Best 5 Zucchini Pub Style Recipes

THE BEST ZUCCHINI BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Grease a 17x11x1 or 15x10x1 pan.
• In a large bowl, add oil, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Mix with a hand mixer for 1 minute until well combined.
• In a separate bowl, sift flour, cinnamon, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Whisk to combine.
• Add the dry ingredients in with the wet ingredients. Mix with a hand mixer on low until the dry ingredients are incorporated.
• Fold in the shredded zucchini and carrots.
• Fold in rolled oats and walnuts.
• Spread out on prepared pan. Place in the oven and bake for 24 minutes. Let cool completely and frost.
• In a large bowl, combine butter and cream cheese. Beat with the hand mixer until the mixture is smooth and well combined.
• Add in vanilla and powdered sugar. Mix on low until the powdered sugar is well incorporated. Turn mixer on high and mix for an additional minute or two.
• Spread on cooled bars with an offset spatula.

ZUCCHINI BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F and grease/flour a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Beat eggs; add sugar and oil.
• Add the zucchini and vanilla; stir to mix well.
• Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the egg mixture.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until done.
• While the bars are baking, whip the butter and cream cheese until light; add vanilla and powdered sugar.
• Beat until fluffy, adding a *little* milk as needed if frosting is too thick.
• Spread frosting on top of the bars when they are cooled.

ZUCCHINI BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Bars:.
• Combine oil, sugar, and eggs in a large mixing bowl; beat at medium speed until well blended.
• In another bowl, combine the flour and next 5 ingredients; stir well. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, beating until well blended. Stir in zucchini.
• Pour the batter into an ungreased 15 x 10 x 1 inch jellyroll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack. Once cool, spread cream cheese frosting evenly over the top; cut into bars.
• Frosting:.
• Combine the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a small mixing bowl; beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar, beating until the frosting is smooth. Spread on the cooled zucchini bars.

ZUCCHINI BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 9- or 8-inch square pan. In large bowl, mix brown sugar, butter, vanilla and egg. Stir in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon cloves. Stir in zucchini and nuts. Spread in pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, mix all frosting ingredients until smooth and spreadable. Spread frosting over bars. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

CARAMELIZED ZUCCHINI PASTA

Steps:

• In a large (at least 12-inch) cast iron skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter and oil. When it's foaming, add the zucchini, garlic, the basil stems and half the basil leaves. Season with 1 1/4 teaspoons salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cover and cook until pooling with liquid, 5 to 7 minutes. Uncover and cook until the liquid evaporates and the zucchini starts to sizzle, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Continue to cook until the zucchini is very soft, dark green, and reduced to about 1 cup, another 20 to 25 minutes. When you see a build up of browned bits on the skillet, add a couple tablespoons of water and stir, scraping up the browned bits. Repeat anytime more browning occurs. If you see burning, deglaze with water and lower the heat. (Caramelized zucchini can be made ahead and refrigerated for up to a week; it also freezes well.)
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. When the zucchini is about done, add the pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente. Reserve 2 cups of pasta water, then drain the pasta. If the zucchini is ready before the pasta, keep cooking it; the zucchini will only get better the longer it cooks.
• When the pasta's drained, remove the herb stems from the zucchini. Reduce the heat on the zucchini to medium, then add the pasta, 1 cup pasta water, and the Parmesan. Stir until the pasta is glossed with sauce. Add more pasta water as needed to thin the sauce. Stir in the lemon juice and remaining basil, then season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with more basil, Parmesan and black pepper.