Sunday, August 14, 2011

Curried Zucchini Soup











CURRIED ZUCCHINI SOUP
Try this nice zucchini recipe...curried soup ! Very tasty !

Zucchini Recipe Ingredients:

* 1 medium onion, chopped, about 1/2 cup
* 1 small clove garlic, minced
* 1 small carrot, shredded
* 1 tablespoon butter
* 2 medium zucchini, sliced or chopped, about 1 1/2 to 2 pounds
* 2 apples, peeled, diced
* 4 cups chicken broth
* 2 1/2 teaspoons curry powder, or to taste
* salt, to taste

Zucchini Recipe Instructions:
In a large saucepan, melt butter over low heat; sauté the onion, garlic and carrot slowly until onion begins to yellow. Add zucchini, diced apples, chicken broth, and curry powder. Boil for 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes.

Carefully puree the hot soup in the blender in small batches. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve soup garnished with cilantro or Italian parsley leaves. Serves 4 to 6 great persons...enjoy it !
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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Cheddar Zucchini Casserole

CHEDDAR ZUCCHINI CASSEROLE
Another great Zucchini recipe to try.... nice !

Zucchini Recipe Ingredients:

* 2 pounds zucchini, sliced (approximately 6 cups)
* salt and pepper
* 1 cup sour cream
* 2 eggs, divided
* 2 tablespoons flour
* 1 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded
* 6 slices bacon, cooked until crisp, drained, crumbled
* 1/2 cup bread crumbs
* 1 tablespoon melted butter

Zucchini Recipe Instructions :
Cook zucchini in a small amount of salted water until tender, about 15 minutes. Drain and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

In a medium bowl, sightly beat egg yolks; stir in sour cream and flour. In another bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; fold into the sour cream mixture. In a baking dish, about 12 x 7-inches, layer half of the zucchini, half of the sour cream mixture, and half the Cheddar cheese; sprinkle with all of the crumbled bacon. Repeat layers of zucchini, sour cream mixture, and cheese. Toss bread crumbs with melted butter; sprinkle over the top of the casserole. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20 to 25 minutes. And the Zucchini Casserole is ready for feasts...enjoy !
Serves 6 to 8 persons...nice ! Enjoy it !
beef-stuffed-zucchini recipe

Monday, August 1, 2011

Beef Stuffed Zucchini Recipe

BEEF STUFFED ZUCCHINI RECIPE
Try this Zucchini beef recipe....a great one !

Zucchini Recipe Ingredients:

* 1 medium zucchini
* 1/4 lb. lean ground beef
* 1 tbsp chopped onion
* 1 tbsp minced green pepper
* 3 tablespoons tomato sauce
* 2 tbsp Parmesan cheese, divided
* Dash of garlic powder
* Dash of salt

Zucchini Recipe Instructions :
Wash and cut zucchini in half lengthwise. Scoop out pulp, leaving about 1/4-inch shell. Chop pulp and set aside. Place ground beef, onion, and green pepper in small casserole dish. Cover and microwave on HIGH for 1 to 2 minutes, stirring once, until browned. Drain. Add zucchini pulp, tomato sauce, 1 tablespoon Parmesan, garlic powder and salt to beef mixture. Place half of mixture in each zucchini shell; sprinkle top of mixture with remaining 1 tablespoon Parmesan cheese. Place on a microwave roasting rack; cover tightly with heavy-duty plastic wrap. Microwave on HIGH for 1 1/2 minutes. Give dish a half-turn, and microwave on HIGH for 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 minutes or until filling is set and zucchini is fork-tender. And the Zucchini beef is ready to serve ...nice taste ! Enjoy !
pineapple-zucchini-loaf recipe

Monday, February 8, 2010

Pineapple Zucchini Loaf








Pineapple Zucchini Loaf

A nice zucchini recipe to try !
Zucchini RecipeINGREDIENTS
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 1 cup of oil
  • 3 tablespoons of vanilla
  • 2 cups of peeled, grated & well drained zucchini
  • 3 cups of all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon of salt
  • one 8 ounce can of crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts
  • 1/2 cup of raisins, optional

Zucchini Reciipe INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans. Beat eggs until fluffy. Add sugar, oil, and vanilla and blend well. Add zucchini. Sift together flour, baking powder, soda and salt and add to batter. Stir in pineapple, nuts and raisins, if desired and mix well. Turn into pans and bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool on wire rack before removing from pans. Wrap and store overnight to develop flavors before slicing...the zucchini recipe is ready to serve...enjoy it !
chocolate-zucchini-bread recipe

Andy's Zucchini Nut Muffins

Andy's Zucchini Nut Muffins
A great zucchini recipe to try !
INGREDIENTS
  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 cup of Corn oil
  • 1 tablespoon of Vanilla
  • 2 cups of Zucchini; unpeeled and shredded
  • 2 cups of sugar
  • 2 cups of flour, unsifted
  • 1 tablespoon of cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 of teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1 cup of walnuts, chopped or your favorite
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Combine eggs, oil, vanilla, and zucchini. Add remaining ingredients and stir until moistened. Grease muffin tins and fill 2/3 full. Bake for 18 minutes. The zucchini recipe nut muffins is ready...enjoy it !
zucchini-marmalade recipe

Chocolate Zucchini Bread

Chocolate Zucchini Bread
A nice zucchini recipe to try !
INGREDIENTS
  • 2 1/2 cups of flour
  • 1/2 cup of cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon of baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon of baking powder
  • 3/4 cup of sugar
  • 3/4 cup of egg substitute
  • 1/3 cup of canola oil
  • 2 tablespoons of water
  • 1 tablespoon of vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups of zucchini shredded
INSTRUCTIONS
Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Coat two 4-by-8-inch loaf pans with nonstick spray. In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer set at medium speed to beat the sugar, egg substitute, oil, water and vanilla until well blended. Stir in the zucchini. Add the dry ingredients and stir just until they are moistened. Divide the batter between the pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted near the center of each loaf comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Cool the loaves in the pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove the loaves from the pans and let them cool completely on the wire racks. Makes 2 loaves.

Or divide the batter among 16 muffin cups (in 2 muffin tins) and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove to wire racks to cool completely. Makes 16 muffins. The zucchini recipe chocolate bread and muffin is ready to serve...nice ! Enjoy it !
zucchini-and-asparagus-casserole

Butterscotch Zucchini Bread

Butterscotch Zucchini Bread
A great zucchini recipe to try !
INGREDIENTS
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups grated zucchini
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats
  • 1 (3.4-ounce) package butterscotch pudding mix
  • 1 cup nuts or 1 cup raisins or 1 cup dates
Lemon Frosting
  • 2 cups confectioner's sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup butter
INSTRUCTIONS

Mix bread ingredients. Pour into 2 greased, floured, wax paper lined pans. Bake 1 hour at 350ºF degrees. Blend ingredients for lemon frosting and spread over tops of loaves after cooled,. The zucchini recipe is ready to serve...enjoy it ! Nice !
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