Best Pan Grilled Zucchini Recipes

PAN-GRILLED ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Toss the zucchini pieces with olive oil in a bowl until evenly coated. Add rosemary, salt, garlic powder, and pepper, and toss again.
• Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Spray with cooking spray.
• Grill the zucchini, one side at a time, until soft and with the desired amount of grill lines, 4 to 5 minutes per side. Work in batches if needed, spraying the pan with more cooking spray between batches.

EASY PAN-GRILLED ZUCCHINI WITH LEMON PEPPER

Steps:

• Whisk olive oil, lemon-pepper seasoning, and salt together in a large bowl. Add zucchini slices and toss until evenly coated.
• Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Place zucchini slices on the grill and cook for 4 minutes without disturbing. Flip slices over and cook for 4 minutes more.

PAN-GRILLED PORK WITH ZUCCHINI GARLIC RIBBONS

Steps:

• Combine 2 tablespoons olive oil, water, pineapple juice, red wine vinegar, muscovado sugar, onion flakes, 1/4 teaspoon salt, garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, cumin, paprika, coriander, and ginger in a bowl. Add pork chops; flip to coat completely. Marinate pork chops in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
• Make zucchini ribbons by passing a vegetable peeler lengthwise over the side of each zucchini. When you approach seeds, turn zucchini and begin slicing another side.
• Heat butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add zucchini ribbons and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook and stir just until ribbons are tender, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat and brush with 1 1/2 teaspoons olive oil. Cook pork chops until browned and cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 145 degrees F (63 degrees C). Serve pork chops alongside zucchini ribbons.