersb1
    knickersb1 Posts: 222
    Zucchini bread is amazing!!

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