Easy Zucchini Recipes to Make Before the End of Summer

These easy zucchini recipes help you enjoy one of summer's most versatile vegetables! Whether you're sautéing it for a simple side dish, baking it into breads and muffins, or spiralizing it into noodles, these zucchini recipes make the most of the season's bounty.

Why I Love These Recipes

One of the things I love about zucchini is its versatility. Delicious in salads or simply sautéed, this summer squash is rather perfect in late summer.

It's also delicious in a variety of main dishes, like sheet pan baked fish, or tossed in an easy corn zucchini pasta, made into soups, like this corn zucchini chowder, or even turned into boats for perfect summer meals.

Easy Zucchini Recipes

There are so many ways to cook zucchini that I am sharing 33 easy zucchini recipes to get you started cooking while they're in season.

Quick & Easy Sides

Perfect for using up garden zucchini on a busy weeknight or a quick lunch with a favorite easy zucchini corn chowder recipe.

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One Simple Thing: Zucchini (and the Beauty of Late Summer)

Everyday ways to savor one of summer's best

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Zucchini Corn Chowder Recipe

Zucchini Corn Chowder is like a taste of summer in every bite. Filled with sweet corn, fresh zucchini, tender potatoes, and smoky bacon, it's a bowl of goodness you'll love.

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Instant Pot Quinoa with Zucchini and Lemon

Instant Pot Zucchini and Lemon Quinoa is a 1 minute quick and easy summer side dish or salad. A burst of lemon and savory dill make this simple dish light, bright, and refreshingly delicious.

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Stewed Tomatoes, Zucchini and Patty Pan Squash

A late summer, early fall dish, Stewed Tomatoes, Zucchini and Patty Pan Squash, is deliciously simple and easy. Every bite is like tasting the best of summer!

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Zucchini Potato Cheddar Soup

Zucchini, Potato and Cheddar Soup is a delicious, low calorie, healthy soup that's easy to make during zucchini season or anytime throughout the year. Delicious, creamy and full of flavor in under 30 minutes! Plus, it freezes beautifully to make now and enjoy in the cold months.

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Zucchini Bread Recipes, Muffins & Cakes

Sweet or savory, these baked recipes range from a favorite zucchini bread recipe to double chocolate zucchini muffins, and a zucchini spice cake that's a must every year.

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Easy Zucchini Bread Recipe

A family-favorite, this zucchini bread recipe is one I've baked for years. It's quick to make, extra moist, and flavored with a cozy blend of warm spices. This 1-bowl recipe makes 2 loaves-perfect for sharing, gifting, or freezing.

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Single Loaf Zucchini Bread Recipe

This Easy Single-Loaf Zucchini Bread is moist, warmly spiced, and quick to make - no mixer required. Perfect for smaller households, it's packed with fresh zucchini, cozy cinnamon and ginger, and bakes into one perfectly tender loaf for breakfast, snacks, or gifting.

Single Loaf Zucchini Bread

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Healthy Zucchini Bread with No Refined Sugar

Healthy Zucchini Bread is a wake-up-to-a-new day, delicious quick bread with no refined sugar, and filled with wholesome nutrients and fiber.

Healthy Zucchini Bread Recipe

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Double Chocolate Zucchini Muffins Recipe

These Chocolate Zucchini Muffins are the perfect way to celebrate zucchini season. Rich and dense and chocolaty muffins are so delicious, you'll want to make a double batch!

Chocolate Zucchini Muffins Recipe

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Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread Recipe

Celebrate zucchini season with Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread. It's moist and rich, and it's loaded with all the familiar zucchini bread spices we love!

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread Recipe

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Spiced Zucchini Cake

This Zucchini Cake is an easy sheet cake recipe packed with fresh zucchini and flavored with late summer, early fall spices. Moist and tender, and topped with cream cheese frosting, it's a cake with deep roots and delicious flavor.

Zucchini Cake Recipe

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Fudgy Zucchini Brownies

Fudgy Zucchini Brownies are decadently deliciously rich and, surprisingly, a little healthier too. Easy to make with pantry ingredients!

Zucchini Brownies Recipe

Mains & Light Meals

Zucchini takes center stage in these satisfying dishes, from an easy zucchini parmesan recipe to a simple zucchini risotto dish perfect for the season.

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Easy Zucchini Parmesan

Enjoy a delicious and easy zucchini parmesan casserole. Layers of roasted zucchini, tomato sauce, and cheesy Parmesan make for a tasty side dish.

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One Pan Chicken and Rice with Zucchini

Discover a flavorful one-pot chicken and rice recipe with zucchini, tomatoes, & drizzled with a zesty hot honey sauce. Easy and delicious!

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Zucchini Frittata with Tomato and Bacon

Filled with thinly sliced zucchini, smoky bacon, scallions, tomatoes, and herbs, this zucchini frittata is delicious for brunch, dinner, or anytime in between.

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Parmesan Corn and Zucchini Pasta

Parmesan Corn and Zucchini Pasta is a quick and easy, healthy, summer pasta dish to love all year. It's utterly simple to make with fresh summer vegetables, like corn and zucchini, along with flavorful herbs and pasta.

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Instant Pot Risotto with Zucchini and Fresh Sweet Corn

Instant Pot Risotto is the easiest way to make this dreamy, delicious dish. No stirring for minutes on end, very little prep, and mere minutes in the making!

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Easy Zucchini Pasta with Butter Garlic Sauce

This Zucchini Pasta is a quick and easy pasta packed with zucchini and tomatoes and simmered in a butter garlic sauce of its own making. Simple and delicious and ready in under 30 minutes.

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Easy Garden Pasta

This ratatouille-inspired incredibly easy Garden Pasta recipe is a quick, healthy, and utterly delicious meatless meal packed with in-season vegetables like zucchini, squash, eggplant and tomatoes, along with fresh herbs, that's ready in minutes!

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Appetizers and Snacks

Fun, delicious appetizers and snack ideas for using zucchini in ways you may not have tried.

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Rose Zucchini Tartlets

Celebrate summer and delight guests with elegant rose zucchini tartlets. These easy puff pastry appetizers are perfect for teatime and garden parties.

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Summer Savory Tarts Recipe

Delicious and easy Summer Savory Tarts made with puff pastry and fresh vegetables. Perfect for summer entertaining or afternoon tea.

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Healthy Zucchini Wedges

I'm always looking for healthy and easy sides, appetizers and snacks. With young people frequenting our house... snacks are always in demand. These Healthy Zucchini Wedges make easy all three!

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Zucchini Tots Recipe: Healthy Snacks

Zucchini Tots is a favorite healthy snack that's easy to make and perfect for zucchini season or a healthy snack when you're craving warm from-the-oven treats.

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More Recipe Inspirations

From stuffed zucchini boats to zucchini frittatas, tarts, easy ratatouille recipe, and more!

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www.eatingwell.com

Greek Vegetarian Stuffed Zucchini

"These vegetarian stuffed zucchinis are perfectly tender and fresh with the flavors of the Mediterranean. Olives and feta cheese deliver a nice salty bite, while quinoa adds a nutty flavor, along with protein and fiber."

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www.halfbakedharvest.com

Zucchini, Bacon, and Pecorino Tart.

"This tart recipe involves store-bought puff pastry, which makes things very easy (because no one really wants to make homemade pastry dough) and the filling is made up of a heck of a lot of zucchini, eggs, bacon, and pecorino cheese. It has simple Italian flavors, and it's so delicious."

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themodernproper.com

Roasted Zucchini with Parmesan

"We're calling it-zucchini is the new cauliflower. And this oven-roasted zucchini with parmesan is the new cauliflower rice. A little crispy, super fast, and ultra-healthy, it really hits the spot."

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Easy Mediterranean Zucchini Frittata

This Mediterranean Zucchini Frittata is incredibly soft, creamy, and delicious. Ready in 30 minutes or less, it's filled with vegetables, ricotta, and seasoning like dill. So simple to make, it's become a new favorite brunch or light dinner.

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peasandcrayons.com

Vegetarian Zucchini Parmesan

"Serve up these ultra crispy zucchini parmesan as an appetizer with your favorite dip or follow the tips below for turning them into a delicious meal!"

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Classic Ratatouille

A Classic French Provencal Ratatouille is a hallmark of summer. Filled with late summer veggies and fragrant herbs. An easy oven-baked dish, versatile and even freezer friendly.

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Zucchini Patties

"These cheesy zucchini patties are an excellent way to use up that abundance of zucchini from the garden. Serve with a bit of tomato sauce or sour cream dabbed on top."

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Easy Sheet Pan Baked Fish with Vegetables

This easy recipe for Sheet Pan Baked Fish with Vegetables is a perfect quick and healthy dinner served with snow peas, potatoes & zucchini.

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Easy Sheet Pan Ratatouille

Sheet Pan Ratatouille is a delicious and easy way to cook your favorite vegetables. A caramelized, tender, and delicious Mediterranean dish.

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Basil Zucchini Soup

"This cool basil zucchini soup recipe is everything I crave on a warm summer day. Top it with crusty garlic croutons for the perfect light meal."

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Grilled Chicken Teriyaki Skewers

Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Skewers, a savory and sweet BBQ favorite, is an easy go-to dinner idea everyone will love, all season long.

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Simple Mediterranean Greek Chicken Sheet Pan Dinner

Mediterranean Sheet Pan Greek Chicken is a simple dinner recipe with delicious and juicy chicken, Greek flavors, and roasted vegetables. It's a one-pan dinner that's easy to make and incredibly delicious!

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Easy Grilled Vegetables with Burrata

Easy Grilled Vegetables with Burrata is a centerpiece of summer grilling. With a simple balsamic glaze drizzled over delicious and slightly charred vegetables, it's a feast for the eyes and the palate.

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Make Ahead Easy Vegetable Egg Bake Breakfast Casserole

An easy make-ahead breakfast casserole perfect for entertaining, serving groups, on holiday mornings, or for brunch. Packed with vegetables, this is always a favorite every time I serve it. Filled with favorite seasonal vegetables, high protein eggs, and a punch of savory bacon.

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pinchofyum.com

Sweet Corn and Zucchini Pie

"This sweet corn and zucchini pie has me wrapped around its cheesy, melty, vegetarian-ness. Like, eighty times wrapped around. We are basically one."

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damndelicious.net

One Pot Zucchini Mushroom Pasta

"An incredibly creamy, hearty pasta dish that you can make in just 20 minutes. Even the pasta gets cooked right in the pot!"

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Classically French Tian Provençal

A French Tian Provençal is an incredibly simple tart with beautifully layered vegetables drizzled in olive oil. In the classic French tradition, it's a simple celebration of summer. And inspired by my favorite boulangerie.

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Zucchini And Feta Fritters

"Oven Baked Zucchini And Feta Cakes (Fritters) - so light, simple to make and very addictive."

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Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies are a bit different than your average cookie. Deliciously moist and chewy with zucchini, healthy with whole wheat flour, and utterly yummy with warm spices of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. And, chocolate chips, of course!

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