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    By: Melissa

    Brown Butter Sautéed Zucchini

    Brown butter sautéed zucchini is hands down one of my favorite ways to eat zucchini. It is such an easy zucchini recipe to make and it is as uncomplicated as it gets. Sautéing the zucchini with brown butter in a pan until it gets a beautiful brown crust takes only minutes and it is so good. It is finished with minced garlic at the end for the best tasting zucchini.

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    Delicious Brown Butter Sautéed Zucchini
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    Total Time: 20 minutes

    Whether you are looking for a new zucchini recipe to use up the zucchini in your garden or you're trying to get a picky eater to try a new vegetable, this zucchini recipe really delivers. This sautéed zucchini makes a great quick snack (which I love making in the summer when I have lots of zucchini) or an amazing zucchini side dish.

    closeup of brown butter zucchini
    Closeup of that delicious brown butter zucchini.

    Here are the ingredients you will need to make the best sautéed zucchini:

    • Fresh zucchini. You will need to work with fresh zucchini if you want to make sautéed zucchini because the frozen stuff will not hold together.
    • Butter. This is the brown butter portion of this brown butter zucchini recipe and it will give you that beautiful golden crust!
    • Fresh garlic. I like to add this at the very end of cooking the sautéed zucchini so the garlic does not burn. Everything tastes better with garlic!
    • Red pepper flakes. I almost always add red pepper flakes to my cooked veggies. It does not make the zucchini spicy but instead adds a little more depth of flavor.
    • Kosher salt and pepper.
    sauteed zucchini

    Can I use less butter for this zucchini recipe?

    You can half the amount of butter in this zucchini recipe and replace it with extra virgin olive oil. You will need some butter since it is a brown butter zucchini recipe!

    Can I make this Sautéed zucchini with squash?

    You absolutely can swap out zucchini for squash. You can also mix the two and make brown butter sautéed zucchini and squash. Both will cook up the same and will taste delicious cooked this way.

    More Zucchini Recipe Ideas:

    • Italian Baked Zucchini
    • Zucchini Pancakes
    • Chorizo and Zucchini Galette
    • Mexican Zucchini Pudding
    • Zucchini and Tomatoes
    • Grilled Zucchini and Squash
    • Pasta Nerano (Pasta and Zucchini)
    brown butter zucchini
    brown butter zucchini
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    5 from 2 votes

    Brown Butter Sautéed Zucchini

    The best sautéed zucchini recipe that is also really easy to make.
    Prep Time10 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time20 mins
    Servings: 4 servings

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    Author: Melissa

    Equipment

    • large flat bottom pan

    Ingredients

    • 3 medium zucchini cut into ¼ inch slices
    • 3 tablespoon unsalted butter
    • pinch of red pepper flakes
    • 3 cloves of garlic finely minced
    • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt plus more to taste
    • freshly ground black pepper to taste
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    Instructions

    • Pre-heat a large flat bottom pan over medium heat for a few minutes.
    • Add the butter and red pepper flakes and allow the butter to melt.
      3 tablespoon unsalted butter, pinch of red pepper flakes
    • Once the butter begins to foam a little bit, add the zucchini slices making sure they do not overlap.
      3 medium zucchini
    • Once in the pan, sprinkle the zucchini with half the salt and pepper.
      ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper
    • Cook the first side of the zucchini for 5 minutes making sure not to turn them.
    • After 5 minutes, flip each zucchini slice over and sprinkle on the minced garlic and the remaining salt.
      ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, 3 cloves of garlic
      brown butter zucchini
    • Cook the second side for one minute.
    • Remove from heat and serve immediately.
      closeup of brown butter zucchini

    Nutrition

    Calories: 104kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 159mg | Potassium: 395mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 557IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg

    Nutrition Values are estimates only.

    See full nutrition disclaimer here
    Course :Side Dish, Snack

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    1. Dan says

      February 27, 2022 at 2:39 pm

      5 stars
      This was very easy and very delicious

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