Sweet & Savory Zucchini Recipes – Sally’s Baking Addiction

Head to the farmers’ market, grocery store, or your own garden and gather all the zucchini! I’m sharing my most-loved zucchini recipes, and you’ll find several for every meal and occasion here. Enjoy summer’s favorite vegetable in an easy frittata for breakfast, on zucchini & herbed ricotta flatbread for lunch or dinner, and zucchini oatmeal chocolate chip cookies for dessert.

Dare I say that zucchini is the most underrated ingredient to grace our kitchens? 😉

Sweet & Savory Zucchini Recipe Ideas

Have a surplus of zucchini on your hands and wondering how to use it all?

This totally unassuming green squash is one powerhouse (and versatile!) ingredient to incorporate in recipes—both sweet and savory. Since it’s mostly water, it adds unparalleled moisture in baked goods, just like carrots in carrot cake. Tasters NEVER realize it’s hiding inside, either—in fact, you can’t even detect it in this chocolate zucchini bread.

My chocolate zucchini cake is a consistent reader favorite, especially during the summer months when zucchini is in season. The cake uses a whopping 3 cups of zucchini, and I guarantee it’s the most indulgent way to eat your vegetables!

And I know you won’t turn down a batch of zucchini muffins or zucchini bread. Both freeze wonderfully for an easy breakfast or snack option, too.

zucchini muffins on black wire cooling rack.

When it comes to savory recipes, there are virtually endless ways to utilize zucchini. Spiralize it to make zucchini noodles for chicken meatballs or bruschetta chicken. Slice and bake it in my cheesy zucchini casserole, or shred it for these stovetop zucchini fritters. A box grater actually comes in handy for many zucchini recipes!

Zucchini is also fantastic roasted in the oven with a little garlic and lemon. I LOVE preparing it this way, and I share the recipe details below. Top with some freshly grated parmesan cheese… so good!

roasted lemon garlic zucchini pieces with parmesan on top.

Here are 20+ favorite zucchini recipes to try the next time you’re looking for a way to use this MVV…

Most Valuable Veggie, of course.

20+ of My Best Zucchini Recipes

slice of zucchini cake with fork about to remove a bite.

Zucchini Cake with Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Each cinnamon-kissed bite of zucchini cake is nestled under a blanket of brown butter cream cheese frosting. This cake and frosting combo is pure perfection, and is rather simple to make. Easy dessert at its finest!

Simply Zucchini Muffins

You’ll love these easy zucchini muffins because they pack a lot of wholesome flavor and only require about 30 minutes start to finish.

Easy Zucchini Casserole Recipe

Bursting with oregano, thyme, basil, and garlic, this simple vegetable side dish bakes in 30 minutes and doesn’t require any pre-cooking.

Favorite Zucchini Bread

This flavorful and moist zucchini bread recipe has been a family favorite for years, and I’m happy to share it. No mixer required!

Cream Cheese Zucchini Muffins

These soft cream cheese zucchini muffins are deliciously spiced with cinnamon and stuffed with a cheesecake-style filling.

Zucchini Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Zucchini oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are extra soft with chewy centers and crisp edges. Take the time to blot the shredded zucchini before using, as the excess moisture will ruin the intended texture. These are phenomenal!

Zucchini Crumb Cake

This zucchini crumb cake is moist, cinnamon-spiced, and packed with summer’s bountiful green vegetable. Finished with a buttery brown sugar crumb topping and velvety vanilla icing, everyone will beg to have veggies for breakfast!

Garden Vegetable Frittata Recipe

This frittata recipe will be your new go-to for a healthy egg-based dish you can serve and enjoy any time of day. I love loading it with zucchini, sweet potato, and bell peppers.

Bruschetta Chicken with Zucchini Noodles

This 1-pan bruschetta chicken with zucchini noodles is healthy, delicious, and so easy to make—it’s sure to earn a spot in your weeknight dinner rotation, especially in the summertime.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

Chocolate zucchini cake is unapologetically rich, decadent, and moist, thanks to shredded zucchini in the batter. And trust me, taste testers are none the wiser that there’s a vegetable hiding in this layered beauty.

Zucchini & Herbed Ricotta Flatbread

My favorite topping combination for flatbread is sliced zucchini, herbed ricotta, roasted tomatoes, and fresh basil. I show you how to put it all together in this recipe!

Greek Yogurt Zucchini Bread

Easy and wholesome Greek yogurt zucchini bread comes together without any refined sugar, and with plenty of yogurt for extra moisture. And it’s another great make-ahead option for the freezer.

Zucchini Fritters

Golden brown, crisp, and gluten free! Flavored with garlic and fresh herbs, these savory little cakes cook quickly on the stove and are welcome at breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread

This is a super chocolatey, extra indulgent take on classic zucchini bread. Plan to make more than 1 loaf, because this one disappears fast!

Roasted Vegetable Whole Wheat Pizza

My whole wheat pizza dough is the perfect base for a summery roasted vegetable pizza. Lots of veggies on this!

Peanut Chicken Zucchini Noodles

This flavorful peanut chicken zucchini noodles dish is a healthier dinner that has lean protein, plenty of vegetables, and a delectable savory peanut sauce. Feel free to skip the meat and replace with more vegetables, or tofu.

Thick & Hearty Minestrone Soup

Zucchini joins many other colorful vegetables in this thick and hearty minestrone soup recipe. A favorite meat-free comfort meal!

Crustless Veggie Quiche

This is a lightened-up, healthy crustless quiche recipe that packs a heavy flavor punch with tons of zucchini, yellow squash, bell pepper, and cheese in each and every bite.

Zucchini & Sweet Potato Fritters

These savory stovetop cakes combine zucchini, sweet potato, onion, garlic, and plenty of fresh herbs to bring you a flavorful vegetarian meal or side dish. Creamy herbed Greek yogurt sauce is a must-make accompaniment!

Chicken Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles

Packed with flavor, baked, and then brushed with a lemony garlic herb butter, these pair perfectly with zucchini noodles. (There’s plenty of sauce to use up!)

Roasted Lemon Garlic Zucchini

If you find yourself with about 1 and 1/2 pounds of zucchini lying around (not hard to do… about 3–4 medium zucchini!), try roasting it with lemon, garlic, and oregano, and finish it with some fresh parmesan. We gobble it up this way because it’s extremely flavorful and pairs with a variety of main dishes. It’s also pretty tender, without being mushy as long as you cut the zucchini thick enough.

Above all, I love it because it’s extremely quick and easy; and sometimes (ok, most of the time) I don’t want to spend more than 10 minutes prepping a side dish!

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