Zippy Zucchini Food

ZIPPY ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium size mixing bowl combine zucchini, buttermilk baking mix, onion, parmesan cheese, salt, oil, eggs. Spread lightly into a 9x13 inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve warm.

MEMA RIE'S ZIPPY ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a skillet over medium heat, and saute onion and garlic until tender and lightly browned. Mix in the zucchini. Continue to cook and stir until zucchini is tender. Season with cayenne pepper. Sprinkle with vinegar. Reduce heat to low, cover skillet, and continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes. Remove cover, and taste. If not at desired 'vinegar' flavor, add another splash, cover, and simmer for another minute.

ZIPPY ZUCCHINI TART

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Press pie crust in bottom and halfway up side of 9-inch tart pan.
• In small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, basil and garlic. Add salt and pepper. Spread over bottom of crust. Arrange zucchini and tomato slices over cheese mixture. Drizzle with oil. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and additional salt and pepper to taste.
• Bake 22 to 28 minutes or until crust edges are golden brown. Cut into 8 wedges.

ZIPPY TURKEY ZOODLES

Steps:

• In a large nonstick skillet, heat 2 teaspoons olive oil over medium heat. Add turkey, onion, jalapeno and garlic and cook until turkey is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, breaking up turkey into crumbles, 8-10 minutes; drain. Stir in seasonings; remove and keep warm. Wipe out pan., In the same pan, heat remaining olive oil; cook zucchini over medium heat until crisp-tender, 3-5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, corn, beans and reserved turkey mixture; heat through. Serve with cilantro and cheese if desired.

ZIPPY ZUCCHINI PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, saute zucchini and garlic in oil until zucchini is crisp-tender. , Add the tomatoes, parsley, oregano and pepper flakes; heat through. Drain pasta; serve with zucchini mixture.

ZIPPY ZUCCHINI BURGERS

Steps:

• Saute chopped zucchini, bell pepper, and onion in 1 tbls. butter on medium low heat until very soft, about 10-15 minutes.
• Combine zucchini mixture with the parsley, cheese, cracker crumbs, walnuts, egg, pepper, salt if using, and garlic. Cool for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
• Form into 4 patties, depending on what size you want them(at this point you may freeze in between sheets of wax paper or plastic wrap).
• In a sauté pan, heat olive oil until hot, reduce heat to medium, then fry patties about 5-7 minutes each side, till nice and brown on each side.
• To make sauce, mix mayonnaise, mustard and honey together in a small bowl. Use 1 tbls. sauce for each burger.
• You can serve these in buns with sauce, or by themselves with sauce on top.
• Caramelized onions(just onions sauteed in small amount of oil till golden brown) are great to go on top of burger.

ZIPPY ZUCCHINI SKILLET

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet.
• Add zucchini and onion, saute for 5 minutes.
• Stir in remaining ingredients, EXCEPT cheese.
• Cook and stir for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat, place in bowl, and sprinkle with cheddar.

SPICY ZUCCHINI RELISH

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the zucchini, onion and salt. Seal bag and turn to coat: refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. Rinse with water; drain. , In a large saucepan, combine the cornstarch, mustard, turmeric, celery seed and pepper. Gradually whisk in vinegar until blended. Stir in peppers and zucchini mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Cool. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours before serving.

ZIPPY ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Cut Zucchini into rounds, seperate and discard the ends.
• pour ranch dressing into a sealable plastic bag, and add zucchini.
• Seal the bag.
• Shake your bag o' zucchini until each piece appears satisfactorily covered in ranch remove from bag, (you can dip your ranched slices into the parmesan here) place on a foil lined baking sheet.
• or place your ranched zucchini onto foil lined baking sheet and sprinkle parmesan cheese over all zucchini slices.
• broil on high, 6-8 inches away from flame for 7-8 minutes or this is even toaster oven friendly, but time is reduced to about 5 minutes.

ZIPPY ZUCCHINI SKILLET

Steps:

• Let the oil get heated in a large skillet.
• saute/stir the zucchini, onion, and garlic for 10 minutes or until tender (don't let the garlic burn).
• Add in the next 5 ingredients; stir/saute until thoroughly heated.
• Remove from heat; sprinkle the cheese on top and serve.