What To Do with Zucchini
Assorted Recipes
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How many of you have too many Zucchini this year? We didn't grow any, but our neighbor gave us some. So I had to look for a recipe for Zucchini. I didn't know what to do with it. Make bread? Boil it? Fry it? Can it? I wound up making some kind of hotdish with rice and tomatoes, but it was not particularly good.
But here's some recipes I found in my old cookbooks, starting with Zucchini Bread. One uses oil, and the other shortening.
Zucchini Bread
1 cup shortening
2 cups
sugar
3 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1
tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 cup nuts
2 cups grated unpeeled zuchinni
3
cups flour
Cream shortening, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until creamy. Sift dry ingredients together. Add sifted mixture to the creamed mix. Add nuts and zucchini. Bake at 325 for 1 hour. in 2 loaf pans that are greased and floured.
Zucchini Bread
1 c. oil
2 c. sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
2 tsp. vanilla
3 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking powder
3/4
tsp. nutmeg
2 c. grated peeled zucchini
1 c. chopped walnuts
3 c. flour
Mix
eggs, oil, sugar and seasonings, beat until light and fluffy. Add flour, zucchini,
and nuts. Bake in two regular bread pans or 5 mini loaf pans. 1 hour at 325 degrees.
(Less for mini loaf pans)
Recipe from SD Special Olympics Cookbook
Note:
Add 1 cup chocolate chips for a Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread
Also see this recipe for Zucchini Bread
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Recipes for Zucchini Cakes!
Zucchini Cake
3 c. grated zucchini, do not drain
3 c. flour
2 c. sugar
1
tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
3 tsp.
vanilla
1 c. vegatable oil
Mix all together, bake in a tube or loaf
pan at 325 for 1 1/4 hours or until done.
Recipe from 1982 Spencer, Iowa
"Ladies in Pink" Recipebook
Chocolate Zucchini Cake
1
stick oleo
1/2 c. oil
3/4 c. sugar
2 c. shredded zucchini
2 eggs
1/2
c. sour milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
4 Tbs.
cocoa
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 1/2 c. flour
Cream oleo, oil and
sugar. Add zucchini, eggs, sour milk, vanilla, soda, salt, cocoa, B. powder, and
flour. Mix well. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 min in a 9x13 in. pan. Sprinkle
with nuts and chocolate chips before baking if desired.
Recipe from 1987
SD Special Olympics Cookbook
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Make a Zucchini Pie!
Zucchini Pie
4-5 c. zucchini,
peeled and seeded
1 c. sugar
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4
tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. allspice
2 Tbsp. flour or cornstarch
1 1/2 tsp.
cream of tartar
3 Tbsp. lemon juice
Pour boiling water over zucchini
and boil 2 min. Drain and cool. Mix with remainder of ingredients and put in unbaked
pie shell. Bake for 10 min at 400 degrees and 30 min. more at 350 degrees.
Recipe
from 1987 SD Special Olympics Cookbook
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Zucchini recipes as a main dish!
Baked Filled Zucchini
An Italian dish with many Western friends
3
zucchinni (1" to 2" thick
Salt
Pepper
1 tblsp. butter or margarine
1/4
c. chopped onion
1/2 c. chopped celery
1 c. ground beef or leftover cooked
meat
1 slice bread, cubed
1 (8oz) can tomato sauce
1/4 c. Parmesan cheese
Cook
zucchini in boiling salted water about 3 minutes. Cut in half lengthwise. Scoop
out pulp. Salt and pepper. Melt butter; add onion, celery and meat. Cook until
lightly browned. Add bread cubes, scooped out pulp and tomato sauce. Stuff mixture
in zucchini. Place in shallow baking pan. Sprinkle with cheese. Bake in moderate
oven (375) 30 minutes, until tender. Makes 6 servings.
Recipe from: 1959
Farm Journal Country Cookbook
Zingy Zucchini (microwave)
4
c. zucchini
1/2 med. onion
4 eggs
6 oz shredded cheddar cheese
2 oz
pimento, drained
1/2 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
Wash and seed zucchini.
Do not peel. Cut into chunks. Chop onion. Place onion and zucchini in a 10x6x2
dish. Cover with plastic wrap. Leave corner open for steam. Microwave 10 min.
on high.
In a large bowl, beat eggs, stir in cheese, piminto, salt and pepper.
Add zucchini and onion stirring well. Grease a 10x6x2 dish and cover with a paper
towel. Microwave 8-10 min. Stir after 4 min. Leave paper towel off the last 4-6
min. Cook longer if center is not set.
Recipe from SD Special Olympics Cookbook
Skillet Squash
2 med. zucchini or squash
1
med. onion
2 T. margarine
Sprinkle of Basil
1/2 tsp. salt
Dash of
pepper (or I use lemon pepper)
1 tomato
1/2 c. Cheddar or New York Sharp
cheese
Slice squash, slice onion and separate into rings. Melt margarine,
add salt and pepper. Cook onion until crisp tender. Add squash. Cook covered 6
minutes. Add one medium tomato, chopped. Sprinkle of basil. Cook 4 more minutes.
Top with 1/2 cup cheddar cheese. Cover and cook till cheeses melts.
Recipe
from 1982 Spencer, Iowa "Ladies in
Pink" Recipebook
Zucchini Casserole
1 med. zucchini,
sliced
1 med. tomato sliced
1 med. onion sliced
1 can tender chunk ham
(optional)
White sauce or ceam of mushroom soup, thinned
1 c. shredded cheddar
cheese
Buttered bread or cracker crumbs
Butter casserole, put in
zucchini slices, then onion slices, then tomato. Sprinkle cheese on top. Pour
sauce over and top with crumbs. Bake at 350 for 1 hour.
Recipe from 1982
Spencer, Iowa "Ladies in Pink" Recipebook
Zucchini Casserole
Zucchini,
bite size
1 lb. hamburger
1 onion, chopped fine
1 c. cheddar cheese,
shredded
1 can cream of mushroom soup
Layer in following order: Line
bottom of 2 qt. baking dish with zucchini. Brown meat and onion and put half over
the zucchini. Put cheese on top. Repeat these layers again. Pour soup over all.
Bake for 1 1/2 hour at 350 degrees. 6 servings.
Recipe from 1987
SD Special Olympics Cookbook
Deep Fried Zucchini
Try dipping
zucchini in your favorite batter and deep fry at
375. It has a delightfully good taste.
Zesty Yellow Squash
Use this recipe for Zesty Yellow Squash to make an easy side dish of boiled squash and green peppers. Very simple!
Thanksgiving Squash
This recipe is a great way to use some squash for the holidays. It uses the dry stuffing mix, sour cream, and cream of chicken soup. It cooks like a casserole!
Easy BBQ Zucchini
This BBQ Zucchini recipe claims to be low calorie!
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Canned Zucchini Recipes!
Fake Pineapple
4 quarts
grated or diced zucchini
1 1/2 cups lemon juice
46 oz can unsweetened pineapple
juice
3 cups sugar
Peel and remove seeds from zucchini, grate or
dice. Mix all ingredients thoroughly in a pan and simmer for 20 minutes, stirring
often. Pour hot mixture in sterilized jars, leaving 2 inches head space. Process
30 min in boiling water bath.
Recipe from a Armour
South Dakota Recipebook
Zucchini Jam
6 cups peeled grated
zucchini
2/3 cup water
6 cups sugar
1 cup crushed pineapple
1/2 cup
concentrated lemon juice
2-3oz boxes apricot jello
Combine zucchini
and water in saucepan and cook 10 minutes. Add sugar, pineapple and lemon juice
and cook another 10 minutes. Add jello and blend thoroughly. Pour into hot jars
and seal. Make 4 pints.
Recipe from 1987 SD Special Olympics Cookbook
Zucchini Relish
14 c.
ground zucchini
3 med. sized onions
3 T. canning salt
2 1/4 c. vinegar
(white)
1/8 tsp. allspice
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/4 tsp. tumeric
1 tsp.
celery seed
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
Dash of ginger
Grind zucchini and
onion together. Mix in salt. Cover and let stand overnight. Next morning, rinse
and drain well. Bring remaining ingredients to a boil. Add zucchini and onion.
Simmer for 20 to 30 minutes. Seal in jars the size you prefer. Great on hamburgers,
hot dogs, brats, etc.
Recipe from Classic
Creations cookbook
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