45 Healthy Zucchini Recipes {Reader Favorites} - iFoodReal.com (2024)

Here are 45 Healthy Zucchini Recipes that are easy to follow, use simple ingredients and are packed with flavor! Enjoy your zucchini year round whether it’s the main dish, a side dish, or even a baked dessert. There is something for everyone!

Why You’ll Love These Healthy Zucchini Recipes

• Healthy and delicious are always two things I keep at the forefront of my recipes and these healthy zucchini recipes are no exception.
• Plenty of ideas on what to do with more than enough zucchini.
• Versatile recipes for a versatile vegetable, whether it be a main dish, a side dish or a healthy zucchini dessert. It could be vegetarian, gluten-free, dairy-free, refined sugar-free, or all of the above. It could be grilled, baked or spiralized into zoodles!
• Kid friendly recipes are in abundance in this collection of zucchini recipes. Find the ones your whole family will love and add them to your rotation. Adding more veggies to your kids’ meals and desserts is now even easier.
• Quick and easy is the name of the busy household game. Anything that works for a busy family, I have included in here. Perfect for easy weeknight zucchini dinners.
• Cook year round because despite it being a summer squash, zucchini can be found at your local grocery store any given month. So keep these healthy zucchini recipes handy when you’re looking for holiday side dishes and cozy baked goods.

Chicken Zucchini Recipes

Tex Mex Chicken and Zucchini Recipe

Mexican Chicken and Zucchini cooked in one skillet with black beans, corn, fresh herbs, taco seasoning and melted cheese on top. One pan, low carb and 30 minutes dinner.

Chicken Zucchini Tomato Recipe

Caprese Chicken and Zucchini cooked in fresh tomato sauce, with melted buffalo mozzarella cheese on top and garnished with fresh basil. Serve on its own for easy low carb dinner or with spaghetti for a family meal. Buon appetito!

Chicken Zucchini Casserole

Low-carb Chicken Zucchini Casserole with layers of chicken, zucchini noodles and easy enchilada sauce. Lots of fiber, vegetables and protein.

Chicken and Corn

This garlic Chicken Zucchini and Corn recipe is a 20 minute healthy weeknight dinner that was inspired by my Ukrainian roots. Low carb, easy and one pan deliciousness!

Zucchini Noodles with Chicken

Zucchini Noodles with Chicken, cilantro and lime is a delicious 20 minute dinner idea that’s light, healthy, and gluten-free.

Chicken Quinoa Skillet

ThisChicken Quinoa Skilletcombines tender chicken, fresh garden vegetables and nutrient-dense quinoa for a quick30 minute meal.

Zucchini Dinner Recipes

Ground Turkey and Zucchini

This 30 minute healthy Ground Turkey and Zucchini Skillet is delicious low carb one pot dinner recipe that will become your family’s favourite! Minimum ingredients and effort with maximum flavour.

Zucchini Lasagna

Zucchini Lasagna made low carb with layers of zucchini instead of pasta, flavorful turkey tomato sauce and gooey cheese. Classic comfort food experience at only 318 calories per huge slice.

One Pot Zucchini Ricotta Pasta with Bacon

CreamyZucchini Ricotta Pastais the perfect summer mix of garden veggies, rich cheese, bacon, and fresh herbs. Make this easyone pot mealany night of the week!

Pasta with Zucchini and Tomatoes

Pasta with zucchini, tomatoes, garlic and basil is 20 minute healthy dinner that is a summertime must have. Light and fresh, everyone will love this garden dinner!

Ground Turkey Zucchini Boats

These hearty low carbGround Turkey Zucchini Boatsare stuffed with a simple Bolognese style filling, topped with cheese, then baked until tender with a bubbling cheesy topping.

Tex Mex Rice and Beans with Zucchini

Tex Mex Rice and Beans is a 30 minute one pot easy and healthy Mexican rice with zucchini, brown rice, black beans, corn, diced tomatoes and spices

Tuna Zucchini Cakes

Tuna Zucchini Fritters for a 30 minute kid friendly healthy recipe with canned tuna, Parmesan cheese and a hefty dose of vegetables.

Pad Thai Zucchini Noodles

Pad Thai Zucchini Noodles recipe with zucchini pasta, healthy peanut sauce, shrimp or tofu and half amount of calories in under 20 minutes.

Crustless Zucchini Quiche

Melt in your mouth Zucchini Quiche without the crust. Tastes so good cold! Simple ingredients like eggs, zucchini and flour make it an easy quiche recipe to whip up any time life gives you zucchini.

Turkey Burger Recipe

Juicy and flavorful Turkey Burger recipe with 5 simple ingredients. And one secret ingredient (hint: it’s also called courgette!) holds turkey burgers together without the breadcrumbs.

Crustless Zucchini Pie

EasyCrustless Zucchini Pierecipe made with 7 simple ingredients including sweet summer zucchinis. This light and creamy pie is perfect for breakfast,brunch, or dinner!

Korean Ground Beef and Rice Bowls

Served over fiber rich brown rice, your family will gobble up these Beef, Rice and Vegetable Bowls! Featuring lean ground beef, pepper, zucchini, eggplant and an Asian inspired sauce, these sweet and spicy bowls hit the spot.

Minestrone Soup

Hearty and filling Minestrone Soup is full of garden bounty including zucchini, green beans, carrots and kale! Simmered in a tomato broth this herb filled, aromatic soup will be a dinnertime winner.

Best Ever Vegetable Soup

A tasty way to get your veggies in! Loaded Vegetable Soup has zucchini, pepper , onion, corn, potatoes, carrots and celery that are simmered in a smoky tomato sauce that is mmmm, mmmm good!

Zucchini Side Dishes

Baked Parmesan Zucchini

Baked Parmesan Zucchini are a baked zucchini recipe that is not only healthy but big on flavor, yet still low calorie and outrageously tasty. Slices of zucchini baked until crispy and cheese melted on top with simple spices.

Baked Zucchini Fritters

Zucchini Fritterswith crispy outside, soft inside and only 5 ingredients. They are perfect for summer zucchini surplus and will disappear at the table.

Cheesy Cauliflower Riceand Zucchini

Cheesy Cauliflower Rice recipe with riced cauliflower, garlic and shredded zucchini for an extra vegetable boost. Easy, low carb and compliment just about any main dish.

Healthy Zucchini Casserole

Cheesy Healthy Zucchini Casserole uses 3 lbs of zucchini and is so easy, quick and low carb. So much flavor from garlic, herbs and Parmesan cheese. So much yum in this baked zucchini recipe that is a healthy summertime favorite.

Zucchini Tomato Bake

Healthy Zucchini Tomato Casserole with garlic and Parmesan in 5 minutes of prep. Serve as low carb side dish or add cooked chicken for a 30 minute dinner.

Sauteed Zucchini

I could talk about this Sauteed Zucchini for days! Talking points would include how they take 5 minutes, how simple are the ingredients, how tasty it is and best of all how healthy they are. But don’t trust my words. Try for yourself!

Grilled Zucchini

Grilled Zucchini with garlic, olive oil, salt and pepper is our Ukrainian-Russian family recipe. We grill zucchini along with any meat all summer long.

Zucchini Potato Bake

This healthy Zucchini Potato Bake is inspired by my Ukrainian upbringing. It is chock full of vegetables, contains no whipping cream and just the right amount of cheese and lots of flavour!

Mediterranean Zucchini Boats

Mediterranean Zucchini Boats recipe are crunchy oven roasted zucchini with feta cheese, fresh parsley and no breading.

Marinade for Grilled Vegetables

A summertime grilling favorite! The best balsamic Marinade for Grilled Vegetables includes grilled zucchini, bell pepper and red onion and then tosses them with a tangy balsamic vinaigrette and fresh parsley for a side dish that will disappear in a flash.

Dessert Zucchini Recipes

Healthy Zucchini Bread

Healthy Zucchini Bread with applesauce, whole wheat flour, cinnamon that is low sugar and low fat. Super delicious, easy and moist recipe.

Healthy Banana Zucchini Muffins

Healthy Banana Zucchini Muffins made healthy with whole wheat flour, maple syrup and chocolate bar chunks. Moist and tasty with very little oil.

Almond Flour Zucchini Muffins

Almond Flour Zucchini Muffins are moist, light and a delicious way to use your fresh summer zucchini! Naturally sweetened and naturally gluten free, these muffins are perfect for breakfast or snack.

Healthy Lemon Zucchini Bread

Healthy Lemon Zucchini Bread that is super moist, lemon-y, sweet and so soft. It will blow your mind! Great for dessert and healthy enough for breakfast or snack. You may also love this healthy lemon poppy seed bread.

Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Healthy Chocolate Zucchini Bread with simple wholesome ingredients in one bowl. Easy, moist and double chocolate quick bread with sneaky veggies.

Chocolate Zucchini Muffins

Chocolate Zucchini Muffinsare moist, fudgy, loaded with zucchini and double chocolate flavor. They make a delicious quickbreakfastorsnack!

Healthy Zucchini Banana Bread

Healthy Zucchini Banana Bread is easy quick bread perfect for summer baking. Moistened and sweetened with fruit and veggies, it is a hybrid of two favorite breads with virtually no oil.

Almond Flour Zucchini Bread

A cake like bread that is gluten free and perfectly moist! This Almond Flour Zucchini Bread will be a hit with your family who will ask for it on repeat.

Healthy Zucchini Muffins

Healthy Zucchini Muffins with applesauce. Use whole wheat or spelt or even gluten free all purpose. Moist and fluffy and a hit not only during the summer but year round.

Healthy Zucchini Brownies

Zucchini Brownies are easy, fudgy and healthy. Kids will eat them up and not even realize they are eating a vegetable. Taste even better next day.

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffins

Zucchini Chocolate Chip Muffinsare light, fluffy, and moist. Shredded zucchini and chocolate chips are packed into a delicious muffin the entire family will love!

Tips for Cooking with Zucchini

• Types of zucchini: You can use green zucchini or yellow squash, large or small zucchini in these zucchini recipes interchangeably.
• Don’t overcook: Zucchini consists of over 90% water by weight. Follow the recipe and stop cooking squash when it’s still firm and might appear undercooked.
• Large garden zucchini: If the recipe is calling for a small-medium zucchini, cut a large zucchini in half. Slice it into 2-inch rounds on the angle.
• Freezing: Zucchini doesn’t freeze well because of the high water content. The only way I would recommend is to freeze cubed or grated zucchini and then use it in soups and baking later on.
• Cooking methods: When baking or grilling sliced rounds, you want to make sure they are cut thick enough in uniform sizes, to cook evenly and not become soggy.
• Zucchini skin: No need to peel zucchini, even when you’re baking with it. Zucchini skin is edible and easily digestible and comes with a lot of nutrients. Just make sure you wash it first!

Storing and Reheating Zucchini Recipes

The beauty of these zucchini recipes is they come with all of the information you could possibly need! Depending on the recipe, you will be given specific storage suggestions based on whatever it is.

Some will let you know to only store in the fridge for a couple of days, while others will let you know it can be made ahead for meal prep or freezes very well.

You will find instructions at the bottom of each recipe and when in doubt feel free to leave me a question in the comment section and I will get back to you with an answer.

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I hope you enjoy these healthy zucchini recipes as much as I do! Let me know which ones you try by rating them in the comment section below.

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