Zucchini Patties

Ingredients:
2 cups grated zucchini
2 eggs beaten
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
salt to taste
2 Tbsp vegetable oil

Directions:
In medium bowl, combine the zucchini, eggs, onion, flour, Parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese, and salt. Stir well enough to distribute ingredients evenly. Heat a small amount of oil in a skillet over med-high heat. Drop zucchini mixture by heaping tablespoonfuls and cook for a few minutes on each side until golden.

Zucchini in Sour Cream Sauce

Ingredients:
3 cups cubed unpeeled zucchini
1/4 cup water
2 Tbsp chopped onion
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp dill weed
1 Tbsp butter
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp lemon juice
1/4 cup reduced fat sour cream
1 Tbsp flour

Directions:
In a saucepan, combine the zucchini, water, onion, salt, and dill. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 5 min or until zucchini is tender. Remove from heat and stir in the butter, sugar and lemon juice. Combine sour cream and flour until smooth. Gradually add to saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat for 5-7 min or until thickened.

Caribbean Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 ripe bananas, mashed
3 eggs
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 cup packed brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups grated zucchini
1 cup chopped walnuts (I left these out)
1/2 cup shredded coconut (left this out too)

Directions:
Preheat 350. Grease and flour 2 9x5 inch loaf pans. Whisk the all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg together in a bowl. In a separate bowl beat the bananas, eggs, vegetable oil, applesauce, brown sugar, white sugar, and vanilla together. Stir the flour mixture into the wet mixture. Fold the zucchini, walnuts, and coconut into the batter until evenly combined. Pour into the prepared pans. Bake in oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool in the pans for 25 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Zucchini Bread

Ingredients:
Beat the following ingredients until creamed:
3 eggs
2 c. sugar
1 c. oil

Then Add:
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. salt
3 c. flour

Mix well, then stir in:
2 c. peeled and grated zucchini

Directions:
MAKES TWO LOAVES! Pour into pans lined with cooking spray. Bake at 350 for 45 to 60 minutes or when knife comes out clean.

Vegetable Pie with Zucchini Crust

I found this great recipe on For the Love of Cooking blog. It was really tasty and a fantastic way to use that zucchini I have so much of thanks to my brother, Glenn’s amazing gardening skills.

Ingredients:
4 zucchini, shredded and patted dry with paper towels
2 eggs 2 1/2 cups of mozzarella, divided
2 tomatoes, diced
1 green pepper, diced
4 oz of mushrooms, sliced
2 green onions
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
4 basil leaves, chopped
dried oregano, to taste
I added 2 yellow summer squash diced, again from Glenn’s garden

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Coat a casserole dish with cooking spray. After you grate the zucchini, pat it dry with a few paper towels, removing as much moisture as possible. Combine zucchini with the eggs and 2 cups of mozzarella. Push the zucchini into the casserole dish, forming a crust. Season with sea salt and pepper. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.

After the zucchini is baked, layer the casserole with green pepper, mushrooms, green onions, tomatoes, fresh basil, yellow summer squash and finally top it with the remaining 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and the Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle with the dried oregano to taste. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

Zucchini Medley

My brother is an awesome gardener. The latest food he brought over for me was some zucchini. I don't usually buy it because my husband says he doesn't like it. I wasn't sure what to make with it since it's not something we generally have around here. I was debating between this and a zucchini blueberry bread on allrecipes. Since I'm trying to eat healthier, I went with this. It was so good, I'm going to have to start buying zucchini when my brother doesn't have more to give me. My husband even liked it.

Ingredients:
4 medium zucchini
1 large sweet onion
1 medium sweet yellow pepper
1 medium green pepper
2 garlic cloves
2 Tbsp canola oil
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
cheddar cheese
Parmesan cheese

Directions:
In saucepan saute zucchini, onion, yellow pepper, green pepper, and garlic in oil until crisp tender. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Mix well. Sprinkle cheddar and Parmesan cheese on top.