17 Amazing Southern Zucchini Recipes

By: Toby Kuhnke, Editor, FaveSouthernRecipes.com

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The best and most iconic Southern recipes are the ones that feature fresh veggies. These 17 Amazing Southern Zucchini Recipes are the best ways to get some vegetables into your meals. Whether they are straight from the produce section or fresh from the garden, zucchinis are always a great addition to any meal, and they add some amazing flavor to whatever veggie dish you put them in.

Zucchinis are so versatile, and they go great in any summer squash recipe! They can add some fresh veggie flavor to a side dish recipe, put a little crunch in a breakfast fritter, and even make a bread recipe extra rich and delicious. No matter how you make them, zucchinis will transform any recipe that uses them into amazing zucchini masterpieces. These great veggies are in season in the late summer, but you can enjoy these easy zucchini recipes any time of the year!

Zucchini Breads and Cakes
Zucchini Fritters
The Best Zucchini Side Dishes

Zucchini Breads and Cakes

Zucchinis are perhaps the most flexible and versatile squash out there. They can add some fresh veggie flavor to a savory side dish, but they are at their most delicious when they’re baked into cakes and breads. These five recipes for zucchini breads and cakes show off the sweeter side of this summer squash, and they make great desserts to take to a party or to just keep around the house for when you need a little sweet snack.

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Zucchini Fritters

One of the most popular and most Southern ways to use up those fresh zucchinis from the garden is to make zucchini fritters! They’re all super easy to make, and they’re the perfect way to get in some extra veggies into your diet while still being delicious. Whether you serve these fritters as a side dish or a filling breakfast, you really can’t go wrong.

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The Best Zucchini Side Dishes

Bring one of these 7 great zucchini side dishes to your next summer potluck, and your guests will fall in love with this great summer squash all over again. These recipes feature the zucchini’s greatest hits from a creamed corn and zucchini deli salad to summer squash gratin and crispy beer battered zucchini. Chop them up, fry them, or turn them into a biscuit! No matter how you prepare these zucchini sides, they are sure to be a hit.