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Zucchini Pizza Bites

[heart_this] · Aug 18, 2014 · 33 Comments

Zucchini Pizza Bites

Bite sized pizzas with zucchini slice ‘crusts’.

Last year when I made my eggplant pizzas for the first time I just knew that I would have to try a zucchini version! I already knew that zucchini works amazingly well as a pizza crust since I make zucchini crust pizzas throughout zucchini season so simplifying things a bit and just using slices of zucchini for the pizza ‘crust’ sounded perfect! Most zucchini that you get in the grocery store these days are relatively small so these pizzas are bite sized but if you head out to your famers market you should be able to get some pretty large zucchini, say about 3-5 inched across, for even larger zucchini pizzas. These zucchini pizzas are super simple to make, you just need to pre-cook the zucchini a bit, top them with pizza sauce, cheese and your favourite pizza toppings and broil them until the cheese melts. You could easily serve these zucchini pizza bites as snacks or as dinner and they are a great way to get your kids to eat more vegetables!

Zucchini Pizza Bites
Zucchini Pizza Bites
Zucchini Pizza Bites

Zucchini Pizza Bites

Zucchini Pizza Bites

Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 24-36 pizza bites

Bite sized pizzas with zucchini slice ‘crusts’.

ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 medium zucchini, cut into 1/4 inch slices
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup pizza sauce or marinara sauce
  • 1 cup shredded mozzarella
  • 1/4 ounce pepperoni (mini or quartered full sized)
  • oregano or italian seasoning to taste
directions
  1. Brush or spray the zucchini slices with oil on both sides, season with salt and pepper, grill, broil or saute until just tender, about 1-2 minutes per side, place them on a greased baking sheet, top them with sauce, cheese and pepperoni and broil until the cheese has melted, about 2 minutes, before optionally sprinkling with oregano or italian seasoning to taste.
Option: Use you favourite pizza toppings!
Nutrition Facts: Calories 17, Fat 1g (Saturated 0.5g, Trans 0), Cholesterol 2mg, Sodium 30mg, Carbs 0.7g (Fiber 0.2g, Sugars 0.4g), Protein 0.9g

Nutrition by: Nutritional facts powered by Edamam
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Comments

  1. We are not Martha says

    August 18, 2014 at 12:23 pm

    Ahhh I'm obsessed with this idea! Such a great way to make zucchini more fun!

    Sues

    Reply
  2. Julie @ Table for Two says

    August 18, 2014 at 12:43 pm

    What a fun idea!! Great way to get kids involved too!

    Reply
  3. Jenny says

    August 18, 2014 at 1:05 pm

    This is such a sweet idea! Love it and totally doing this for my boys!!

    Reply
  4. Dessert for Two says

    August 18, 2014 at 1:13 pm

    Pizza gif! Love it!

    Reply
  5. Alice // Hip Foodie Mom says

    August 18, 2014 at 1:25 pm

    Kevin, I am totally making this today!! I have one huge zucchini in my fridge and didn't know what I was going to do until now! love the animated pizza gif action!

    Reply
  6. Heather Christo says

    August 18, 2014 at 2:02 pm

    I could pop about 20 of these in my mouth!

    Reply
  7. Gaby says

    August 18, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    Just in time for lunch today! Love this!!

    Reply
  8. Matt Robinson says

    August 18, 2014 at 3:08 pm

    What an awesome idea, Kevin, love these!

    Reply
  9. Russell from Chasing Delicious says

    August 18, 2014 at 3:22 pm

    This is my kind of recipe – healthy and pizza!

    Reply
  10. Jeri says

    August 18, 2014 at 9:21 pm

    I need to have a cocktail party ASAP!

    Reply
  11. Anonymous says

    August 19, 2014 at 12:37 am

    What a wonderful idea for an appetizer!
    I plan to serve these at my next book club meeting!

    Reply
  12. Nathalie C. | Devoted Foodie says

    August 19, 2014 at 2:00 am

    Yum! I love turning my summer veggies as pizza crust 🙂 They taste so good and it's a great way to get kids to eat their veggies.

    Reply
  13. Crystal S. | Apples & Sparkle says

    August 19, 2014 at 2:32 am

    These are the perfect use for all that summer zucchini, plus my waistline will thank me for not loading up on traditional pizza crust. Awesome!

    Reply
  14. Anonymous says

    August 19, 2014 at 3:46 am

    So much better than bagel bites from the store! Love these!

    Reply
  15. Sarah @ People, Places & Plates says

    August 19, 2014 at 6:04 pm

    The garden is overloaded with zucchini and I've never thought of this! Great idea!

    Reply
  16. indria says

    August 20, 2014 at 7:31 am

    I love your recipes. Need more effort to me to collect all ingredients. I will try if available

    Reply
  17. Georgia Milton says

    August 20, 2014 at 8:40 am

    This is very interesting recipe. I have to try it, looks very delicious and it's healthy too.
    Carpet cleaners Ealing

    Reply
  18. Carole says

    August 21, 2014 at 11:08 pm

    Fabulous idea – pinning to remember to try it! Cheers from Carole's Chatter

    Reply
  19. Lovely Kikily says

    August 22, 2014 at 11:42 am

    I tried them yesterday, it was so good! but I used frankfuert slices instead of pepperoni, thank you for your ideas!

    Reply
  20. Juju says

    August 22, 2014 at 5:21 pm

    Holy mackerel–I can't wait to try these!

    Reply
  21. Gloria Baker says

    August 23, 2014 at 4:08 pm

    I love these!! Love zucchini in all ways look delicious!!!

    Reply
  22. Kate Ramos says

    August 30, 2014 at 2:59 pm

    These are absolutely perfect! I love this idea!

    Reply
  23. STRODE says

    February 3, 2015 at 3:12 pm

    I made this last night. I used eggplant instead of zucchini. I made half with white pizza sauce. Incredible.

    Reply
  24. Anonymous says

    March 25, 2015 at 1:34 am

    Love Love Love this. And is great for anyone single or for just 2 – to just use the Toaster Oven.
    First I sliced all the zucchini I had (5) – put the slices on the tray that fits in the toaster oven – sprayed both side with coconut oil spray – baked both sides, then added enough Pizza Sauce & i had sprinkled some Italian Seasoning on top of the sauce so the seasoning would be on the veggie & not sprinkled all over the tray. Then added small slices of cheese on top (the first time I add small slices of some summer sausage I had) I cooked this last week & this week, Can't seem to get enough. And the rest of the sliced zucchini, I put in a zipper Food Saver bag so made a quick & easy meal or snack.

    Thank you for this complete idea/recipe. Honestly, I didn't think I would like zucchini – Surprise……….. I do.
    Bets

    Reply
  25. Maureen says

    March 25, 2015 at 5:55 am

    This looks so yummy! The pizza gif makes it even yummier! It is so easy to prepare and I love the idea of zucchini as pizza crust. Delicious!

    Reply
  26. Canary Wharf says

    September 23, 2015 at 1:18 pm

    These mini pizzas with zucchini look fantastic!

    Reply
  27. Watch online says

    September 18, 2016 at 10:49 am

    I love eggplants in every form so thank You for this recipe.

    Reply
  28. Dana says

    August 7, 2017 at 6:25 am

    OMG,what a delicious recipe! Just can't wait to taste it. Brilliant performance. I will definitely try this. The pictures look amazing. Thanks for the great addition.

    Reply
  29. Jim Allen says

    September 4, 2017 at 11:16 pm

    Great recipe. I like to mix it up and use both zucchini and yellow summer squash. Adds a little variety and is basically the same to prepare. Thanks!

    Reply
  30. Joy says

    July 23, 2019 at 1:30 pm

    I tried these out on a friend and we both loved them! She took the leftovers home to share with her husband and he thought they were delicious, too! Great recipe.

    Reply
  31. Virginia says

    September 17, 2019 at 5:56 pm

    This is a wonderful use for zucchini! Thank you for the recipe! They disappeared in no time!
    As an aside, I am so weary of “reviews” that say “wow, that looks good”, “can’t wait to try these”, “look delicious!”, etc.
    Useless comments. Annoying comments. Leave a REVIEW when you have tried the recipe.
    The actual recipe. Not with eggplant, goat cheese and sun dried tomatoes.

    Reply
  32. B.J. says

    July 23, 2020 at 4:53 pm

    I didn’t have pizza sauce so I did taco meat & cheese. Yummy

    Reply

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