Our garden is just starting to produce our first fruits – literally! We picked our first zucchini (n=2) and summer squash (n=1) this weekend. Yum!!
Zucchini and Summer Squash are summer staples and not only do they almost grow like weeds, they are good for you too!
- Low-calorie
- Peels are great sources of fiber
- Albeit low, they do have antioxidant chemicals
- Summer squash have carotenes antioxidant), and folate
- High in potassium and vitamin A
Here are our favorite ways to enjoy zucchini:
Stuffed in Chicken Parmesan Burgers
Cinnamon Zucchini Cake – This cake is a family recipe and one of my favorites. Did I mention it has cream cheese frosting?!
Zucchini, Carrot and Black Bean Rice – My favorite quesadilla deconstructed.
Apple, Carrot & Zucchini Muffins – at 100 calories & 1 g of fat per muffin coupled with 6 C of produce in these muffins, this is a snack we can feel good about!
Zucchini Pizza Casserole – Completely gluten-free and amazing!
Zucchini Bread Baked Oatmeal – Even better than the bread, trust me!
Zucchini Chips – Dehydrate those squash for your next family movie night!
Zucchini Burgers – Don’t knock ‘em until you’ve tried ‘em!
Need more ideas? Here are 10 of our favorite ways to use zucchini; including as noodles and for breakfast!
What are your favorite zucchini & summer squash dishes?
Join us next week for a double feature – pasta & basil!
I linked up three - sorry to be a link hog but it was hard to decide! Let me know if you're overrun with zukes - I don't have a garden, so I'd happily take some. :)
ReplyDeleteI recently did a round up of all my zucchini recipes, since I had several! So I just linked up the one post, but it includes several that I've made over the years. I so miss having a garden! Hopefully next year!
ReplyDeletecan't wait to try to cinnamon cake! looks so good!
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