Keto Zucchini Recipes That Use Up the Whole Harvest

Zucchini is my favorite low-carb vegetable swap. It becomes noodles, pizza boats, fritters, chips, and even works in keto bread.

The key to great zucchini dishes is removing the excess water. For zoodles, I salt and pat dry before cooking. For baking, I squeeze the shredded zucchini in a towel until barely damp. Skip this step and everything turns soggy.

These recipes use zucchini in ways that actually taste great — not just as a sad pasta substitute.

18 recipes
Keto-Friendly
19 per 1 cup sliced Calories
0g Fat
1g Protein
2g Net Carbs
Best for Zoodles, casseroles, tots, bread substitute
Keto sub Yellow squash is a 1:1 swap in every zucchini recipe. Cucumber works as zoodles in cold dishes like cold sesame noodles — no cooking required.
Storage Refrigerator in a bag with a dry paper towel to absorb excess moisture; lasts 4–5 days. Spiralized zoodles: use within 2 days.
Annie Lampella
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Spiralized zucchini (zoodles) replaces pasta at a 1:1 volume ratio — a medium zucchini gives you about 2 cups of noodles. The critical move is salting them first: toss with a pinch of salt, let them sit 10 minutes, then squeeze out the water with a clean towel. Skipping this step means your sauce will turn into soup. I never cook zoodles in the sauce; I add them at the very end, toss for 60 seconds, and serve immediately.

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