Now THAT'S a Zucchini!

Forget the pizza rolls!  Zucchini Pizzas are absolutely unbelievably good!

 

Remember that little squash I was so proud of?

 

 Well, this isn't it!





 

 

 



This is the zucchini that Noah's preschool friend Caroline gave to us from her backyard garden!

And in case you were wondering just how much of a size difference there is between the two!

I took this picture and had a Crocodile Dundee moment (yes I know that dates me)

"That's not a zucchini!...THAT'S a zucchini"!

 

I needed a truly great recipe to do justice to this generous gift, and thus zucchini pizza was born!!!

 

Ingredients:

1 large or 2 medium zucchinis

1tbsp olive oil

1tsp cracked black pepper

1tsp salt

1/2 cup mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1/2 cup marinara or pizza sauce

1/2 tsp Italian seasoning

1/4 tsp basil

Begin by lining a baking sheet with foil., and preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Now slice your zucchini into 1/2 inch medallions.

Place the medallions onto your baking sheet and drizzle them with olive oil on both sides.

Sprinkle them with your salt and pepper...

And roast them in the oven for about 10 minutes, about 8 minutes for smaller pieces!

Once they are done roasting, pop them out, change the setting on your oven to BROIL, and add a dollop of the marinara or pizza sauce...

Cover them with the mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses, and sprinkle on the Italian seasoning and basil.

Then back into the oven they go, this time to broil for 2-4 minutes!

keep an eye on them so they don't burn, basically we just want the cheese to get all melty and delicious!

Voila!

And just what do the critics think of this culinary extravaganza?

Gigi didn't say anything because she was too busy shoving the Z pizza into her mouth!

Getting kids to eat their vegetables is a chore...getting kids to enjoy their vegetables is a super power!

Shazaaam!





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