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Partner content: Zucchini: In Season – 10 Ways to Use It

It’s the time of year in the Southeast when our backyard gardens may be full of zucchinis and of course, you can always purchase fresh zucchini at your local Ingles Market.

What are some ways that you can use zucchini? Here are 10 ways:

• Zucchini bread or muffins

• Savory pancakes or fritters made with corn and zucchini, flour, and eggs.

• Roast zucchini slices or wedges in the oven.

• Make skewers with mushroom, zucchini, onions, and tomatoes, brush with olive oil, season, and grill.

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• Make succotash by cooking zucchini with corn, tomatoes, and yellow squash.

• Slice thin layers of zucchini and use in place of some or all of noodles to make a low(er) carbohydrate lasagna.

• Make zucchini “noodles” and use in place of some are all of pasta for spaghetti to lower carbohydrates and increase fiber.

• Use a food processor and process zucchini and add it to ground meat when making meatloaf or meatballs.

• Add zucchini to soups, stews, or casseroles.

• Top your pizza with thin slices of zucchini

Leah McGrath, RDN, LDN

Ingles Markets Corporate Dietitian

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