When you’re on the 24th zucchini from your garden, you might be tired of the same ol’ same ol’ – and on the lookout for more unique zucchini recipes. Understandable! These unique ways to cook zucchini are sure to bring the pep back into your zucchini step.

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Unique Zucchini Appetizers

A plate of grilled zucchini roll-ups with feta
Grilled Zucchini Roll Ups with Feta
Thinly sliced zucchini, grilled to perfection, then rolled up with a delicious cheese filling. Garnished with fresh basil and served up appetizer-style in a platter of marinara, this starter from Foxes Love Lemons is both easy and elegant. 
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Grilled Zucchini Roll Ups with Feta
9 zucchini-roll ups appetizer with goat cheese and veggies on a black platter
Zucchini Appetizer Rolls with Goat Cheese
Another roll-up zucchini appetizer, this deliciousness from A Food Centric Life features raw zucchini, thinly sliced and wrapped with a combo of goat cheese and fresh julienned veggies. So fresh and perfect for the dog days of summer.
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Zucchini Appetizer Rolls with Goat Cheese
A platter of chicken zucchini peppers with a dollop of creamy cilantro sauce
Chicken Zucchini Poppers
These Chicken Zucchini Poppers are like a hybrid of chicken meatballs and zucchini fritters, and we are here for it! I love that dollop of creamy cilantro sauce. From The Dizzy Cook.
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Chicken Zucchini Poppers
Zucchini stacks with goat cheese and a pea garnish on a blue and white plate with a fork
Zucchini Stacks with Goat Cheese (The BEST Zucchini Appetizer!)
An Edible Mosaic brings this gourd-geous app to the table – alternating stacks of zucchini and slices of goat cheese, with basil, peas, and bacon. Yes please!
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Zucchini Stacks with Goat Cheese (The BEST Zucchini Appetizer!)
A baked zucchini fries dipped in a creamy yogurt dill sauce
Spicy Baked Zucchini Fries with Greek Yogurt Dill Dip
Zucchini fries? Yep! Kitchen Treaty features a baked version with crunchy panko and a cool dill dipping sauce.
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Spicy Baked Zucchini Fries with Greek Yogurt Dill Dip
a bowl of zucchini hummus with sautéed zucchini, chickpeas, and a drizzle of olive oil
Zucchini Hummus
Gourd-geously green in color, this Zucchini Hummus from Kiip Fit is a unique way to enjoy this traditional Middle East spread.
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Zucchini Hummus
A platter of skewers with grilled potatoes and zucchini
Grilled Potato Salad Skewers with Zucchini
Yukon Gold potatoes with zucchini and a potato-salad-like dressing drizzle make up this uniquely delicious zucchini appetizer from A Grateful Meal.
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A platter of skewers with grilled potatoes and zucchini
A bowlful of crispy baked zucchini chips
Oven-Baked Zucchini Chips
Bet you can't eat just one! These crispy, super-snackable zucchini chips from Kitchen Treaty might just be one of the very best ways to eat the vegetable.
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Oven-Baked Zucchini Chips
A plateful of zucchini sliders
Zucchini Sliders
Without the buns, I'm not sure Sir Mix-a-lot would want any – but we do! If you eat lower-carb or gluten-free, this one might win your approval too. With just three ingredients, these sliders from Amanda's Cookin' are a simple yet super unique way to use zucchini.
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Zucchini Sliders
Crostini layered with cheese and grilled spiced zucchini
Grilled Zucchini Crostini
Zucchini and goat cheese, always BFFs, pair up in this zucchini crostini. I love how the grilled zucchini is spice up with garlic, pepper, and smoked paprika. From Midwexican.
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Grilled Zucchini Crostini

Unique Zucchini Side Dishes

Zucchini Curry
This Indian Courgette Curry from J Cooking Odyssey explodes with spices and flavor for the perfect spicy side.
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Zucchini stuffing
Zucchini Stuffing
Autumn dishes needn't only have seasonal ingredients! Bring zucchini to the fall side with this veggie-filled stuffing from Crinkled Cookbook.
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Zucchini Stuffing
Zucchini drop biscuit
Zucchini & Cheese Drop Biscuits
These soft and cheesy drop biscuits might just be the best way to serve up savory zucchini. From Souffle Bombay.
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Zucchini & Cheese Drop Biscuits
A platter of stuffed round zucchini
Stuffed Round Zucchini
Cute round zucchini, stuffed with quinoa, shallots, garlic, and herbs. I love this fanciful side from Running to the Kitchen.
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Stuffed Round Zucchini

Unusual Zucchini Dinner Recipes

Close-up of a plate of zucchini "fettuccine" with garlicky white bean sauce
Zucchini Fettuccine with Creamy White Bean “Alfredo” Sauce
This unique zucchini recipes from Kitchen Treaty features zucchini cut into ribbon form and tossed with a creamy vegan "alfredo."
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Zucchini Fettuccine with Creamy White Bean “Alfredo” Sauce
A wedge of zucchini pie
Zucchini Pie
This zucchini egg bake makes for a breakfast recipe worthy of a special occasion. Zucchini, eggs, and cheese … win, win, and win. From Our Love Language is Food.
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Zucchini Pie
A fork slices through two pierogi zucchini boats
Pierogi Zucchini Boats
Food Meanderings brings you pierogi – in zucchini form! Halved zucchinis are stuffed with potatoes and cheese, pierogi-style. Yum!
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Pierogi Zucchini Boats
A foldable slice of gluten-free zucchini-based pizza crust
Zucchini Pizza
Zucchini in the crust? Yep! This gluten-free pizza crust is chewy and foldable just like a real pizza. From Gluten Free on a Shoestring.
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Zucchini Pizza
A size of zucchini pizza crust
Zucchini Pizza Crust Recipe
We love the idea of zucchini pizza crust so much, we just had to bring you two! This one from Joy Food Sunshine is more of a classic pizza crust recipe, but with pureed zucchini. Scrumptiously sneaky!
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Zucchini Pizza Crust Recipe
A plate of pasta with hidden zucchini tomato sauce
Zucchini Pasta Sauce
Speaking of hidden zucchini … can you see the zucchini in that beautiful pasta dish? Us either! Christina's Cucina brings you this zucchini pasta sauce for a hidden dose of veggies.
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Zucchini Pasta Sauce
A pan full of vegetarian zucchini meatballs
Vegetarian Zucchini Meatballs
If you're looking for some meatballs to add to your pasta plate, Momma Lew has you covered! These vegetarian Zucchini Meatballs are so delicious with zucchini, herbs, and cheese. Who needs meat?!
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Vegetarian Zucchini Meatballs
A forkful of zoodles and pasta with cherry tomato sauce and fresh basil
Zoodles & Noodles with Burst Cherry Tomato Sauce
Zoodles and noodles … together! This pasta/zuke combo is so delicious with its burst cherry tomato sauce and lots of fresh basil. From Kitchen Treaty.
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Zoodles & Noodles with Burst Cherry Tomato Sauce

Unique Zucchini Desserts

A serving of zucchini apple crisp with a scoop of ice cream on top
Brown Sugar Zapple Crisp
Zucchini reportedly makes a fine apple substitute. Really! This brown sugar crisp features the veg baked up bubbly and served with a side of ice cream. Yum! From Cooking with Carlee.
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Brown Sugar Zapple Crisp
A lemon zucchini cupcake with a bite, vanilla frosting, and a lemon wedge for garnish
Lemon Zucchini Cupcakes
Zucchini and lemon are BFFs, and especially in these cupcakes with lemon zest, zucchini, and an irresistible lemon cream cheese frosting. From Broken Oven Baking Company.
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Lemon Zucchini Cupcakes
A pile of pineapple zucchini candy, dried zucchini flavored with pineapple juice
Pineapple Zucchini Candy
This one might win the prize! Zucchini cooked in pineapple juice then dehydrated makes a surprisingly delicious candy. Yep! The Free Range Life shows you how.
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Pineapple Zucchini Candy
A platter of iced brown sugar zucchini cookies
Iced Brown Sugar Zucchini Cookies
Super soft and sweetly spiced, these iced cookies are perfect for tucking a bit of zucchini into. From Kitchen Treaty.
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Iced Brown Sugar Zucchini Cookies
A group of zucchini chocolate chip cookies with a glass of milk in the background
Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Zucchini and chocolate goes so well together, so why not! These soft, tender morsels from Kitchen Treaty are the perfect summertime cookie.
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Zucchini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Top view of a zucchini and lime bundt cake
Zucchini & Lime Cake
Little Sugar Snaps brings us this absolutely gorgeous cake that pairs zucchini and lime. A cup of tea and a slice of this lovely cake would make for the perfect summer afternoon.
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Zucchini & Lime Cake
a jar of zucchini pudding with cinnamon stick garnish
Cinnamon Cardamom Zucchini Pudding
Zucchini … pudding?! Yep! This pretty green pudding features our fave green veg and adds some cardamom to take it over the top. From Being Nutritious.
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Cinnamon Cardamom Zucchini Pudding
A scoop of zucchini bread flavored ice cream
Zucchini Bread Ice Cream
Ice cream that tastes like zucchini bread? Brilliant! Fannetastic Food brings us this unique zucchini recipe that is as refreshing-looking as it is creative.
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Zucchini Bread Ice Cream

More Unique Zucchini Recipes

A jar of zucchini pickles
Spicy Zucchini Refrigerator Pickles
So long, cucumbers! Zucchini is in town. Garlic, dill, and a touch of spice make for the perfect refrigerator zucchini pickles. From Kitchen Treaty.
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Spicy Zucchini Refrigerator Pickles
A glass of zucchini and apple juice
Zucchini & Apple Juice
If you love to juice, kick it up a notch with zucchini! This refreshingly green drink is brought to you by Go Healthy with Bea.
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Zucchini & Apple Juice
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