You can’t beat a quick and tasty side dish. This Parmesan Topped Zucchini is prepped quick and then you just pop it in the oven until dinner time. Tender and soft zucchini roasted with garlic, olive oil, sea salt and fresh grated parmesan cheese. The perfect side side dish for Oven Roasted Turkey Parmesan or even my Lemon Crusted Baked Cod.
Something I love about zucchini is how versatile it can be. It pretty much takes on whatever flavour you add to it. This is so easy and basic it almost doesn’t scream “recipe”, but it is so darn good you will just want to keep eating it. Now filed in favourites for spring and summer!
And if you love zucchini, don’t forget to check out More Than 20 Summer Zucchini Recipes!
What is This Zucchini Dish Like
- Difficulty – This is a super easy side dish to make. It takes only 10 minutes to prepare and uses minimal ingredients.
- Taste – Zucchini is the main ingredient, so it has a strong zucchini taste! The zucchini isn’t wet and had a great flavour with the seasonings and the topped parmesan cheese.
- Serving – This dish will easily serve 4 or more people as a side dish to any main course. Keep in mind you can easily adjust the servings in the recipe card at the end of the post.
Ingredients
- Zucchini – I used two medium sized fresh zucchini for this recipe.
- Olive oil – Extra virgin olive oil works great in this recipe.
- Garlic – Fresh minced garlic is used to add flavour to this zucchini dish.
- Seasonings – I used salt and black pepper for seasoning.
- Parmesan cheese – Fresh grated parmesan cheese is added to the zucchini at the end of cooking. Don’t add it at the beginning or it will dry out and possibly burn a little.
NOTE, The full recipe and instructions can be found at the end of the post in the recipe card.
Instructions
- Preheat oven and start zucchini – Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C.. Place the zucchini on a large baking tray. Drizzle over the olive oil, garlic, salt and black pepper. Toss to combine and roast for about 30 minutes, turning half way through.
- Top with parmesan cheese – Remove from oven and sprinkle over parmesan cheese Return to the oven for a further 5-7 minutes. Serve straight away.
Recipe Tips
- Prep ahead – You can cut the zucchini and keep it in an airtight container up to 24 hours before cooking.
- Cutting the zucchini – It’s best to cut the zucchini into about 1/2 inch thickness for this dish. If you slice them thin, they may burn when roasting.
- Roasting the zucchini – Don’t forget to check on it about half way through cooking. Give it a really good stir around before returning it to the oven. This will ensure even cooking.
Substitutions and Flavour Changes
- Melted butter – You can omit the olive oil and use melted butter if you like a flavour change.
- Lemon juice and zest – You can add a few tablespoons of lemon juice and about 1 tablespoon of lemon zest to add a bit of zing!
- Panko bread crumbs – if you’d like a crisper topping, mix the parmesan cheese with about 1/3 cup of panko crumbs. Add this mixture exactly as you would if it were just the parmesan cheese.
Serving
Wondering what to serve this next to? Why not try the Oven Roasted Turkey Parmesan or the Zesty Pan Seared Salmon.
Frequently Asked Questions
Make sure it has enough space on the baking sheet. Don’t overcrowd the baking sheet to ensure the zucchini can roast properly without going soggy.
There is no need to peel zucchini before cooking. Zucchini skins soften and taste great when cooked.
Yes, it is very safe to eat raw zucchini. Just simply slice or grate it and add it to salads, sandwiches or pasta dishes.
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Ingredients
- 2 medium zucchini cut in quarters length ways and diced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 Cup parmesan cheese fresh grated
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C.. Place the zucchini on a large baking tray. Drizzle over the olive oil, garlic, salt and black pepper. Toss to combine and roast for about 30 minutes, turning half way through.
- Remove from oven and sprinkle over parmesan cheese Return to the oven for a further 5-7 minutes. Serve straight away.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
