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title: "Meatless Friday: Zucchini Season Edition"
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# Meatless Friday: Zucchini Season Edition

Jul 2, 2021 7:00:00 AM  |  by [Barb Szyszkiewicz](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/author/barb-szyszkiewicz-ofs)

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*The Catholic Mom Meatless Friday team cooks up seven creative ways to serve zucchini.*

'Tis the season: zucchini season! If you're a gardener, you're probably looking for creative ways to incorporate zucchini into every meal. If you're not a gardener, you probably have a neighbor or relative who leaves their extra zucchini in your mailbox or on your porch.

Over the years, the Catholic Mom contributing writers have offered quite a few ways to serve up this summer vegetable. You're sure to find a recipe to suit your family's tastes.

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![2020-0529-ABear-baked-zucchini](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-0529-ABear-baked-zucchini.jpg?width=1200&name=2020-0529-ABear-baked-zucchini.jpg)

#### [Healthy Baked Zucchini](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2020/05/29/meatless-friday-healthy-baked-zucchini/)

Andrea Bear shares a [recipe](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2020/05/29/meatless-friday-healthy-baked-zucchini/) for a healthy Italian dish that takes advantage of garden-fresh zucchini.

 

![0809-MPortogallo-Meatless-Friday_IMG_3222](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/0809-MPortogallo-Meatless-Friday_IMG_3222.jpg?width=1000&name=0809-MPortogallo-Meatless-Friday_IMG_3222.jpg)

 

#### [15-Minute Zucchini Stew](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2019/08/09/meatless-friday-15-minute-zucchini-stew/)

Monica Portogallo offers a quick and easy [recipe](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2019/08/09/meatless-friday-15-minute-zucchini-stew/) for zucchini stew that even little ones can help with.

 

![Amy-Cattapan-dinner-f](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Amy-Cattapan-dinner-f.jpg?width=1000&name=Amy-Cattapan-dinner-f.jpg)

#### [Skillet Parmesan Zucchini](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2018/08/31/meatless-friday-skillet-parmesan-zucchini/)

Amy Cattapan's [Skillet Parmesan Zucchini](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2018/08/31/meatless-friday-skillet-parmesan-zucchini/) can be served over pasta or stand on its own as an entree.

 

![Italian-zucchini-pie-f](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Italian-zucchini-pie-f.jpg?width=1000&name=Italian-zucchini-pie-f.jpg)

#### [Italian Zucchini Pie](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2019/10/11/meatless-friday-italian-zucchini-pie/)

Carolyn Astfalk notes, "This [recipe](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2019/10/11/meatless-friday-italian-zucchini-pie/) is perfect for using some of your garden’s bounty! With fresh zucchini, tomatoes, shallots, and parsley, this pie was simple and delicious.

 

![mexican zucchini burrito boats](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mexican%20zucchini%20burrito%20boats.jpg?width=1440&name=mexican%20zucchini%20burrito%20boats.jpg)

#### [Mexican Zucchini Burrito Boats](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/09/04/meatless-friday-mexican-zucchini-burrito-boats)

Jane Korvemaker followed almost none of the directions in a [recipe](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2015/09/04/meatless-friday-mexican-zucchini-burrito-boats) she found on Pinterest, but her whole family enjoyed the results.

 

![zucchini and cheese bake](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/zucchini%20and%20cheese%20bake.png?width=1024&name=zucchini%20and%20cheese%20bake.png)

#### [Zucchini and Cheese Bake](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2010/03/02/meatless-lenten-recipe-zucchini-cheese-bake)

Our own Pat Gohn shared her [casserole recipe](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2010/03/02/meatless-lenten-recipe-zucchini-cheese-bake) with Catholic Mom founder, Lisa Hendey.

 

![UBs peasant pasta 2](https://www.catholicmom.com/hs-fs/hubfs/UBs%20peasant%20pasta%202.jpg?width=1619&name=UBs%20peasant%20pasta%202.jpg)

#### [Father Brice's Peasant Pasta](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2014/08/22/meatless-friday-father-brices-peasant-pasta)

My uncle, a Franciscan friar who enjoys cooking and gardening, gave me this simple [recipe](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/2014/08/22/meatless-friday-father-brices-peasant-pasta) for a pasta dish that uses both green and yellow squash.

#### [What's cooking? Try our other Meatless Friday recipes.](https://www.catholicmom.com/articles/tag/meatless-friday)

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