I don’t know what it is about zucchini, but this scenario happens to me every year, and I know I’m not alone: Early in May or June, you plant “just a couple” of harmless-looking zucchini plants in your garden, figuring you’d grow enough of the tasty green squash to enjoy for a few meals, right? But, little do you know that those small zucchini plants have other ideas...for they proceed to grow enormous and to produce enough zucchini to feed your whole family...and half the neighborhood! As a result, by mid-August you’re knee-deep in zucchini, and your friends, neighbors, and co-workers are running in the other direction when they see you coming with another bag to give away. Sound familiar?
So what can you do with all those zucchini once you can’t even give them away anymore? Here are a couple of easy and economical recipes your family will love that make delicious use of the zucchini bounty from your garden.
Click on the orange boxes for a printable version of the recipes
Zucchini Salad (serves 4 @ about 71 cents per serving- if zucchini is purchased)
Fried Zucchini (serves 6-8 @ about 45 cents per serving- if zucchini is purchased)
Not a big fan of zucchini, though I do enjoy it fried!!
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