ensure you’re stocked up on zucchini because these 5-ingredient side dishes are too delicious to ignore.

Crushed red pepper adds a light kick of spice to round out the flavors.

This easy side dish is perfect paired with chicken, burgers or steak.

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Photographer: Fred Hardy II, Food Stylist: Ali Ramee, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

Sumac lends punchy, fruity, sour-lemon notes to this fast and simple recipe.

Find ground sumac spice online, in specialty markets and in well-stocked grocery stores.

Zucchini & Mushroom Saute

Serve this simple side dish with grilled turkey burgers.

Smashed Zucchini with Pesto & Burrata

Photographer: Fred Hardy II, Food Stylist: Ali Ramee, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

Other fresh herbs, like thyme or oregano, work well too.

The cheese browns nicely, giving them an almost-crispy topping.

Smashing the zucchini increases the surface area that absorbs the flavors of cilantro, cotija cheese and lime beautifully.

a recipe photo of the Parmesan & Herb Crusted Zucchini

Photographer: Rachel Marek, Food stylist: Annie Probst

If you’re free to’t find cotija cheese, feta cheese is a good substitute.

Easy Grilled Zucchini

Looking for a new way to cook zucchini?

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Smashed Lemon-Garlic Zucchini with Parmesan

Brie Passano

Grilled Squash and Zucchini

Photographer / Jennifer Causey, Food Stylist / Karen Rankin, Prop Stylist / Christine Keely

a recipe photo of the Smashed Zucchini with Lime, Cotija & Cilantro

Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Emily Nabors Hall, Prop Stylist: Josh Hoggle

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