The Tastiest Zucchini in the Ninja Foodie

Is your garden bursting at the seams with zucchini? Or maybe you just love it like I do! Either way this is a simple and easy recipe that you will not want to miss. Prepare yourself to be amazed at the tastiest zucchini in the Ninja Foodie!

Kids and Zucchini

Getting my kids to eat zucchini is like pulling teeth.  They hate everything about the vegetable (to be honest, I think they just see that it was green and decide “Nope”). I on the other hand love zucchini, so occasionally I will make them eat it even though I know dinner time is going to be a fight. Given this inevitable fight, I learned to hide it in things like pasta sauce and delicious bread, but it never really hit the spot for me.  I love the texture and flavor of zucchini and sometimes I just want to have just zucchini for crying out loud!

 Recently a friend told me to try them in the air fryer and let me tell you that was one of the best bits of advice I have been given recently.  Hands down this is the tastiest zucchini I have ever eaten. Even more miraculous… wait for it…. The kids love it!  My daughter even asked for it and I quote “every night for dinner”. That in and of itself is enough to make your heart happy. 

Transportation Mode to Deliciousness

If you have read my posts in the past, you know that I love my Ninja Foodie. It is perhaps one of my favorite kitchen appliances, next to my coffee pot of course. It is an all in one and has reduced my need for so many items in the kitchen.  

The thing I love about the Ninja Foodie is that the air fry requires little to no oil and the air circulation helps to get everything nice and crispy.  It is great for everything from French Fries to this tasty zucchini!

The Foodie is more than just an air fryer, it is a crockpot, a pressure cooker, a mini roaster/toaster oven.  You name it, you can do it! We use our Ninja Foodie at least once to twice per week. Definitely an appliance, that while I probably could live without it, I don’t really want to!

Ingredients for the Tastiest Zucchini

This recipe is so extremely simple and only requires three ingredients! You read that right, three!

Obliviously the most important ingredient is your zucchini.  Our garden has unfortunately not done a great job with producing my beloved zucchini in the quantities that I would have liked to see, but nonetheless we have still seen a decent enough yield that my kids have been unhappy.  That is until we started making this recipe! 

When choosing a zucchini, whether from the store or the garden, make sure it is not too large but not too small.  Zucchini is one of those plants in the garden that can be small one day and the next day it is as big as an elephant’s trunk, so you have to make sure you keep an eye on them in the garden. I usually harvest them between eight inches long to no more than twelve inches long. If they get much bigger than that they start to really get watery.  No worries though, Chickens love them! You can check out what other treats chickens love here!

For this recipe, I recommend a smaller zucchini as the lower water content will allow the slices to get crispier when cooked in the Foodie. 

The next two ingredients are super simple, olive oil and everything bagel seasoning. 

Making the Tastiest Zucchini in the Ninja Foodie

First is to prep the zucchini.  Start by washing well and slice into thin slices no more than a quarter inch. Once sliced, place in air fryer basket.  Toss with olive oil and sprinkle with everything bagel seasoning. That’s it! That is all the prep that it takes. Then you air fry at 400 degrees or high for ten minutes.  At the ten minute mark, give them a quick stir then put them back in for another five to seven minutes until they are golden brown and crispy around the edges.  

I am telling ya’ll this is the tastiest way to eat zucchini and it is so so easy!

Bringing Veggies to the Dinner Table

With kids it can be hard to get veggies to the dinner table.  I have found that if it is fried or hidden it is typically easier for me to get them to at the very least try it.  The Air Fryer makes frying so much healthier, but leaves the food so much tastier. 

I hope you all enjoy this quick, easy, and tasty side dish.  If you give it a try we would love to hear from you in the comments! Also don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter for a weekly meal plan sent directly to your inbox! 

Check out some of our other Ninja Foodie recipes on the blog like our quick and easy Beef Stew. It is sure to be a crowd pleaser and so so easy!

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The Tastiest Zucchini

Simple delicious zucchini in the Ninja Foodie

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 4 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Salad, Side Dish

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 2 medium zucchini thin sliced
• 1 tbsp everything bagel mix

Instructions

 

• Place zucchini in Air Fry basket of Ninja Foodi or other air fryer.
• Toss with olive oil and everything bagel mix to coat
• Turn Foodi to air fry Hi for 6 minutes. At 6 minutes turn zucchini and cook another 4 to 6 minutes until crispy. Serve hot.

Keyword Ninja Foodi, zucchini

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