We have a giant garden thanks to my husband, so once the zucchini is ready to be picked we pretty much eat it every day. I think it’s delicious no matter how you prepare it – here are some of my favorite zucchini recipes that are perfect for summer.

ZUCCHINI NOODLE SALAD RECIPE WITH BACON & TOMATOES

Anything with bacon is delicious, am I right?! This will require a spiralizer. I don’t have anything fancy I just use this hand held one from oxo. I try not to collect too many kitchen gadgets that take up a lot of space and this one is small and works great! Raw is not my favorite way to eat zucchini but when you make it into a zoodle salad and add the dressing it’s perfect.

Chicken and Zucchini Noodle Caprese

This easy zucchini recipe literally takes about 30 minutes to make. The great part about zucchini noodles is they only need to cook for about 2 minutes. The worst thing you can do is overcook them, you want them to remain slightly crunchy – not mush. The little mozzarella balls really top off this dish and it makes me feel like I’m eating a margherita pizza except much healthier.

Pesto Zucchini and Corn Quinoa Salad

Pesto is another one of my favorites for summer. Basil is incredibly easy to grow, and you can even make the pesto and freeze it in ice cube trays. This salad is an easy one to make and store in the fridge for lunch all week. I try to choose recipes that don’t have crazy ingredients that you wouldn’t typically have, so you can definitely omit the pine nuts and the green onions if you don’t have them.

Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats

We made these last week and modified with what we had, using chicken, mushrooms, onions and cheese of course. They were amazing and filling. This might be a fun new recipe to try with your kids if they love tacos. My toddler is in a very picky eating phase right now so I’m not even going to pretend that he would eat these. Would yours? Please tell me there’s hope. For all of you pizza lovers – these zucchini pizza bites also look amazing.

Zucchini Bread

Cannot forget the zucchini bread recipe! Who doesn’t love this delicious bread that tastes like a dessert but actually has 4 cups of vegetables in it. I don’t prefer nuts so I swap them for mini chocolate chips 😉. This recipe claims to be the “best zucchini bread recipe ever”. We actually talked about having a zucchini bread bake-off and trying a bunch of recipes and seeing which one is our favorite.

Here’s another veggie packed recipe for toddler approved carrot cake muffins that I used to make every day when I was doing 80-Day Obsession and following the meal plan.

Let me know your favorite zucchini recipes – I’m always looking for new ones to add to my Pinterest board. Have a great weekend! It’s raining here but we finally got our AC fixed yesterday after a week of 90+ degree temps so we’re feeling good 😁.