Chocolate Zucchine Cake

In a small sauce pan:
1/2 cube butter- melt
3 Tbsp cocoa- whisk inMix:
2 eggs- mix until frothy
1 1/4 C sugar- mix 4 min until thick and light color
1 C oil- slowly drizzle into batter

1 tsp vanilla

½ C sour milk (place a 1/2 tsp of vinegar in the milk to sour)

2 ½ C flour
1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp cinnamon

½ tsp salt

2 C finely shredded zucchini (drain any excess liquid)

Sprinkle on top of batter BEFORE you bake:

6 oz chocolate chips

½ c nuts (opt)

Melt butter and cocoa together. In a separate bowl  add eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla, milk.  Alternate flour with dry ingredients. Add zucchini last. Pour into sprayed 10×13 cake pan. Top with chocolate chips and nuts. Bake 325 degrees for 40-45 min till toothpick comes out clean.

Recipe from www.whatscookingwithruthie.com.

Zucchini Boats

Ingredients:
1 extra large zucchini
1 tomato, diced
1 small onion, diced
2 slices of bacon
1 Tbsp of sour cream
a dash of steak seasoning
a dash of pepper
1/4 to 1/2 cup shredded cheese

Direction:
Brown bacon and remove from pan.  Saute onion in bacon grease.  Chop bacon.  Cut zucchini in half long ways.  Scoop inside of zucchini out and chop up.  Combine chopped zucchini with tomato, onion, bacon, sour cream, steak seasoning, pepper, and cheese.  Spoon into zucchini boats and top with more cheese.  Bake at 400 degrees for 20 mins.  Then broil for a few mins. to brown cheese.

Recipe adapted from http://www.kayotic.nl/blog/stuffed-zucchini.

Zucchini Fries

Ingredients:
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup bread crumbs
1 Tbsp Italian Seasoning, or to taste
1/8 to 1/4 garlic powder
2 Tbsp (or more) Parmesan Cheese (or any other cheese you like)
Zucchini, cut up

Directions:
In one bowl, beat eggs.  In another bowl, mix bread crumbs, Italian seasoning, and garlic powder.  Dip cut up zucchini in eggs and then in bread crumb mixture to cover completely.  Place on sprayed baking sheet and sprinkle with cheese.  Bake at 425 degrees for 20 minutes.

Recipe adapted from www.whatscookingwithruthie.com.