Here’s an easy challenge anyone can do! Eat a SUPERFOOD everyday! Now, I’m not saying to run to the health food store and spend tons of money. A superfood is one that’s loaded with nutrition and significantly helps boost your health in some way, says the Skinnytaste dietitian Heather K. Jones. Zucchini is definitely a super (good-for-you) food. It’s low in calories (a medium zucchini has around just 30 calories) and chock full of heart-healthy nutrients including Vitamins C and A, potassium, folate, and fiber. Zucchini is also packed with the vision-promoting antioxidants beta-carotene, lutein and zeaxanthin.
So now that we know zucchini is so good for you, here’s 35 mouthwatering Skinny Zucchini Recipes just for you!
1. Grilled Chicken and Zucchini Skewers[2] are perfect as an appetizer if you’re having a backyard bash this summer, or you can turn it into a meal any night of the week served with rice, salad or more vegetables…
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3. Serve these Baked Zucchini Sticks as an appetizer or as a side dish. They are healthy and low in points and guiltlessly delicious… [3]
4.
Zucchini Pizza Bites are the perfect way to use up all the zucchini in your garden and satisfy your craving for pizza in a low-carb way…[4]
5. Getting your family to eat their veggies can often be difficult. But not with these kid-friendly Zucchini Tots. They make a great side dish for breakfast or dinner…[5]
6. When making these Raw Zucchini Carpaccio[6], you’ll want to use a mandolin or potato peeler to thinly slice the zucchini…
7. Cream of Zucchini Soup[7] has only FIVE ingredients and is amazing…
13. For a summer spin on taco night, try these Taco Stuffed Zucchini Boats – stuffed with ground turkey, seasoned with cumin and topped with a blend of Mexican cheese – cheesy goodness…[8]
14. A fun twist on a Mexican favorite are these Chicken Enchilada Stuffed Zucchini.[9] Serve these with cilantro lime rice[10] as a side dish and you’ll have yourself a fiesta…
15. Sausage Stuffed Zucchini Boats
[11] &
ndash; Summer zucchini hollowed out and stuffed with lean Italian sausage, then topped with marinara and cheese, my favorite!
17. Skillet Mexican Zucchini is a delicious recipe with a little bit of a Mexican kick from the jalapeno then topped with melted queso blanco. It’s also easy and quick…[12]
18. Zucchini, yellow squash and carrots cut into spaghetti like strands and sauteed with garlic and oil make this recipe for Sauteed Julienned Summer Vegetables[13] a perfect summer meal…
26. The next time you need to bring a macaroni
salad to a gathering, why not try my Summer Macaroni
Salad with Tomatoes and Zucchini
[14]. It’s loaded with great flavor but
doesn’t have all the calories and fat as your traditional macaroni
salad…
27. Zucchini Lasagna[15] – Replace the lasagna noodles with thin sliced zucchini and you have a delicious, lower carb (gluten-free) lasagna that’s loaded with vegetables, and you won’t miss the pasta.
30. If you’re running out of ideas of how to use up all your garden zucchini, you’ll welcome these Greek Turkey Meatballs
– a great way to add extra fiber to your diet…[16]
31. Want your kids to eat more vegetables? Try these Turkey Zucchini Burgers[17], they won’t even know there’s zucchini in the mix!
32. Zucchini Pancakes are similar to potato pancakes only with less carbs and are a perfect side dish for grilled chicken or meat…[18]
33. On
busy days, let your crock pot cook for you with my recipe for classic
Crock Pot Minestrone Soup. Don’t forget to add zucchini along with the
other summer vegetables…