Zucchini

Zucchini Puffs! 
OMG I LOVE these.  In my attempts to get my kids to eat zucchini I created this recipe.  They are an awesome snack too!

2 small or 1 medium zucchini shredded
2 small or 1 medium summer squash shredded
1 large carrot shredded or a handfull of baby carrots diced
cook above in skillet  with small amt of oil until softened- drain out liquid

mix together
1/2 c flour
3/4 tsp baking powder
2 eggs- beaten
1 c shredded cheddar cheese
couple heaping spoonfuls sour cream

added cooked veggies from above, season with pepper & onion salt and spoon into greased baby muffin pan.
cook at 350 for ~15 minutes...scoop out, cool and enjoy!

The following recipe passed "I hate Zucchini Jayce"...he even asked for seconds and Keith's response was "This is the way I like to eat my vegtables!"

Zucchini Meatloaf
2 zucchini chopped finely
1 onion chopped finely
1/2 green pepper chopped finely
~2.5 lbs meat (I used equal volumes of meat and zucchini)
2 eggs
~3/4 c parm cheese
~3/4 c shredded cheese

Stir fry zucchini, onion and green pepper  for ~10 min.  Mix meat, egg & cheeses together.  Let veggies cool a bit and mix into meat mixture.  Form in meatloaf pans.  I made 2 with this above volume of food.  Cook for ~45 minutes at 350 degrees.  I found that I needed to drain fat/liquid twice during cooking. 

Zucchini & Orzo salad
2 zucchini- cubed
2 summer squash- cubed
2 cups cooked orzo pasta
10-15 basil leaves chopped
bunch of scallions chopped
olive oil
lemon juice
salt & pepper
feta cheese

Mix together above ingredients except feta & refridgerate overnight. Mix in feta just before serving.

Zucchini, Tomato & Ricotta Bake
zucchini cut into 1/2" circles
Ricotta cheese
tomato slices
tomato sauce
parm cheese

Layer in order: tomato sauce, zucchini, tomato, ricotta, repeat....top with parm cheese and bake at 350 for ~45min.