Broiled Baby Zucchini With Parmesan Recipes

BROILED ZUCCHINI AND POTATOES WITH PARMESAN CRUST

Steps:

• Bring a medium pot of water to a boil over high heat. Add the potatoes and cook until just tender, about 8 to 10 minutes. Drain the potatoes and let cool. When cool, cut the potatoes in half.
• Place a medium saute pan over medium heat. Add the butter, garlic, thyme and rosemary and let cook until the butter melts, about 2 minutes. Meanwhile, season the cut sides of the zucchini and potatoes with salt and pepper. Carefully place the zucchini and potatoes cut side down in the melted butter. Let them cook until golden brown, about 12 to 15 minutes.
• Preheat the broiler. Line a baking sheet with foil. Place the browed zucchini and potatoes on the baking sheet cut side up. Sprinkle the tops with the Parmesan. Place in the broiler until the cheese is golden brown, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate and serve.

BROILED BABY ZUCCHINI BOATS WITH PARMESAN CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler. Melt the butter in a large cast-iron skillet or something similar with an ovenproof handle. Add the garlic and sauté over medium-low heat for about 30 seconds, being careful to let the garlic brown.
• Place the zucchini halves facedown in the garlic butter and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Sauté over medium high heat for about 5 minutes, or until the zucchini are just slightly tender when poked with a fork.
• Turn the zucchini over, and sprinkle generously with parmesan. (Don't worry if the parmesan spills into the pan. It will melt into additional, delicious crust.) Cook for just a minute or two longer, then transfer the skillet to the broiler.
• Broil for about 3 to 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and golden brown. Serve hot, and don't forget to scrape up the spilled parmesan from the bottom of the pan.

ZUCCHINI WITH PARMESAN

Steps:

• Remove the ends of the zucchini and, if they are large, cut in half lengthwise. Slice the zucchini diagonally in 1/2-inch slices. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large (12-inch) saute pan and add the onions. Cook for 10 minutes on medium-low heat, until they start to brown. Add half the zucchini, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper to the pan and cook, tossing occasionally, for 10 to 15 minutes, until just cooked through. Sprinkle with Parmesan and cook for 30 seconds more. Remove to a serving platter and repeat with the rest of the zucchini. Serve immediately.
• Note: If you cook too much zucchini in one pan, you end up steaming rather than sauteing it. I prefer to cook it in 2 batches.

GRILLED PARMESAN ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat. Lightly oil a 9x12-inch foil pan with cooking spray.
• Mix butter and garlic together in a bowl.
• Lay zucchini slices in rows in the foil pan, overlapping if necessary. Brush butter on each slice and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
• Cook on preheated grill until cheese melts and zucchini is tender, 12 to 15 minutes.

BROILED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Wash off zucchini, cut off ends and split lengthwise.
• Lay the split pieces of zucchini cut side up in a lightly greased baking dish.
• Pour over the butter or oil.
• Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the cut edge.
• Sprinkle with spices.
• Broil just until the zucchini slices get a lovely light brown on the top.
• Remove from the broiler, it will be cooked ala-dente' with about half of the crunch still in it.
• It is easiest to eat with a sharp knife handy to cut into small chunks for each bite -- but make sure you get some of the spices and cheese with each bite -- hm-m-m-m.

BROILED BABY ZUCCHINI WITH PARMESAN

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 475°F.
• Wash and dry the zucchini, trimming the blossom and stem ends slightly if necessary. Quarter each zucchini lengthwise; if they are less than 3/4 inch in diameter, cut them in half instead. In a medium bowl, toss the zucchini with the oil and season with salt and pepper. Lay them out on a baking sheet, end to end, cut sides up, in a tight row. Roast for about 8 minutes or until they are just starting to color but are still al dente, or half tender. Remove from the oven.
• Preheat the broiler for several minutes until it is very hot. Sprinkle the zucchini with the cheese and broil until the cheese is golden brown and the zucchini are tender, 3 to 4 minutes.

BROILED BABY ZUCCHINI BOATS WITH PARMESAN CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the broiler.
• Melt the butter in a large cast-iron skillet or something similar with an ovenproof handle.
• Add the garlic and saute over medium-low heat for about 30 seconds, being careful to let the garlic brown.
• Place the zucchini halves face down in the garlic butter and sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper.
• Saute over medium high heat for about 5 minutes, or until the zucchini are just slightly tender when poked with a fork.
• Turn the zucchini over, and sprinkle generously with parmesan. (Don't worry if the parmesan spills into the pan. It will melt into additional, delicious crust.)
• Cook for just a minute or two longer, then transfer the skillet to the broiler.
• Broil for about 3 to 5 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and golden brown.
• Serve hot, and don't forget to scrape up the spilled parmesan from the bottom of the pan.

BROILED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
• Slice zucchini into 3 lengthwise pieces. Spray each slice with cooking spray.
• Season with salt, garlic powder, and onion powder and set on a baking sheet.
• Broil in the preheated oven until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Turn zucchini and broil on the other side until lightly browned, an additional 5 minutes.