These delicious, deep-fried morsels are a great substitute for fries. Serve with your meat of choice, or as a party appetizer.

Get the recipe for Giada De Laurentiis' Fried Zucchini

Baked not fried, zucchini rounds are coated in flour, egg wash and a panko crumb mixture and cooked until golden brown. To take this dish to nacho level, top the zucchini fries with cheese, jalapeños, sour cream pico de gallo, avocado, radish and cilantro. Fresh never tasted so good!

Get the recipe for Zucchini Fry Nachos

You don’t need extra kitchen gadgets to make fresh zucchini noodles. Try Ree Drummond’s genius trick to getting thin veggie ribbons with a simple vegetable peeler. Then enjoy her fresh and garlicky 16-minute summer dinner

Get the recipe for The Pioneer Woman’s Zucchini Noodles

This fresh and cheesy vegetable dish would make a great side for your main dish any time of year.

Get the recipe for Giada De Laurentiis' Broiled Zucchini and Potatoes with Parmesan Crust

This classic corn fritter swaps in dairy-free milk to make it completely vegan, while a spicy and tangy jalapeño cream sauce makes it simply irresistible.

Get the recipe for Vegan Corn Zucchini Fritters with Jalapeño Cream

Summer squash shines in this sharable dish that layers paper-thin zucchini over tangy lemon and thyme flavoured goat cheese. Pair with a rosé for an elegant vegetarian appetizer.

Get the recipe for Ina Garten’s Zucchini and Goat Cheese Tart

So simple to make, these shrimp and vegetable skewers by Laura Calder are a healthier dinner alternative you can make on weeknights.

Get the recipe for Laura Calder's Shrimp and Zucchini Skewers

Besides sports stadium nachos, Tex-Mex can be a healthy option for dinner. This casserole proves that, with protein-packed beans, as well as zucchini and salsa, for a lighter, spicier take on a layered lasagna.

Get the recipe for Mexican Layered Bean Casserole

If you put pepperoni and melted cheese on something, you’ve got about an 80 percent chance that it’s going to taste good! And these baked zucchini bites are a fun and healthier alternative to pizza.

Get the recipe for Mini Zucchini Pizzas with Pepperoni

Make your own low-carb, low-cal noodles with the long side of zucchini and the julienne setting on your mandolin.

Get the recipe for Fresh Spinach Pesto with Zucchini Noodles

Clean out the vegetable drawer and use those past-prime herbs in a fast pesto. Zucchini noodles act like sponges, getting tangled up in this pesto’s robust flavour. A fried egg on top gleams with sunshiny brightness and makes it feel like a meal.

Get the recipe for Zucchini Noodles with Everything Pesto and Fried Egg

Dinner is packed onto one delicious skewer with these chicken, zucchini and bell pepper kabobs.

Get the recipe for Valerie Bertinelli's BBQ Chicken Kabobs with Tequila Lime Cilantro

This quick-fix dinner takes hulled out zucchini filled with flavoured cream cheese, shredded cheese and fresh parsley.

Get the recipe for Grilled Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Juicy grilled zucchini is served up with a healthy yogurt dipping sauce that packs just the right amount of heat.

Get the recipe for Bobby Flay's Grilled Zucchini Skewers with Jalapeno Yogurt Dipping Sauce.

It only takes a handful of ingredients to make this veggie-packed gratin with a blanket of crisp cheese and breadcrumbs on top.

Get the recipe for Ina Garten's Zucchini Gratin

These spicy vegetarian enchiladas are stuffed with kale, pinto beans, zucchini, jalapenos, enchilada sauce and fresh herbs for a tasty Mexican meal.

Get the recipe for Kale, Zucchini, and Pinto Bean Enchilada

This is an easy, flavour-infused veggie dish, perfect for serving a crowd.

Get the recipe for Giada De Laurentiis's Marinated Zucchini and Summer Squash

Zucchinis are sliced in half and hulled out to make room for a flavour-packed couscous and feta filling.

Get the recipe for Michael Smith's Moroccan Zucchini

Caramelized onions are topped with layers of tomatoes and zucchini, and finished with a generous sprinkle of Parmesan, before being baked to a bubbling perfection.

Get the recipe for Michael Smith's Parmesan Baked Zucchini and Tomatoes

Baked vegetable chips are so easy to make, and are a tasty way to keep your kids healthy.

Get the recipe for Zucchini Chips

These crispy zucchini and onion koftas are fast, easy and most importantly - delicious!

Get the recipe for Zucchini and Onion Koftas

These veggie pancakes are packed with zucchini and red onion for a burst of flavour and texture.

Get the recipe for Ina Gaten's Zucchini Pancakes

A delicious vegetarian dish of cheesy paneer, zucchini and lots of Indian spices.

Get the recipe for Zucchini Paneer

These crispy, zucchini pancakes are so satisfying you can have them for a light dinner or vegetarian lunch.

Get the recipe for Laura Calder's Zucchini Rosti

Nothing tastes like fall more than tender pork chops smothered in sweet apples, cooked low and slow with broth, maple syrup and a touch of cinnamon. Bonus: your house will smell amazing by the time this is ready to eat.

Get the recipe for Apple Bacon Pork Chops with Rice, Zucchini and Mushrooms

Plain yogurt has many applications in the healthy kitchen, adding creaminess, probiotics, protein and the electrolytes potassium, magnesium and calcium. Treat your guest to some pre-dinner snacks with this electrolyte-rich summer dip on veggie fritters.

Get the recipe for Zucchini and Feta Fritters with Yogurt Dip

When it’s too hot to boil water for pasta, bust out the spiralizer and make this low-carb meal for dinner. With Greek yogurt and chia seeds, both containing magnesium, this summer “pasta” won’t leave you weighed down.

Get the recipe for Zucchini Noodles with Lemon Chia Greek Yogurt Chicken

This yellow zucchini toss is a superfood side dish that can be transformed when tossed in a salad, with quinoa, pasta, or used as a burger topper. Put your truckload of summer squash to good use with this versatile recipe.

Get the recipe for Spicy Summer Squash with Herbs

This healthier take on hash browns replaces potatoes with chopped zucchini and/or summer squash, and tossed with fresh herbs, jalapeño and roasted red pepper, with runny eggs served on top.

Get the recipe for Zucchini "Hash Browns" and Eggs

A healthier option for family dinner, these tasty zucchini boats are filled with two types of Italian sausage, veggies, Parmesan, mozzarella and breadcrumbs for some crunch.

Get the recipe for Nancy Fuller's Sausage-Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Fresh grilled yellow squash and zucchini are highlighted in these tempting vegetarian burritos stuffed with black beans, cilantro lime rice and Monterey jack cheese before being finished on the grill.

Get the recipe for The Pioneer Woman's Grilled Veggie Burritos

Overflowing with heart-healthy ingredients like oats and flaxseeds, these superfood muffins also feature grated apples, carrots, zucchini, and pumpkin seeds, making them a filling and nutritious option for anyone on the go.

Get the recipe for Zucchini and Carrot Breakfast Muffins

Nutritious zucchini noodles are topped with a super easy, 3-ingredient coconut curry salmon in this flavourful weeknight meal.

Get the recipe for Zucchini Noodles with Coconut Curry Salmon

A spiralizer salad recipe that has “picnic” written all over it. Using the season’s best vegetables, this colourful, healthy alternative to lettuce-based salads will have you going back for seconds — and thirds!

Get the recipe for Damaris Phillips' Zucchini Noodle Salad

A base of almond and brown rice flour combine with grated carrot and zucchini in these secretly healthy mini muffins. The frosting can be lightly drizzled on top to amp up the flavour and dessert factor.

Get the recipe for Giada De Laurentiis' Carrot and Zucchini Mini-Muffins

There are few things more romantic than dinner on date night. Show your partner how you feel by providing a better-for-you dinner, Lady and the Tramp-style — hold the post-dinner carb crash.

Get the recipe for Date Night Zucchini Pasta

Gluten-free, low-carb, delicious and most importantly, kosher, this soup with slurpy spiralized zucchini noodles is a thoroughly modern spin on a comforting classic.

Get the recipe for Chicken Noodle Soup with Zucchini Noodles

Ree's moist zucchini cake is filled with spices, pecans and topped with a light vanilla and pecan cream cheese frosting.

Get the recipe for The Pioneer Woman's Zucchini Cake

French stew, ratatouille, gets a bit of substance from new potatoes and zucchini noodles. This packable meal in a jar will be the envy of the lunchroom all season long. Prep a few to go for a week’s worth of healthy midday meals.

Get the recipe for Inside-Out Ratatouille with Zucchini Noodles