How do cook zucchini simple?

[rascalmom]

This isn't strictly zucchini - but it is a family favorite with my entire family:

Dice one medium sweet onion and lightly saute in a large pan (I use Pam). Slice 3 medium zucchini, 3 - 4 medium yellow (crookneck) squash and add to onion. Add 1/4 cup water and more Pam to coat vegetables. Cook, stirring occasionally until tender-crisp. Add one package of fresh sliced mushrooms.

Continue cooking until mushrooms are tender.

Serve with fresh parmesan cheese if desired.

Bonus: Leftovers are great cooked up in an omelet!!

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Zucchini is also great broiled or grilled. Just drizzle with a tiny bit of olive oil (or spray lightly with Pam), sprinkle with garlic salt if desired. Broil or grill until tender.

 

[Imzadi]

I slice them, put it on a cookie sheet lined with foil. I drizzle olive oil on to coat and salt & pepper, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, then into the oven at 400 degrees, for about 15 minutes until the cheese turns brown. Very easy to do.

 

[buckylarue]

Saute, grill, or in spaghetti sauce, or stir-fry with other veggies and a little chicken or pork or tofu with a ginger-garlic stir-fry sauce. Yummy!!

 

[ClarabelleCowFan]

I slice them, put it on a cookie sheet line with foil. I drizzle olive oil on and salt & pepper, sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, then into the oven at 400 degrees, for about 15 minutes until the ceese turns brown. Very easy to do.

That sounds YUMMY! I'm going to try that.

 

[mamacatnv]

I love Zucchini and all these recipes sound delish but most of them involve adding excess oil/butter.

Yesterday I marinated with garlic and soy sauce then tossed onto the grill

usually I just steam it in the microwave, season with lemon pepper and serve. I like the Glad or Ziplock steamer bags - cut the zuch's into 1" chunks and cook for about 30-45 second per whole zuch. Adjust cook time depending on how you like the zuch done.

I also use thin sliced zucchini in place of pasta noodles and make a veggie lasagna.

 

[iNTeNSeBLue98]

Slice zucchini about 1/4" thick.

1. Marinate in Balsamic Vinaigrette (prepared salad dressing),saute until tender. I use a grill pan on the top of the stove.

2. Dip in buttermilk, coat with Bisquick (in a bowl, zip-top plastic bag or on a plate) and pan-fry in about 1/2" vegetable oil until golden brown.

 

[The Mystery Machine]

I love Zucchini and all these recipes sound delish but most of them involve adding excess oil/butter.

Yesterday I marinated with garlic and soy sauce then tossed onto the grill

usually I just steam it in the microwave, season with lemon pepper and serve. I like the Glad or Ziplock steamer bags - cut the zuch's into 1" chunks and cook for about 30-45 second per whole zuch. Adjust cook time depending on how you like the zuch done.

I also use thin sliced zucchini in place of pasta noodles and make a veggie lasagna.

Not to rain on your parade but olive oil is healthier than soy sauce.

 

[Angelhalo]

You don't saute your pancakes, do you? How rude. (see, the smiley doesn't help here either.)

Awwww I don't think they meant it in a mean way, just gentle ribbing. If I were the OP I wouldn't have taken offense to it.

OP I'm from the south too and my granny never used the word saute. She sure did saute some stuff but she never used the word, so I can see where you're coming from.

My hubby loves it grilled. I usually put chunks of it on a skewer along with squash, onion, and bell peppers, coat with olive oil and garlic and grill till you start seeing some great grill marks.

Good luck in your zucc quest!

 

[dizluvah]

I love Zucchini and all these recipes sound delish but most of them involve adding excess oil/butter.

Yesterday I marinated with garlic and soy sauce then tossed onto the grill

usually I just steam it in the microwave, season with lemon pepper and serve. I like the Glad or Ziplock steamer bags - cut the zuch's into 1" chunks and cook for about 30-45 second per whole zuch. Adjust cook time depending on how you like the zuch done.

I also use thin sliced zucchini in place of pasta noodles and make a veggie lasagna.

The veggie lasagna idea sounds wonderful - I can't wait to try this! Thanks for sharing your great idea

 

[mjkacmom]

Slice it, slice some onions and put them on top, drizzle on olive oil, salt, and roast in the oven for about 20 minutes, depending upon the thickness of the slices

 

[luvmy3jewels]

We usually saute it in a pan with onions. However we sometimes slice it lengthwise, brush it with olive oil, salt and pepper and then throw it on the grill. We have also sliced it and covered it in spaghetti/marinara sauce and italian cheese and baked it in the oven for 30 minutes.

 

[luvsJack]

Thanks. Being from the South of these new terms is confusing from me. I was taught by old country cook on how to cook.

Don't worry about it, I am from the deep south and am never exactly sure what the word means either.

Down here we cook yellow squash and onions together in butter or a bit of oil (I have actually started cooking it with Pam butter flavored spray to save the fat). I just add zuchini in with the yellow squash. I also sometimes leave out the yellow squash and add tomatoes. Or sometimes add thinly sliced potatoes to the original mixture.

Fried zuchini is good too and weight watchers has a great recipe for "frying" in the oven; if you are interested in a lower fat/calorie version. But the "full fat version", for us anyway, is just slice, dredge in flour, dip in a milk/egg mixture and then dredge in cornmeal. Deep or pan fry.

 

[Wishing on a star]

Easiest ways...

1. slice it longways in half, or thirds, coat with a little olive oil or light canola/vegetable oil, sprinkle with salt, garlic, (or a seasoning mix), maybe sprinkle on a little parsley flakes... and grill on a hot grill. (My George Foreman does not get hot enough to truly 'grill' and leave the nice grilling strips and grilled taste.)

2. slice slanted into nice ovals, coat with oil and season like above, place on foil on a roasting pan, and roast/broil at a high temperature in the oven.

Either way, cook until nice an sizzly on the outside, tender-crisp on the inside. (not too mushy)

PS: I would not worry about the oil... A healthy olive oil or light vegetable oil is okay... most of it will cook off when grilling or roasting.

IMHO, grilled or roasted is far better than for zucchini than sauteed in a pan... Sauteing can make it 'mushy' real quick. So, unless you want mushy/slimy zucchini, or zucchini soup, I would recommend the grilling or roasting.

My mom used to make a casserole with zucchini and yellow squash (sliced thin), onion, maybe some diced or julienne (very long thin slices) green pepper, some tomato... saute, then put in casserole dish and cover with parmesan cheese/bread crumbs.... bake until topping is nice and browned, casserole is hot and bubbly... semi-Italian. Very good!

 

[disneyhand]

Baked with tomato's and cheese is yummy. I just cube them. You can season if you'd like, add other vegies and use what ever cheese you like or have on hand. I never make it the same way twice.

Slice the long way, top with a layer of (moistened) herb stuffing, then spaghetti sauce and cheese. Bake, yummy

 

[LuvOrlando]

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[cjlvsccm]

Hi all zucchini cookers! I'm fairly new to zucchinis too, but have tried several of the ways listed here already. I made this Summer Squash Slaw last week, that was TOO GOOD, and NO COOKING:

Julienne (cut in matchstick size pieces) 2 small yellow summer squash, 2 small zucchini, 1 small sweet red bell pepper, and 1/2 cup sliced onion (I used half a big onion).

Then mix in a big bowl:
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons cider vinegar
1 tablespoon mayonnaise
1 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon dill weed
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Add the veggies to the bowl, mix well to coat them. Cover and refrigerate (flavors get better after sitting for at least 30 minutes). Stir and serve.

It's a little tedious to cut the veggies small enough, since I don't have a blade on my food processor that will do a julienne cut. After I scraped out the middle "seedy" part, I had some success with a big manual shredder, then just cut up the rest with a knife.

 

[rie'smom]

Slice the zucchini and steam it.