8 Must-Try Zucchini Appetizers

These must-try zucchini appetizers are ready to party! As usual, I’ve got you covered when it comes to all things veggie, and zucchini are easily one of my favorites. Let’s shake up your snack game with these tasty recipes!

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8 Must-Try Zucchini Appetizers

There’s more to zucchini than casseroles and zoodles. This crazy-versatile veggie can do just about anything! It can transform into pizza crust, veg up your favorite quick-bread recipe, and totally revolutionize lasagna.

If you ever find yourself with a packed crisper drawer or a garden full of zucchini, chances are you’ll want to share.

What better way than to whip up one of these easy peasy zucchini appetizers for your friend and family to nosh on?!

Ain’t no party like a zucchini party!

Cheesy Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Zucchini
Cheesy Jalapeño Popper Zucchini Boats
5 from 14 votes
These easy cheesy Jalapeño Popper Zucchini Boats are an easy, cheesy, must-try appetizer!
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Of course I decided to get weird and stuff my easy, cheesy jalapeño filling into my zukes. I suspected they would be awesome, but I cannot even begin to elaborate on how amazing these were!

I’m talking face-planting, finger-licking, plate-licking, party-throwing, table-dancing, cannot-stop-eating AMAZING. You’ve got to try it!

Cheesy Hasselback Zucchini Pizzas
Cheesy Hasselback Zucchini Pizzas
4.91 from 11 votes
Skip the crust and grab a zucchini! These Cheesy Hasselback Zucchini Pizzas are guaranteed to impress and SO easy to make!
I’ve included the measurements per zucchini. Double, triple, or quadruple the recipe as needed and make as much or as few as you’d like! They’re a great party appetizer or a fun main course on pizza night.
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These sliced zucchini pizzas are guaranteed to impress and SO easy to make! Load them up with cheese and pepperoni or enlist your favorite veggie toppings!

These baked bruschetta zucchini cups make a perfect low carb party appetizer. Light, healthy and delicious, they're packed with tomatoes, herbs, and feta and baked to bubbly perfection!
Baked Zucchini Bruschetta Bites
4.50 from 10 votes
These Zucchini Bruschetta Bites make a perfect low carb party appetizer. Light, healthy and delicious, they’re packed with tomatoes, herbs, and feta and baked to bubbly perfection!
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Lightly baking this appetizer results in perfectly buttery and tender zucchini with fluffy feta that melted ever so slightly for a warm, zesty, and utterly delicious pairing. They travel well and can be prepped a day or two ahead of time for a party or gathering.

Buffalo Zucchini Chips

Back by popular demand… (aka my friends kept harassing me to make more zucchini chips) I bring you a sassy, spicy twist on my Zucchini Parmesan Crisps. These saucy Baked Buffalo Zucchini Chips let veggies in on the fun of game day snacking!

Loaded Hasselback Zucchini
Loaded Hasselback Zucchini
5 from 6 votes
Your zucchini dreams have come true with these Loaded Hasselback Zucchini! This tasty foil-baked side is sure to impress and SO easy to make!
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Holy cow these are good, and quickly becoming a reader favorite too! These tasty zucchini bites are easy to make and one of my favorite zucchini appetizers to wow friends with!

Cheesy Chipotle Zucchini Boats
Cheesy Chipotle Zucchini Boats
5 from 3 votes
These Cheesy Chipotle Zucchini Boats are easy to make and fun to eat! Soggy zucchini is a thing of the past! Baked to bubbly perfection, this tasty side dish is sure to win over even the pickiest of eaters.
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Zucchini Fritters with Feta and Dill

These zucchini pancakes are as light as can be! Shredded zucchini is combined with eggs, garlic, scallions, feta and dill, and then pan-fried in olive oil until crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. Yum!

Spiral Cucumber Noodles with Sweet and Sour Dressing // healthy and refreshing!
Sweet and Sour Cucumber Noodles
5 from 12 votes
Sweet and Sour Cucumber Noodles make a fun and refreshing salad. Spiralized cucumber noodles are tossed in a homemade sweet and sour dressing and topped with toasted sesame seeds.
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Baked Zucchini Chips
Baked Zucchini Chips
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These crispy Baked Zucchini Chips are made with toasted panko, seasoned to perfection, and ready to dunk in your favorite dip!
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Foil Baked Hasselback Zucchini with Feta
Hasselback Zucchini with Lemon, Basil, and Feta
5 from 15 votes
Hasselback zucchini squash drizzled in evoo and topped with lemon, basil and creamy feta cheese. This quick and easy foil-baked side dish is sure to impress!
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I straight-up ADORE this hasselback zucchini recipe!

So much in fact, that I’ve actually started growing zucchini and basil in my garden so I have an excuse to put this sassy side dish into regular rotation around here. It goes great with everything!

Now if only feta grew on trees… Hah!

If you get a chance to try these tasty zucchini appetizers, let me know!

Leave some love in the comment form below or tag your photos with @peasandcrayons on Instagram so I can happy dance over your creation!

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Jenn Laughlin

Jenn Laughlin has been creating and sharing recipes for over 15 years. After graduating with a B.S. in Dietetics from Florida State University and working as a Nutrition Educator for WIC, she created Peas and Crayons in 2009. The goal was simple: create and share delicious tested and perfected recipes with vegetables as the star!

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  1. great time of year for zucchini recipes, chipotle boats and buffalo zucchini chips may be most interesting to me, but regardless, thank you for all of this zucchini inspiration