20 Delicious Zucchini Recipes You Need To Try!

It’s summertime which means the stores are filled with the freshest zucchinis of the year and for the best prices! Or if you have a garden, I’m sure you’re swimming in squash! Now’s the time to make the best zucchini recipes, because I’ve got an amazing round up for you!

The Best Summer Squash Recipes

The magic of zucchini is that it can be enjoyed in so many ways (start with my guide to zucchini to learn how to handle it!). You can eat it raw, steamed into a veggie stir fry, grilled on skewers alongside other veggies, turned into zoodles, or even grated into a sweet bake like cupcakes! You can have a full day of zucchini-based dishes alone if you wanted to and we’re all for it! Let’s dive into these amazing zucchini recipes!

Vegan Zucchini Bread

Who doesn’t love a warm, moist slice of zucchini bread? It’s the first thing I start dreaming of when my zucchini starts to ripen!

Zucchini Bread

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This Vegan Zucchini Bread recipe is so easy to make using a few wholesome ingredients. A deliciously moist bread loaf done in three simple steps! It’s a dairy-free and gluten-free treat that you can enjoy as a breakfast or afternoon snack. Or- you can be like me and munch on these cinnamon-flavored goodies anytime the craving strikes!

Vegan Lasagna with Tofu Ricotta

If you’re looking for your new go-to lasagna recipe, you’ve found it! It’s perfect for meal prepping for the week and is also freezer-friendly. This recipe is from The Friendly Vegan Cookbook and is one of our absolute favorites!

Vegan Lasagna with Tofu Ricotta

If you make one vegan lasagna recipe, let it be this one! It’s the best plant-based lasagna, made extra flavorful with tofu ricotta, traditional Italian herbs, and is easy to prepare!

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Creamy Zucchini Basil Soup

Craving a creamy soup? This one is full of bold flavors and uses super simple ingredients. Get ready to use up a ton of your zucchini supply because this one calls for 2 pounds!

Vegan Zucchini Soup

4.93 from 41 votes

This 5-star creamy zucchini soup with basil is fresh, flavorful and dairy-free, although you'd never know it with how velvety smooth it is! It is a foolproof one-pot recipe to use summer produce with slow cooker and Instant Pot instructions included!

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Summer Zucchini Pesto

This fresh flavorful pesto recipe by Vegan Huggs is dairy-free and budget-friendly with it’s use of fresh produce!

Summer Zucchini Pesto

This fresh-tasting Zucchini Pesto is a wonderful and tasty way to use up all of your summer zucchinis. It’s quick, easy, oil-free, vegan and delicious! 

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Zucchini and Potato Casserole

This hearty side goes with just about any main and keeps people coming back for seconds!

Zucchini Potato Bake

4.84 from 112 votes

This easy zucchini potato bake is quick to prep, full of flavor, easy to customize, and a perfect summery side dish for BBQs, potlucks, or weeknight dinners!

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Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Level-up your zucchini bread with this ultra rich and moist vegan chocolate zucchini bread that no one will know is healthy and gluten free! Low sugar and refined sugar-free, this chocolate zucchini bread by The Banana Diaries is the perfect excuse to use up that extra zucchini!

Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Bread

This healthy and decadent Vegan Chocolate Zucchini Bread is the best treat to use up your zucchinis with! Easy, healthy, and also gluten-free!

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Summer Zucchini and Hominy

Looking for the ultimate simple recipe to use up those zucchinis? This recipe is full of refreshing summer veggies! Zucchini, hominy, onion, garlic, it can’t get much better than that!

Summer Zucchini and Hominy

5 from 17 votes

Make delicious Mexican-style hominy and zucchini with ingredients like onion, garlic, jalapeño, tomatoes, lime, and cilantro for a new favorite savory, summery side! Plus, it's ready in under 30 minutes!

Grilled Zucchini

Grilled Zucchini is a super easy and flavorful way to use up some of those zukes in the garden. This recipe by Vegan in the Freezer uses a simple marinade for tossing before grilling.

Grilled Zucchini

Learn how to whip up those zucchinis on a grill! Simple, easy, and a great way to get in some tasty nutrients into your diet!

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Baked Zucchini Fries

These amazing zucchini fries by Plantifully Based are the perfect summer appetizer or snack. It’s sprinkled with panko bread crumbs and vegan parmesan cheese and will be an absolute hit with the kids!

Baked Zucchini Fries

These Baked Zucchini Fries are easy to make and come out super delicious from the oven. They’re oil free, crispy, and delicious!

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Vegan Ricotta Zucchini Ravioli

Did you know you could make ravioli from zucchini? This zucchini ravioli recipe by VeggieKins is the perfect light yet satiating lunch recipe to enjoy with the entire family.

Vegan Ricotta Zucchini Ravioli

This dish involves light zucchini ribbons, folded into ravioli, stuffed with a high protein vegan ricotta, baked in a flavourful marinara sauce and topped with a nutty, brazil nut parmesan. Tasty and delicious!

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Zucchini Salad

If you want to skip the heat and keep it fresh and light, you gotta try this refreshing zucchini salad!

Zucchini Salad

5 from 1 vote

This refreshing zucchini salad is an easy, no-cook side dish that tosses raw zucchini, crunchy vegetables, and nuts in a zesty homemade dressing. It’s fresh, flavorful, and a great way to use up your fresh summer zucchini!

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Vegan Zucchini Lasagna

This gluten-free lasagna recipe by Two Spoons uses thinly sliced zucchini for pasta noodles and is so warm and hearty! It’s full of delicious veggies and an amazing vegan cheese sauce. You’re going to want to share this recipe with all your friends!

Vegan Zucchini Lasagna

This healthy Vegan Zucchini Lasagna is gluten-free, vegan and a much healthier version to the traditional, using thinly sliced zucchini for lasagna noodles.

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Banana Zucchini Cookies

Here’s a healthy twist on your everyday cookie! If you’re really trying to use up all of your zucchinis and want something sweet, these cookies are the perfect choice! They’re so easy to make and are super delicious! Who knew you could increase your veggie intake by snacking on cookies?

Oatmeal Zucchini Cookies

5 from 22 votes

Zucchini cookies with oatmeal, banana, & optional walnuts, and vegan chocolate chips are soft and chewy in the middle with wonderfully crisp edges, packed with flavor, but don’t taste like zucchini! Even better is that they're ready to be enjoyed in just 30 minutes!

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Zucchini Tart

Go fancy with this beautiful zucchini tart that’s sure to impress at brunch, parties, or just treating yourself to a lovely lunch.

Grilled Veggie Skewers

Eat your zucchini this summer with these delicious vegan veggie skewers. These Veggie Skewers by The Forked Spoon made with zucchini, red onion, and bell peppers are grilled to perfection and drizzled with tangy balsamic vinegar, and brushed with a fresh garlic herb sauce.

Grilled Veggie Skewers

Veggie Skewers made with zucchini, red onion, and bell peppers are grilled to perfection and drizzled with tangy balsamic vinegar and brushed with a fresh garlic herb sauce.

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Tex Mex Zucchini Boats

Bringing together the winning Tex-Mex flavor combos, these hearty zucchini boats will get the whole family on board.

Tex-Mex Zucchini Boats

5 from 9 votes

These Tex-Mex Zucchini Boats are a tasty snack that is light and low in carbohydrates. A healthy treat that the whole family will enjoy while watching football games or dinner!

Blueberry Zucchini Muffins

Bring together two favorites, blueberry and zucchini, into these soft and scrumptious muffins you won’t be able to get enough off.

Vegan Blueberry Zucchini Muffins

5 from 53 votes

Fluffy, moist, tender vegan blueberry zucchini muffins are bursting with berries and nutrients thanks to the hidden zucchini. You just need 10 ingredients for these egg-free, dairy-free, vegan zucchini muffins with more options below!

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‘Cheesy’ Zucchini Chips

Switch up from a main course with this delightfully savory and crunchy snack!

Vegan Cheesy Zucchini Chips

5 from 5 votes

These vegan cheesy zucchini chips are a light, healthy snack option for the whole family. Get in your veggies in the form of crisp, healthy chips, but without additives or preservatives! Naturally low-carb and gluten-free, they're also guilt-free, which is good, considering how highly addictive these will be!

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Zucchini Stir Fry

Skip take-out with this quick and easy stir fry full of fresh, healthy veggies.

Easy Zucchini Stir Fry

5 from 44 votes

Make a delicious one-pan vegetable zucchini stir-fry with a classic sweet & savory stir-fry sauce in 35 minutes! A healthy, nutritious, versatile meal perfect for serving with your favorite plant-based protein!

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Zucchini Mock Apple Pie

Impress your guests with this ‘apple pie’ that actually uses delicious and nutritious zucchini!

Easy Zucchini Mock Apple Pie

5 from 51 votes

This quick and easy zucchini mock apple pie replaces apples with economical zucchini, but your taste buds will never know! It's a low-fuss, delicious, and adaptable summer dessert for BBQs, potlucks, and picnics!

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That’s a wrap! We hope you found some inspiration to put your beautiful zucchinis to good use and make the most amazing zucchini dishes. Let us know which ones you make and which one is your favorite!B