Easy Zucchini Dinner Recipes

Tons of easy zucchini dinner recipes are here to try. Healthy and fresh meals your family will love with this popular and cheap green vegetable. It’s handy to make baked goods more moist but savory dishes like Bisquick zucchini quiche are so delicious too for a meal.

What Can I do With a Lot of Zucchini?

I don’t know about you but every year when the summertime rolls around, all I can think about is getting some good vegetables out of my garden. One vegetable that always tends to grow plentiful and more easily than the others is zucchini.

I thought it would be great to share all of the things we’ve made here + all the zucchini dessert recipes you can try as treats too. We have a bunch of great air fryer zucchini recipes too so if you have a hot air machine I would check that out as well. 😉

What Food Goes Good with Zucchini?

I mean you can bake with it, bake it with meat stuffed inside, air fry it breaded like chips. There are so many options I could go on and on about it all. Made into a casserole of sorts like zoodles and shrimp is probably one of our favorite savory choices.

You can integrate vegetables into the mix like we did with these zucchini egg nests. Using a slice in a circle all the goodies stay inside like your protein, cheeses and kale. Breakfast for dinner rocks. I hate wasting food more than anything in the world so it just makes sense that I have a ton of zucchini dinner recipes on hand to make “all the things

Of course we love our pumpkin zucchini muffins, but there’s a lot more you can do with these beauties! While you can shred and freeze zucchini to use for later, it’s always just as fun to create and make meals fresh with them as well.

Zucchini Dinner Recipes

Of course you should use your vegetable peeler and make a batch of our moist zucchini bread first, that is VERY popular on our site. Want a savory selection? Try veggie muffins instead.

Then pick a few more fresh zucchini from your vegetable garden and get ready for things like zucchini fritters with parmesan cheese and a lot more! We love zucchini so watch out my friends.

• We love these air fryer zucchini fritters. Made with almond flour they are low carb and a keto friendly snack or meal.

Of course you can keep it vegetarian like our vegetable lasagna with white sauce but to make it heartier or have leftovers you might want to add some beef or chicken. A fun and unique twist for a way to get your little ones to eat their veggies.

What meat goes well with zucchini?

1. Air fried steak is wonderful
2. Ratatouille
3. Meatloaf
4. Pork chops
5. Ninja Foodi whole chicken is killer, like rotisserie

How big can zucchini get and still be good?

About 6 inches is ideal. Who says you can’t combine taste and flavor into a unique and delicious burger? This is one you won’t want to miss.

How can you tell a good zucchini?

This vegetable should feel firm, yet a bit tender. Another determining factor for me is that it should be small to medium in size. If you have a zucchini plant you know how fast they grow so watch them!
Don’t let them get huge because they won’t taste great. Pick them when they’re the size you see in the grocery store.

Baked Zucchini Recipes in the Oven

Easy Keto Lasagna – Even when you’re living the keto lifestyle, you can have your lasagna and eat it, too.

Looking for a great vegan dish that is certain to be delicious? You won’t want to miss the combination of zucchini and beets.   Cheesy Zucchini Lasagna Roll Ups – Another fun and simple way to create a meal that everyone will love. Dinner time can be so simple when you’re cooking with zucchini. 

Zucchini Recipes with Meat

Making meatballs is a great idea with this simple and delicious recipe. It’s a new and unique way to get dinner on the table. Have you made any of our muffin tin recipes yet??

• Lamb and Zucchini Boat – Simple and easy to make, these are great for a quick dinner when you need to get something delicious on the table. 
• Salt and pepper zucchini chips are just amazing.

This meatloaf muffin recipe can have shredded zucchini added in to add some moisture and texture. This is one that everyone in the family is going to love. 

As you can see from the recipe above, it’s great for breakfast, lunch or dinner and can be turned into a wide variety of recipes and dishes. People tend to prefer eating zucchini over other forms of vegetables because they are simple and easy to grow.

Zucchini Noodle Recipe

Below is the basics, basically. I mean just using the veggie itself and how would you make that big whole thing into skinny pasta like spaghetti noodles and cook them until tender. I still like a bit al dente because you definitely don’t want to overcook these babies. Our no noodle lasagna shows you how to use veggies instead.

First off we prefer to make air fryer zoodles because the texture turns out so well. It will get the edges nice and crispy a bit but still tender in the center. This is how to boil zoodles below.

Spicy Asian Zucchini – If you like spice, you’re going to love this dish. One bite and you’re hooked and going to want it over and over again. Just because you’re eating veggies doesn’t mean that you have to lack in the flavor department.   

Air Fryer stuffed zucchini boats – Super simple and great for vegetarians or with meat. You’ll love bite and bite of this easy dinner option. It’s a bit like stuffed bell peppers but you’re hollowing out the middle and stuffing it.

Add meat with some tomato sauce, chicken zucchini boats, or filled with just cheese! Baked zucchini is healthy and takes very little time to cook too.

Keto Zucchini Casserole This hearty casserole is packed full of taste and flavor and is so simple and easy to make. Using a mixture of zucchini and yellow summer squash is a great option for this zucchini dinner too. 

Add in a bit of pesto to your zucchini ribbons – noodles and you’ve created yourself quite the feast!  Add chicken to the top for a heartier meal and there are two other ideas. Here’s a zucchini dessert too!

• Our zucchini pineapple bread is popular
• Zucchini Ricotta Cheesecake
• Chocolate zucchini bread with chocolate chips

Have fun creating these simple zucchini dishes. They are all so versatile and delicious that you’re certain to find one that you love. If not, just create your own and give it a whirl as well!