In the summer, many people grow zucchini in their garden beds. This delicious vegetable of the pumpkin family has a rich composition.

Exists great amount recipes with zucchini, but many of us are used to only frying them. Let's look at simple, fast, and, most importantly, healthy recipes cooking zucchini dishes in the oven.

How to bake zucchini in the oven without anything to create an incomparable dish?

Baked zucchini in the oven without any additions is an excellent choice for dietary nutrition. The zucchini turns out tender, soft, and healthy. This dish recipe is suitable for children's, healthy, and dietary meals.

Cooking time: 15 minutes.

Ingredients:

  • young zucchini – 4–5 pcs.;
  • olive oil – 1.5–2 tbsp. l;
  • salt.

Cooking method:

Wash the zucchini and cut into slices or slices 1 cm thick.

Brush each slice with olive oil. Carefully place the pieces on the grill and add a little salt.

Place the grill with zucchini on average level preheated oven. Bake for 15 minutes.

Serve the dish with low-fat sour cream and chopped herbs.

Adviсe:

  1. When baking zucchini on a wire rack, excess vegetable oil will drip down. This will result in a non-greasy and dietary dish. The zucchini will remain whole with a crispy film.
  2. Be sure to place a baking sheet under the grill so that the oil that drains from the zucchini does not get onto the oven.
  3. Do not overuse salt when seasoning zucchini. Otherwise, the dish will turn out rough and tasteless.

Unexpected twist: zucchini with cottage cheese

You can combine zucchini with various vegetables, meat, and herbs, but not every housewife knows that they go well with cottage cheese.

Cooking time: 25–30 minutes.

Ingredients:

  • fat cottage cheese – 300 grams;
  • greens (dill, parsley) - a bunch;
  • egg – 1 pc.;
  • salt pepper.

Cooking method

Wash the zucchini, cut lengthwise, remove the soft part with the seeds. Salt and pepper to taste.

Mash the cottage cheese with a fork until you get a homogeneous mass without lumps. Add egg, finely chopped herbs, salt. Mix well. Fill the zucchini with the prepared filling. Combine the vegetable halves stuffed with cottage cheese and carefully place them in a baking dish.

Pour a little water into the mold - 100 ml, so that when baking, the dish does not burn. Bake at 180 degrees for about 30 minutes. Ready dish it should turn out soft.

Serve warm or cold with sour cream.

Adviсe:

  1. To prevent the zucchini core from wasting, you can add it to the cottage cheese.
  2. If the zucchini is not young, then it is recommended to remove the skin to make the dish tender.
  3. To give the dish a piquant taste, you can add a clove of garlic passed through a garlic clove to the curd mass.
  4. To prevent the two halves of the stuffed zucchini from falling apart, you need to secure them on both sides with toothpicks.

Zucchini in the oven with tomatoes, mayonnaise and garlic

Cooking time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

  • medium-sized zucchini - 3 pcs.;
  • tomatoes – 5–6 pcs.;
  • garlic – 3 cloves;
  • mayonnaise 30% fat – 150 grams;
  • ground black pepper;
  • salt;
  • vegetable oil.

Cooking method

Wash the zucchini and dry with a towel. Without peeling the skins, cut the vegetable crosswise into slices, the thickness should be 0.5 cm. Then add salt, pepper, and mix the contents with your hands to distribute the salt evenly. If desired, you can add spices: thyme, oregano, basil.

Wash the tomatoes and cut them into slices. Place with zucchini on pre-greased vegetable oil baking dish. Lay out alternately: 1 slice of zucchini – 1 slice of tomato, etc.

Grate the peeled garlic on a fine grater or squeeze the cloves through a garlic press. Add mayonnaise and stir until the sauce is smooth. Brush the laid out vegetables with it.

Place the mold in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Bake for 30 minutes.

The dish can be served either hot or cold. If desired, you can sprinkle chopped herbs on top of the zucchini and tomatoes.

Important points

  1. Before preparing food, you need to turn on the oven in advance to warm it up.
  2. To make the dish not only tasty, but also beautiful, you need to choose dense tomatoes. Otherwise, during cooking, the juice will drain from the vegetable, and the tomatoes will look unpresentable.
  3. To make baked zucchini with tomatoes even more satisfying, you can pour the egg mixture on top, and after cooking, sprinkle with grated cheese. Meat products – sausage, bacon, ham – also go well with these vegetables.
  4. If you need to make the zucchini softer, then increase the baking time to 40 minutes.

Beer snack: zucchini in batter

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • egg – 2 pcs.;
  • zucchini – 3–4 pcs.;
  • breadcrumbs - 3 tbsp. l.;
  • parmesan or suluguni – 100 grams;
  • salt pepper.

Cooking method

Beat the egg white with a fork.

Grate the cheese and mix it with breadcrumbs.

Wash the zucchini and cut into strips 1 centimeter thick. Dip each piece in egg white and then roll in breadcrumbs and cheese.

Line a baking sheet with parchment and carefully place the zucchini on it. Bake for 20–25 minutes. A golden crust on top will indicate that the dish is ready.

Serve the dish chilled with beer.

Adviсe:

  • To ensure a golden crust on both sides, 15 minutes after baking you need to turn the zucchini over to the other side.
  • For piquancy and spiciness, you can add a little grated garlic to the batter. This snack goes perfectly with beer.
  • Beer battered bars can be served with hot sauce.

Zucchini in the oven, stuffed with meat

Cooking time: 50 minutes.

Ingredients:

  • medium sized zucchini - 3 pcs. (for 3 servings);
  • meat or minced meat (chicken, beef, any other) – 400 grams;
  • medium carrots – 2 pcs.;
  • onions – 2 pcs.;
  • hard cheese – 200 grams;
  • sour cream – 5 tbsp. l.;
  • salt pepper.

Cooking method

If you take meat, then you need to first grind it in a meat grinder. Season the finished minced meat with salt and pepper.

Remove the skin from the tomatoes: make small cuts on the vegetables, pour boiling water over them for 1 minute, then pour over cold water. Remove the skin, chop the tomatoes finely, add to the minced meat.

Peel the carrots, wash them, grate them on a fine grater and add to the total mass. Peel the onion, cut it as if for frying, and also add it to the bowl with the minced meat.

Wash the zucchini and dry. Without removing the skin, cut the vegetable in half. Using a spoon or your hands, carefully scoop out the middle with the seeds. Salt the inside of the zucchini. Stuff the vegetable with meat and vegetables, pressing the minced meat tightly with a spoon.

Grate on a medium grater hard cheese, sprinkle it on top of the stuffed squash boats. Grease the top with sour cream and place the dish in a well-heated oven for 40 minutes.

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When we hear “zucchini dishes,” most of us think of pancakes or fried zucchini, this is where the fantasy ends. But we dare to assure you that you can prepare a lot of useful and healthy dishes from this wonderful vegetable. Depending on the taste preferences, zucchini can be baked in the oven in various combinations - with sour cream, tomatoes, cheese, minced meat and herbs. Let's take a closer look at how to cook delicious zucchini in the oven and what versions of this dish can be prepared in your kitchen.

Zucchini is a very healthy, low-calorie product containing potassium, calcium, nicotinic, folic, malic acid, vitamins C, B1, B2. Low cost and calorie content make zucchini a leader in dietary nutrition. Let's not ignore this healthy vegetable and prepare new delicious zucchini dishes.

How to prepare zucchini for baking

For convenience, it is better to take young zucchini - they are small, they have tender flesh and thin skin, there are almost no seeds, which allows you to use the whole zucchini. From large fruits, it is necessary to remove the rough skin and the middle with seeds. The fruits are large in size and have hard and thick skin. Therefore, when peeling the zucchini, be careful not to injure yourself. The core with seeds is quite easily removed with a tablespoon. Next, the zucchini must be cut according to the recipe - into rings, cubes, plates, and baked.

As you know, zucchini releases quite a lot of moisture during cooking. Therefore, in order to reduce the liquid content in the fruit, chopped zucchini is sprinkled with salt and allowed to stand for 15-20 minutes. During this time, juice will be released, which must be drained. Next, cook as directed in the recipe.

If the recipe calls for grating the zucchini, they are then sprinkled with salt, drained in a colander, and after half an hour I squeeze out the excess juice.

Zucchini baked with sour cream sauce

Cooking zucchini according to this recipe is very quick and easy, and most importantly, delicious. Very little oil is used for cooking, since the zucchini is not fried, but baked. Sour cream makes them tender and juicy. For cooking, you can use both regular zucchini and dark green zucchini. Add your favorite spices and herbs, and then this simple recipe will definitely delight you.

Ingredients:

  • two medium zucchini;
  • 4 tbsp. spoons of vegetable oil;
  • 1 tbsp. a spoonful of parsley;
  • 1 tbsp. spoon of dill;
  • 3 cloves of garlic;
  • 1 glass of sour cream;
  • 150 g cheese;
  • salt and pepper to taste.

Cooking method:

  1. Cut the zucchini into cubes measuring 1*1 cm; if the zucchini is young, you can cut it into rings 1 cm thick.
  2. IN plastic bag put chopped zucchini and add chopped parsley, vegetable oil, salt and pepper. Release the air from the bag, twist and shake until all the vegetables are soaked in the sauce.
  3. Cover a baking sheet with foil and place the zucchini. In an oven preheated to 220 degrees, bake the zucchini until half cooked (approximately 20 minutes).
  4. Grate the cheese, add sour cream, dill, pepper. Mix everything thoroughly and pour this mixture over the zucchini. Continue baking until done.
  5. Place the finished dish in a flat dish and sprinkle with chopped garlic. Eat it with pleasure!

Zucchini baked with tomatoes and cheese

This appetizer looks very appetizing, so it is also suitable for a holiday table. Cooking does not take much time and effort, so you can delight your family with this easy and beautiful dish every day. Garlic goes great with the zucchini in this recipe, but you can omit it if you wish.

Ingredients:

  • 1 kg of zucchini;
  • 0.5 kg of tomatoes;
  • 100 grams of cheese;
  • 3 cloves of garlic;
  • salt;
  • ground pepper;
  • vegetable oil.

Cooking method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C.
  2. Cut zucchini and tomatoes into rings. Zucchini is about 1 cm thick, tomatoes are slightly thinner.
  3. Fry the zucchini on both sides.
  4. Place the zucchini on a greased baking sheet. Place tomato pieces on top.
  5. Pepper, salt, sprinkle with chopped garlic and grated cheese.
  6. Bake until done, about 25 minutes.

Baked zucchini pizza

A variant of preparing zucchini that is somewhat reminiscent of pizza: other ingredients are laid out in layers on top of the zucchini itself, and cheese is sprinkled on top. “Pizza” can be prepared with various meat products: sausage, frankfurters, minced meat, smoked chicken breast - whatever is in the refrigerator will do. Or make this dish vegetarian by replacing meat with mushrooms. Try both cooking methods, you definitely won't be disappointed.

Ingredients:

  • 2 zucchini;
  • 1/2 teaspoon of dry seasonings (to your taste - basil, oregano, dill, herbs de Provence);
  • 2 cloves of garlic;
  • meat products (sausages, minced meat, sausage, meat) - 150 grams;
  • 2 medium tomatoes;
  • 150 grams of hard cheese;
  • 200 ml mayonnaise;
  • salt pepper.

Cooking method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 180 C.
  2. Cut the zucchini into circles and place on a greased baking sheet without voids (like pizza dough). Fill the voids with finely chopped zucchini.
  3. Sprinkle the entire layer of zucchini with pepper, salt, a mixture of herbs, and finely chopped garlic.
  4. Cut the tomatoes into thin slices and place on the previous layer.
  5. Cut the sausage, sausages, meat into pieces and place between the tomatoes. Sprinkle grated cheese on top.
  6. Dilute the mayonnaise with water until it becomes liquid sour cream and pour over our pizza.
  7. Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Then remove the foil and let it brown at 250 C.

Our advice: this dish can be prepared without meat. Taste qualities they will not be harmed.

Zucchini pancakes with cheese, baked in the oven

When talking about how to cook delicious zucchini in the oven, one cannot fail to mention: They turn out tasty, beautiful and aromatic. But there is a small drawback - there is a lot of fat in fried pancakes, since the zucchini quickly absorbs oil, and you have to constantly add it while frying. There is an exit! Do not fry the pancakes in a frying pan, but bake them on a baking sheet in the oven.

The process of preparing dough for baking pancakes is practically no different from that used for frying. The only difference is the addition of cheese, which makes this dish even tastier. This recipe is even simpler - you don’t have to stand at the stove and turn the pancakes, because you can simply set the oven on a timer and go do other things.

Ingredients:

  • 1-2 small zucchini (0.5 kg);
  • sour cream 250 grams;
  • ¾ cup flour;
  • 3 eggs;
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder;
  • any greens - dill/green onions/parsley;
  • 150-200 grams of any pickled cheese, not very salty (mozzarella, cheese, Adyghe, suluguni);
  • salt pepper

Cooking method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 C.
  2. Grate the zucchini on a coarse grater, add salt and leave for 15 minutes. Squeeze out the released juice and drain.
  3. Add finely grated cheese and chopped herbs to the zucchini.
  4. Add beaten eggs, flour, sour cream, baking powder, salt and pepper to taste. Mix the dough thoroughly.
  5. Line a baking tray with baking paper and spoon out the dough. It is necessary to spread it widely, as the pancakes spread during the cooking process.
  6. Bake for 15 minutes until the pancakes are lightly browned.

Zucchini baked in the oven with a crispy crust

Zucchini prepared according to this recipe turns out a little crispy. This dish can be a very beautiful and tasty appetizer for the table or used as snacks for children. To prevent the cheese from melting and spreading and drying out, you need to choose a hard variety, for example, Parmesan. This type of zucchini goes well with it sour cream sauce with garlic and herbs.

Ingredients:

  • 1 medium zucchini;
  • 2 tbsp. spoons of grated hard cheese;
  • 4 tbsp. spoons of breadcrumbs;
  • a pinch of Provençal herbs;
  • 1 egg;
  • salt pepper.

Cooking method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 C.
  2. Peel the zucchini, cut into centimeter-thick slices, pepper and salt.
  3. Mix herbs, cheese and crackers. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs. Grease a baking tray with oil.
  4. Dip each piece of zucchini into the beaten egg, then roll in the breading mixture and cheese and place on a baking sheet.
  5. Bake for 8-10 minutes, then turn over and bake until browned (another 7-10 minutes). Serve on a flat platter.

As you can conclude from the article, cooking zucchini in the oven does not take much time, and sometimes saves it. All dishes turn out very tasty and interesting, and they also contain less oil than is usually required when frying zucchini. Based on these recipes, you can safely experiment with ingredients and come up with your own unusual dishes from such simple vegetable like a zucchini.

What to cook quickly and tasty for dinner

Despite their simplicity, zucchini gives room for culinary imagination. You can quickly and deliciously cook zucchini in the oven using the recipes presented!

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Zucchini - exclusively useful product, which in mandatory must be present in the summer diet. The dietary value of zucchini is also evidenced by the fact that it is one of the first to be introduced as complementary food to babies.

Cooking zucchini is easy and quite quick. And today we will talk about how to cook zucchini in the oven quickly and tasty. Here are examples of simple and delicious dishes made from zucchini, cooked in the oven, inherited from my mother.

Zucchini with minced meat in the oven - step-by-step recipe with photos

The undoubted advantage of this dish is its satiety and rather festive appearance. Therefore, it is perfect for a family Sunday lunch, unpretentious, but elegant.

You will need:

Ingredients

Cooking steps:

  1. Peel and finely chop the onion. Add it to the minced meat if you use store-bought minced meat or do not add onions when twisting the meat. Turn on the oven to moderate heat.
  2. Wash and peel the zucchini, remove the peel and cut into slices approximately 1.5-2 cm. Clean out the seeds. For the main course, only zucchini rings are suitable for us.
  3. Salt, pepper the minced meat, add other seasonings if desired.
  4. Pour vegetable oil onto a baking sheet. We compact the minced meat into the holes in the zucchini rings. The minced meat should be flush with the ring (during frying, the minced meat will increase in volume and begin to crawl out of the ring a little, so do not place a large mound of minced meat). Place the rings with minced meat on a baking sheet.
  5. Mix mayonnaise and sour cream in a cup. We use fat sour cream, so that the sauce is thick. Carefully pour this mixture onto each zucchini.
  6. Place in the oven and fry until done. The result should be ruddy zucchini with a “cap” of a pleasant color.

Can be served as a separate dish or along with boiled potatoes. You can’t even imagine how happy your family or guests will be!

Zucchini baked in the oven with cheese and garlic

This dish cooks very quickly. It is light and remains delicious even when it cools.

You will need:

  • Young zucchini. It should not have any formed seeds yet.
  • Any cheese.
  • Garlic.
  • Mayonnaise.
  • Vegetable oil, salt, pepper.
  • Baking tray.

Cooking steps:

  1. Wash the zucchini, peel and cut into slices 0.7 cm thick. Place them on the table and lightly salt them. Turn on the oven.
  2. Grate the cheese on a fine grater. Immediately peel the garlic.
  3. Mix cheese, garlic and mayonnaise. The mixture should be stiff, not runny.
  4. Place the zucchini on a baking sheet previously greased with vegetable oil. Place the cheese and garlic mixture on top. Place in the oven.

In about 15 minutes the dish will be ready. The cheese will melt and bake, the garlic will make the dish very fragrant. Can be served as a hot appetizer.

Baking zucchini in the oven is very simple and does not require any special culinary skills.

In addition, the dishes turn out very tasty and light.

We present to your attention seven easy recipes.

Zucchini with cheese baked in the oven

We will need:

✓ Sour cream, 4 tablespoons.

✓ Chicken eggs, 2 pieces.

✓ Medium-sized zucchini, 3 pieces.

✓ Grated cheese, 5 tablespoons.

✓ Dill and parsley, 1 bunch.

✓ Mustard paste, 1 tablespoon.

✓ Salt and spices, to taste.

Recipe for zucchini baked with cheese:

Cut the zucchini into cubes. After this, add finely chopped greens (dill and parsley). Salt and sprinkle with spices to taste.

Mix sour cream and mustard paste. Add grated cheese and two eggs. Mix everything thoroughly.

Place the chopped zucchini in a baking dish. Pour sour cream and mustard mixture on top. Smooth everything out and sprinkle with grated cheese. If desired, you can make several layers.

The dish takes about 35-40 minutes to cook in the oven. We determine readiness when the first crust appears, light golden in color.

Baked zucchini with champignons and tomatoes

We will need:

✓ Fresh zucchini, 2 pieces.

✓ Cheese, 150 grams.

✓ Champignons, 150 grams.

✓ Cherry tomatoes, 12-15 pieces.

✓ Vegetable oil.

✓ Salt, pepper, to taste.

✓ White sesame, 1 tablespoon.

Recipe for zucchini with champignons and tomatoes:

Zucchini needs to be cut into slices. We also chop the champignons. Cut the tomatoes in half. Three cheeses on a coarse grater.

Place the first layer of zucchini in a baking dish, followed by the champignons. And on top are tomatoes cut in half. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Preheat the oven to 180-200 degrees and send the dish for 10-15 minutes. After 15 minutes, remove from the oven and add grated cheese on top. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and place in the oven for another 5-10 minutes.

We determine the readiness of the dish by the formation of a golden brown crust.

The zucchini is ready in the oven, serve.

Zucchini with onions and tomatoes in the oven

We will need:

✓ Hard cheese, 250 grams.

✓ Zucchini, 700 grams.

✓ Onions, 2 pieces.

✓ Tomatoes, 300 grams.

✓ Basil, fresh or dried.

Zucchini baked with tomatoes and onions. Recipe:

Peel the zucchini and chop into circles. Next, you need to cut the tomatoes, similarly, into circles, and the onions into rings.

Grease the baking dish with vegetable oil. Place the chopped zucchini and add a little salt.

Place the second layer of onions and tomatoes. Add basil.

Before putting it in the oven, you need to sprinkle grated cheese on top.

Bake in the oven for approximately 25 minutes.

Zucchini stuffed with cottage cheese in the oven

We will need:

✓ A bunch of dill.

✓ A bunch of parsley.

✓ Crumbled cottage cheese, 500 grams.

✓ Garlic, 2 cloves.

✓ Young zucchini, 3 pieces.

✓ Cheese, 100 grams.

✓ Salt and pepper, to taste.

Recipe for zucchini stuffed with cottage cheese:

Cut a strip 1-2 centimeters thick from the washed zucchini and remove the pulp with a teaspoon. Rub the cottage cheese through a large sieve, and cheese through a fine grater.

Finely chop the greens and peeled garlic.
Mix cottage cheese, garlic, cheese and herbs thoroughly. Add salt and pepper to taste.

It is necessary to stuff the zucchini with curd mass. Next, we secure the cut parts of the zucchini with toothpicks.

The resulting squash containers are stuffed with curd mixture.

Place the zucchini on a baking sheet and place in the oven preheated to 180 degrees.

Baking time 35 – 40 minutes.

Zucchini sticks in cheese batter

We will need:

✓ Hard cheese, 150 grams.

✓ A mixture of dry, spicy herbs.

✓ Zucchini, 2 pieces.

✓ Salt to taste.

✓ Pepper to taste.

✓ Chicken eggs, 2 pieces.

Recipe for making zucchini sticks in cheese batter:

Dip each zucchini stick in the egg, then bread it in cheese.

Then place it on a baking sheet previously lined with special baking paper.

Bake the zucchini in a preheated oven at 180 degrees until they acquire a pleasant golden color.

Cut the peeled zucchini into sticks. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs, add salt and pepper.

In another bowl, grate the cheese on a fine grater and add a mixture of herbs. Mix cheese with dry herbs.

One by one we take the zucchini sticks and dip them in the beaten eggs. Next, roll in the cheese mixture.

Place the deboned sticks on a baking sheet, which has been previously lined with baking paper.

Place the zucchini in an oven preheated to 180 degrees and bake until golden brown.

Our zucchini sticks are ready!

Baked zucchini with crispy crust

We will need:

✓ Breadcrumbs, 100 grams.

✓ Chicken eggs, 2 pieces.

✓ Zucchini, 2 pieces.

✓ Hard cheese, 150 grams.

✓ Salt to taste.

✓ Butter, 30 grams.

✓ Margarine, 30 grams.

✓ Dill, 1 bunch.

Recipe for crispy zucchini:

Cut the zucchini into rings, at least one centimeter thick. Salt on both sides and let the salt soak for about ten minutes. Remove excess moisture with a paper towel or napkins.

In a bowl, beat the egg and add salt to taste. In another container you need to mix the grated cheese with breadcrumbs. Add some chopped dill and mix again.

Grease the baking dish with a mixture of butter and margarine. Dip the zucchini rings into the beaten egg. Then, roll in the mixture with breadcrumbs and place in a baking dish.

Preheat the oven to 190 degrees. Next, put the zucchini in the oven for about twenty minutes.

Take out the baked zucchini, place it on a plate and sprinkle with chopped dill. The dish is ready!

Zucchini in the Caserol oven

We will need:

✓ Processed cheese, 500 grams.

✓ Onions, 3 pieces.

✓ Young zucchini, 3 pieces.

✓ Chicken egg, 5 pieces.

✓ Vegetable oil, 5 tablespoons.

Recipe for making Caserola in the oven:

Cut the washed zucchini into circles, five to seven millimeters thick. Chop the onion into rings. Cut the cheese into thin slices. Finely chop the greens. Beat the eggs and add salt to taste.

Mix the zucchini with onions, add spices, herbs and mix thoroughly. Next, add processed cheese, vegetable oil and mix again.

Fry the resulting mixture in a heated frying pan. Cook until the cheese is completely melted. Don't forget to stir while frying.

After frying, cool the mixture a little and pour the eggs into the warm zucchini and mix well.
Place the zucchini mass in a baking dish that has been previously greased with vegetable oil.

Place in the oven, heated to 180 - 190 degrees and cook for about 50 - 60 minutes.
Bon appetit!

Hello again dear readers!

Let's put the topic aside. Today we will prepare amazing dishes - zucchini in the oven. This seemingly ordinary name conceals a real masterpiece. After all, the preparation of such a snack is very diverse. You can bake young zucchini with anything. For example, tomatoes and cheese are perfect, or you can add garlic. And some people add meat in the form of minced meat and sirloin to make the dish more satisfying.

To prepare baked zucchini, it is advisable to use young fruits. They are ideal for taste categories and appearance. Their skin is so soft and thin that it does not even require additional peeling. Which saves our time significantly.

I remember that you and I have already prepared dishes from this vegetable. But then it was and. I have already prepared a couple of jars for the winter, and in the evening I pleased my family with a hot dish. I advise you to do the same, everything turned out very tasty. And most importantly, it is useful for everyone.

You probably all know that the composition of zucchini is very rich. It contains a large number of vitamins, iron and microelements. Another advantage of this vegetable is that it is one of the lowest calorie foods. And most nutritionists advise consuming 300-400 grams of it daily. minimum. Which helps cleanse your body of toxins.

Remember that zucchini is 90% water. This means that quite a lot of juice will be released during baking. Therefore, you need to drain off any excess liquid during cooking.

Zucchini in the oven - a quick and tasty recipe

Let's start with the classics, let's look at perhaps the most popular recipe. Which is in great demand not only among women, but also among men. And it’s all about technology; all the processes are so simple that they are accessible to any beginner. Yes, what I’m telling you now you’ll see for yourself.

We will need:

  • Zucchini - 1 kg.
  • Salt - 2 tsp.
  • Olive oil - 3 tbsp.
  • Tomato - 2 pcs.
  • Mozzarella (or other hard cheese) - 100 gr.
  • Dried basil - 100 gr.

Preparation:

1. We wash the fruits of the vegetable under running water. Dry with a cloth towel. Cut into circles 1-1.5 cm thick.

2. To prepare this appetizer we need tomatoes. Be sure to rinse them before use. If rot is detected, remove it. Divide the tomatoes into two equal parts. Then we cut each one into plates. And cut them into two more parts.

As a result, we should get a quarter of a round piece.

3. Now that the vegetables are prepared, pour the chopped zucchini into the bowl. Add the right amount of salt and olive oil. Mix everything well.

Place the resulting rounds on a sheet (previously lined with food foil). Place chopped tomatoes on top and sprinkle with grated cheese.

To give our dish a more piquant taste, we will add dried basil. Simply sprinkle it on top of the cheese.

Our turrets are ready, it's time to bake them. Heat the oven to 210 degrees. Then we put our sheet with zucchini in the oven. And leave them there for 15-20 minutes. Look and check your dish periodically.

Place the finished zucchini on a plate. Garnish with fresh basil leaves and serve. In my opinion, the appetizer is awesome, especially for festive table. Bon appetit!

Stuffed zucchini with minced meat, baked in the oven

Now we will consider with you a more satisfying option. So to speak, for the dinner table or ideal for dinner. And the most important thing is that your men will like such “stumps”. Since in the composition we will use chopped meat. By the way, with meat everything is individual, it can be pork or beef. If you want a dietary option, then use chicken.

We will need:

  • Zucchini - 3 pcs.
  • Meat (pork and beef) - 400-500 gr. (for minced meat)
  • Onion - 2 pcs.
  • Carrots - 1 pc.
  • Rice - 100 gr.
  • Tomatoes - 2 pcs.
  • Greens - 30 gr.
  • Salt and pepper - to taste
  • Cheese - 100-150 gr.

Preparation:

1. First of all, you need to prepare the zucchini. If you are using not quite young fruits, then they should be peeled in advance. Be sure to wash and cut into stumps. The height of one reaches 3-4 cm. Next, we clean the core by cutting off the bottom.

2. Now you can prepare the minced meat. We decide on the meat, rinse the fillet under cold water. Then we pass it through a meat grinder, preferably with a fine sieve.

Add rice boiled until half cooked to the missing meat (cool it first). It is advisable not to rinse the rice to maintain its stickiness. For better setting, you can add egg, this is the case if the cereal is not ready. We also add finely chopped onion. Season the entire mixture with salt and pepper if desired. Mix everything thoroughly.

To give regular minced meat some piquancy, add chopped herbs. Rinse and shake it to remove excess liquid in advance.

3. Now that everything is ready for baking, let’s start assembling the “stump”. To do this, fill the empty hole with prepared minced meat. You should stuff the zucchini with your hands or a dessert spoon, which will make your work much easier.

Let's put the filled stump aside and proceed to the next stage of preparation. Now let’s prepare the roast, we will use it in the form of a cap for our “stump”.

To do this, peel the carrots and grate them on a medium-diameter grater. Peel the onion and cut into small pieces. Place these two ingredients in a frying pan with vegetable oil and fry the vegetables until tender. To turn a regular roast into a real sauce, add tomato paste and sour cream. Mix everything thoroughly.

4. Place the finished roast on the “stumps”. Sprinkle grated cheese on top. Place the sheet with the prepared snack in the oven. Zucchini will be baked for half an hour at a temperature of 160 degrees.

After the time has passed, take out the “stumps” and serve. This dish is in great demand in our family. Make your loved ones happy too. I think they will definitely not remain indifferent.

Zucchini in the oven with tomatoes and cheese

I present to your attention another recipe. We will bake zucchini, and add tomatoes and cheese for piquancy. By the way, this option is quite quick to prepare. Enough to stock up necessary ingredients and you can get down to business.

We will need:

  • Zucchini - 3 pcs.
  • Chicken egg - 4 pcs.
  • Greenery
  • Sour cream - 5 tablespoons
  • Hard cheese - 50 gr. for filling + 50 gr.
  • Salt and spices for vegetables - to taste

1. Wash the zucchini or zucchini under cool water. If necessary, remove the skin. This is the case if the fruits are overripe. In our case, all the vegetables are young, which means they will not undergo additional cleaning. Cut into rings 5-7 mm thick.

2. Place the resulting rings on a serving plate with a flat surface. Sprinkle with salt and spices, then lay out the second layer of chopped vegetables. And sprinkle with seasonings again. Let the zucchini soak for 30 minutes.

3. In the meantime, you can start preparing the filling. Take a deep bowl, break eggs into it, add sour cream, chopped herbs and finely grated cheese. Mix everything thoroughly.

After the time has passed, add the pickled zucchini rings. Pour the prepared filling over the top. Then repeat the layer of pickled vegetables and fill again.

Now you need to cut the tomatoes, washing them in advance. We will cut into 5 mm rings. thick.

Place the chopped tomatoes on top of the filling on the zucchini, along the entire diameter. Then repeat the layer of zucchini and tomato again. Pour in the filling and place the baking sheet in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. We will bake at 180 degrees.

Then take out the baking sheet, cover with foil and put it back in the oven for 15 minutes. After the time has passed, remove the foil and sprinkle with grated cheese. And put it in the oven for another 10-15 minutes.

The finished appetizer can be served, divided into several servings. Before serving, you can sprinkle with chopped herbs.

Step-by-step recipe for chicken and potato casserole

Let's look at another recipe in which we will look step by step at the entire cooking process. In this option, we can use not only young vegetables, but also overripe fruits. And for greater satiety, we use potatoes and chicken fillet in the composition. These are not exactly baked zucchini, but rather a casserole. Now you will see everything for yourself...

We will need:

  • Chicken breast - 250 gr.
  • Potatoes - 500 gr.
  • Zucchini - 1 pc.
  • Onions - 1 pc.
  • Sour cream - 1 tbsp
  • Butter - 30 gr.
  • Salt - to taste
  • Dill greens

Preparation:

1. Let's start preparing vegetables and meat. Chicken breast rinse and allow excess liquid to drain. Slice at an angle into thin slices. Add sour cream, mix and leave aside for a while.

2. Peel the potatoes and wash them. Then cut into circles 5-7 mm thick. Immediately add salt to taste and set aside for a while

3. Peel the zucchini. Cut into rings, the thickness is similar to potatoes.

Be sure to salt all cut vegetables to taste. If desired, you can add ground black pepper.

Peel the onions. Chop into fine crumbs. Now that all the ingredients are prepared, you can start placing them on a baking sheet.

Place the entire amount of chopped onion on the bottom of the sheet. Place pieces of chicken marinated in sour cream on top. Then zucchini rings and potatoes. Sprinkle chopped herbs on top. Dill would be an ideal option.

Now that all the vegetables are laid, put large pieces of butter on top.

Place the baking sheet in an oven preheated to 180 degrees. Cooking time is from 50-60 minutes.

The finished casserole is considered dietary, because... The composition consists entirely of vegetables. And if they are also from their own harvest. This significantly increases your chances of success,

Baked zucchini with sour cream and garlic sauce

Here is another recipe, I would call it the fastest. But despite its simplicity, the taste of such a snack is simply amazing. And it’s all about the spicy sauce that we will prepare for the zucchini. Interesting? I am very delighted with this cooking option.

We will need:

  • Zucchini - 2 pcs.
  • Flour - 1/2 tbsp.
  • Salt - 1 tbsp.
  • Ground pepper - 1/2 tsp.
  • Any seasonings - to taste.
  • Vegetable oil - for lubrication

  • Sour cream - 200 gr.
  • Garlic - 3-4 cloves
  • Salt - 1 tbsp (no slide)
  • Dill - bunch
  • Ground pepper - optional

Preparation:

1. Wash the zucchini, cut into rings 1 cm thick. If the skin is hard, then it must be cut off.

2. Now let’s prepare the breading mixture for the chopped zucchini. Sift the flour and pour it into the bowl. Add salt and seasoning to taste. Mix everything thoroughly.

Place half the amount of chopped zucchini in the same bowl. Cover tightly with cling film. And mix everything thoroughly. So that each of the slices is breaded in flour mixture.

3. Now place the zucchini on a sheet greased with vegetable oil.

Place the baking sheet in a preheated oven at 180 degrees. Baking time 15 minutes. After this period, remove the finished vegetable. Turn each of the slices over and put the baking sheet back into the oven at the same temperature. Frying time for the second side is also 15 minutes.

4. While the zucchini is baking, let’s prepare the sauce.

Place a portion of sour cream in a deep bowl. Add chopped herbs and pressed garlic. You can cut it by hand, but then it will be quite small. Add salt and black pepper to taste. Mix the mixture until it has a homogeneous consistency.

Remove the finished fried zucchini from the oven. Place on a plate in the form of a ring. Place the sauce in the middle. It is preferable to garnish the prepared dish with fresh herbs before serving.

How to cook zucchini stuffed with meat

And finally, I present to your attention a video recipe. Using it we will prepare amazing boats with meat. They turn out juicy, soft and very tasty. So to speak, as a result we get only advantages. The main thing is to follow all recommendations. And you will definitely succeed.

I say thank you very much for the wonderful step-by-step process. So everything is told, right down to the smallest detail. I think that even any culinary beginner can cope with this task.

These are the wonderful recipes we shared with you today. Now the task is yours, choose and get down to business. I am confident that no matter what choice you make, you will definitely not be disappointed.

So cook and eat for fun! Bon appetit!