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Home » From Scratch » 65 Must Try Zucchini Recipes

65 Must Try Zucchini Recipes

Victoria Pruett Author: Victoria Pruett   Updated: June 10, 2026

Zucchini recipes don’t have to be boring! There are tons of different ways to eat this summer squash. Try something new with one of these 65 zucchini recipes covering everything from breakfast to dinner, desserts, and more!

a 9 panel image with examples of recipes for using zucchini. Including zucchini fruit leather, zucchini crumble, zucchini pizza bites, double chocolate zucchini bread, zucchini hush puppies, zucchini breakfast fritters, zucchini carrot cake, and zucchini citrus muffins
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If you keep a garden, or live anywhere near someone who does, you are likely used to the overabundance of zucchini that shows up during the summer months.

We are only 5 days into our zucchini harvest and we have already gathered 25 pounds of this prolific vegetable!

Now I have quite a few ways I like to prepare zucchini for my family, but this year, with such a healthy and rapidly producing garden I decided I might need to branch out a bit so that we didn’t tire of the provision.

So I gathered up a bunch of recipes for myself and thought you might enjoy them as well! Some of these ideas for how to use zucchini really shocked me and I’m looking forward to trying them all!

My favorite so far is definitely this double chocolate zucchini bread (omg, amazing!)

a pile of homegrown zucchini on a wooden island top

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65 Zucchini Recipes

So if you are totally sold and ready to eat your body weight in these nutritious green veggie, look no further! This post includes a ton of ways to cook and preserve zucchini so that you never tire of it!

From zucchini bread, to zucchini cake, and everything in between. Find zucchini recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert!

I’ve put stars next to a few of the recipes that we make over and over again!

Zucchini Breakfast Recipes

I foolishly thought there was no way to sneak zucchini into our breakfast menu unless it was in the form of zucchini bread. Fortunately, I was wrong!

These 8 ways to eat zucchini for breakfast will have you starting the day off right!

Stack of zucchini fritters on a white plate topped with sour cream

⭐ Sweet Potato and Zucchini Breakfast Burritos
Zucchini Pizza Boats
⭐ Zucchini Fritters
Grain Free, Zucchini and Egg Breakfast Muffins

Paleo Zucchini Oatmeal (oatless)
⭐ Cheesy Zucchini Egg Casserole
Zucchini Cheddar Scones

Zucchini Main Dish Recipes

We tend to have zucchini as a side dish, but these all look so great that I’m going to have to start making zucchini as the main dish!

Some are light and would be excellent for a lunch meal, which others are hearty enough for dinner!

zucchini pizza bites on a baking tray

Zucchini Noodles (Zoodles)
Zucchini Tomato Gratin
Grilled Zucchini Pizza Slices
⭐ Zucchini Pizza Bites
Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Cheesy Zucchini Rice
Chicken Zucchini Casserole
Zucchini Pizza Crust
Zucchini Parmesan

Zucchini Pesto Tart
⭐ Bacon Zucchini Quiche
Spinach and Zucchini Soup
⭐ Cheesy Zucchini Potato Casserole

Zucchini Feta Bruschetta
Zucchini Taco Casserole
Spicy Zucchini Frittata

Side Dishes

Or if you don’t have enough zucchini for a main dish, any of these recipes for zucchini side dishes will make an amazing addition to your meal!

a finished tray of homemade zucchini tater tots

Parmesan Zucchini Medallions
Baked Zucchini Fries
⭐ Zucchini Tater Tots
Grilled Artichoke Pesto Zucchini Bites
Baked Zucchini Chips

Cheesy Garlic Zucchini Chips
Breaded Zucchini Chips
⭐ Cheese-Stuffed Zucchini Flowers
Light Zucchini Hummus
⭐ Zucchini Pasta Salad

Zucchini Butter (More like no-sugar jam)
⭐ Zucchini Bacon Rice Casserole

Zucchini Desserts:

Dessert is most people’s favorite part of any meal… why not sneak a little (or a lot) of goodness in there?!

These healthy zucchini recipes for dessert will make you feel good about feeding your family a treat!

We make the strawberry zucchini fruit leather many times a year since it makes a wonderful, healthy snack in the car or lunchbox!

And if you’re looking for something decadent that has no-sugar or flour, then try the gluten-free, paleo chocolate cake!

A sliced loaf of double chocolate zucchini bread on a wooden cutting board. Zucchini in the background and a jar of red berries in a mason jar.

⭐ Strawberry Zucchini Fruit Leather
Chocolate Lover’s Zucchini Cake
Zucchini Oatmeal Cookies
Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies
⭐ Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

zucchini flour chocolate cake

⭐ Gluten Free Paleo Chocolate Cake with Zucchini Flour
Zucchini Cobbler Bars
Carrot and Zucchini Bars
Chocolate Chip Zucchini Brownies
Zucchini Pie

Zucchini Bread Recipes

Sneaking veggies into baked goods is an art form when you’re a mom… these recipes make it look easy and delicious!

I also love the idea of making these during the summer and freezing the bread for later in the year! While I haven’t tried all of these bread recipes with einkorn flour, I would recommend reducing the liquid in the recipe by 20% to avoid soggy bread.

👉 You can also convert ANY recipe to einkorn (all-purpose, whole wheat, or fresh milled) in seconds with our new app, The Einkorn Kitchen!

Savory Zucchini Breads

These zucchini bread recipes are either plain or have a savory element to them. They would be great as a side dish, or for a less-sweet breakfast bread to go with eggs and bacon!

close up of a basket of fried zucchini hush puppies

⭐ Zucchini Cornbread
⭐ Zucchini Cheddar Hushpuppies
Mom’s Zucchini Bread
Gluten Free Zucchini Bread

Zucchini Garlic Herb Bread
⭐ Squash Puppies
Gluten Free Zucchini Almond Bread

Zucchini Sweet Breads

Or if you prefer a sweeter breakfast, or want to whip up a sweet zucchini bread for dessert, these will be perfect for you!

a batch of zucchini citrus muffins

Zucchini Sweet Potato Bread
⭐ Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread
Carrot Zucchini Apple Bread

Whole Wheat Zucchini Bread with Blueberries and Pecans
⭐ Lemon Zucchini Bread
Zucchini Citrus Muffins

Ways to Preserve Zucchini

If you’ve reached your max with zucchini for the season, or you just find yourself with more than you can eat, here are some great ideas for canning and preserving zucchini so you can enjoy it all year!

Zucchini squash flour in mason jar

Strawberry Zucchini Fruit Leather
Zucchini Flour (excellent replacement for coconut flour!)
Roasted Zucchini Seeds
Zucchini Gummy Candy

Dried Zucchini “Pineapple”
Canned Crushed Zucchini “Pineapple”
Dill Relish
Sweet Relish (water bath can for 20 minutes)
How to Freeze Zucchini
Dried Zucchini Noodles 

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a 9 panel image with examples of recipes for using zucchini. Including zucchini fruit leather, zucchini crumble, zucchini pizza bites, double chocolate zucchini bread, zucchini hush puppies, zucchini breakfast fritters, zucchini carrot cake, and zucchini citrus muffins

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Filed Under: All Posts, Food Hacks, From Scratch, Seasonal Tagged With: Clean Eating, Cooking, Dessert, Dinner, Freezer, From scratch, Homestead Pantry, Main Course, Side Dish, Summer

About Victoria Pruett

Victoria Pruett is a homesteader and from-scratch chef, sharing life-tested homesteading wisdom. Her recipes, (built around einkorn flour, simple Southern cooking, and scratch ingredients), along with her gardening, canning, and frugal-living advice, have empowered millions of readers to grow food and cook from the ground up. Victoria's work has been featured in Homestead Living magazine, Mother Earth News, The School of Traditional Skills, and many other online resources. Read More ->

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  1. Debra says

    April 26, 2017 at 6:14 am

    Thanks for including my post :) I shared this to my social media. Lots of great ideas for using zucchini!

    Reply
    • Victoria says

      April 26, 2017 at 3:17 pm

      Thank you so much for sharing Debra! Your dish looks so delicious and I can’t wait to make it!! ❤❤❤

      Reply
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Victoria Pruett

Victoria Pruett is a homesteader, from-scratch cook, and author of Creating A Modern Homestead. Her recipes, (built around einkorn flour, simple Southern cooking, and scratch ingredients), along with her gardening, canning, and frugal-living advice, have empowered millions of readers to grow food and cook from the ground up.

Victoria’s work has been featured in Homestead Living magazine, Mother Earth News, The School of Traditional Skills, and many online resources.

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