What should I do with zuchini tonight?!

Last week we had a HUGE zuchini, this is what we did with it:
Cut it in half, long way, wash it all out.
cook up either ground beef or sausage with spices you like, (garlic, basil, etc), throw in diced up red/green peppers, onion and cook it all up. Basically, it's like a stuffed pepper recipe if you have a favorite of that.
Put the zuchini halves on a baking sheet, fill it up with the groundbeef mixture, cover with foil and bake @350 until the zuchini is soft and cooked.
Slice it up and serve.
I think it's good with rice

Last week we had a HUGE zuchini, this is what we did with it:
Cut it in half, long way, wash it all out.
cook up either ground beef or sausage with spices you like, (garlic, basil, etc), throw in diced up red/green peppers, onion and cook it all up. Basically, it's like a stuffed pepper recipe if you have a favorite of that.
Put the zuchini halves on a baking sheet, fill it up with the groundbeef mixture, cover with foil and bake @350 until the zuchini is soft and cooked.
Slice it up and serve.
I think it's good with rice

This was basically going to be my suggestion, using the italian sausage you said you had. I recently made stuffed zucchini w/ground meat & it was so good

I adore zucchini! I love to simply quickly saute' it with some herbs and other veggies (whatever is in the fridge, but red bell peppers, broccoli, and mushrooms would be my favorite combo with the zucchini) for a quick meal. I will also roast it in the oven along with onions, garlic, bell pepper, egglant, and mushrooms with a drizzle of olive oil and some herbs - rosemary is good, as is basil and/or oregano. I also have a recipe for zucchini "un-crab" cakes. The shredded zucchini takes the place of the crab and is oh, so yummy! I have cut the zucchini into long julienne strips and used it as "pasta" with a raw tomato sauce when I was on my 3-week raw diet. It was delicious!

Here's the "crab" cake recipe:

I Can't-Believe-It's-Not-Crab Crab Cakes

Adapted from John Shields, chef/owner of Gertrude's, Baltimore, Md.; recipe
appears in "Cooking Fresh From the Mid-Atlantic" edited by Fran McManus &
Wendy Rickard



Ingredients

2 cups coarsely grated zucchini
salt
1 cup bread crumbs
1 egg, beaten (I use the equivalent of Ener-G egg replacer)
1 ½ teaspoons Old Bay seasoning
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon mayonnaise or plain yogurt (I use a vegan mayo)
Juice of ½ lemon
¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
vegetable oil, for frying

Method
Place grated zucchini in a colander; sprinkle lightly with salt. Let
zucchini sit for about 30 minutes, allowing it to drain. Squeeze to remove
additional liquid - zucchini should be fairly dry.

Place zucchini and bread crumbs in a large bowl and mix together.

Place egg, Old Bay, Dijon, mayo, lemon juice and parsley in a small bowl.
Mix well.

Pour egg mixture into zucchini-bread crumb mixture, and mix gently and
thoroughly. Form into 8 patties the size of crab cakes. Heat a small amount
of oil in a saute pan, and cook patties on both sides, browning well.

OK, just sharing a cute story (IMO).

My son was about 2 1/2 years old. We have a farm stand near the house, so stop regularly. He wants a zucchini - has no idea what it actually is, so this will be a fun introduction. Get a couple zucchini, etc. strap him in the car seat and go home. He wants to hold a zucchini, so I let him. He takes a bite. Ew. I tell him we have too cook it, whilst giggling

We get home and at 8pm, he starts begging for the zucchini. So, I set him on the counter and we chop half of one together, throw it in a pan with a little basil pesto grapeseed oil and seasoning.

I put it in a bowl with toothpicks. He ate it ALL, and then we had to make the other half

My two year old and his late night zucchini So sweet.

shred it and make a salad/slaw with grated garlic and lemon juice. Yum!

Brownies!!!!

I love love love zuchinni... Here are two different ways to fix it, one savory and one sweet...

Savory - Japanese Fried Rice...

Rice & Veggies Steam Bag - Green Giant (??)
1 cup of zuchinni cut into strips..
1/4 cup of onion diced
1-2 garlic cloves
1 egg
1/4 cup teriyaki sauce
EVOO


Cut the zuchinni into strips. Saute with some EVOO, onions, garlic. I add carrots and or yellow squash sometimes too.. Take the veggies out of the pan. Crack one egg in the skillet and scramble. Add rice to the egg. Add veggies back and then add teriyaki sauce. This is yummy and contains all of your nutritional categories, protein, carbs & veggies.

SWEET
Slice the zuchinni lengthwise. Remove seeds if you want or leave them in. Place in a baking dish. Sprinkle with brown sugar and butter. Cover pan with foil and bake for 45 minutes or until tender. The butter and brown sugar makes a caramelly sauce that makes the zuchinni taste like a sweet treat! I love them this way! :-)

i love slicing it long ways coat it with a little olive oil (on both sides), small amount of salt and some pepper and grilling it!!! YUMMY!!! that would work also!!! you could even try and cooking it in a pan the same way (can't hurt to try). you can also bake it the same way.

good luck!!!

I shred my zuc and then saute it up with fresh herbs and garlic etc. It is kind of like french cut green beans. Super easy if you have a food processor.

that sounds good. im going to have to try that

Well, I still say '*kitten*.'

you stole my idea!