Zucchini can be too plentiful in summer gardens, and Slow Cooker and Instant Pot Zucchini Recipes will help you use all that zucchini! This post has 32 amazing ideas for using Zucchini without heating up the kitchen; enjoy!
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Did you know that August 8 is Sneak Some Zucchini onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day? That’s because people who grow zucchini end up with a huge surplus of it this time of year, and that’s when this collection of Slow Cooker and Instant Pot Zucchini Recipes is really going to be helpful. And it’s also why I have a collection with 50 Amazing Zucchini Recipes on Kalyn’s Kitchen.
This round-up has 32 delicious ideas for using zucchini in the Instant Pot or the slow cooker! You can never have too many zucchini recipes, right? We just kept finding good options for this collection, s0 be sure to check the list after the photos to see all lots more great recipes with zucchini that we discovered. And enjoy!
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More Ideas for Summer Vegetables:
Slow Cooker and Instant Pot Recipes for Green Beans
Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Recipes for Cooking Corn
Use Vegetables to see all the recipes with vegetables featured on this site.
I was completely wowed by this Instant Pot Ratatouille from Kalyn’s Kitchen; this was so fresh tasting and delicious! And it’s also super quick and easy to make!
I love the spicy chiles in this vegetarian Easy Spicy Zucchini Rice Soup from Letty’s Kitchen that’s made in the Instant Pot.
Instant Pot Pasta Sauce with Sausage, Tomatoes, and Herbs from Kalyn’s Kitchen is a delicious low-carb sauce to serve over zucchini noodles, and this recipe includes how to make and cook the zucchini noodles.
Ratatouille is one of the most famous summer dishes using zucchini, and this Slow Cooker Ratatouille from The Perfect Pantry can show you how to make this classic dish even easier.
Instant Pot Zucchini Linguine from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking cooks the chicken and linguine in the Instant Pot, then the shredded zucchini, garlic, and cheese are added to finish the dish.
Slow Cooker Brown Rice Veggie Bowl from Kalyn’s Kitchen uses zucchini and peppers with those Greek flavors so many people love. And if you have a lot of zucchini to use up you can use even more zucchini in this recipe.
I love the idea of letting rolled up pieces of noodles replace the lasagna noodles in this Slow Cooker Zucchini Lasagna Roll-Ups from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking, and this sounds delicious for a low-carb lasagna idea!
Zucchini and Yellow Squash Soup with Rosemary and Parmesan from Kalyn’s Kitchen can be made in the Instant Pot or another Pressure Cooker, or on the stove, and this is a delicious low-carb soup!
I think Instant Pot Chicken Pesto and Vegetables from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking sounds perfect for a summer dish, and Karen also has a slow cooker recipe for this!
Don’t you love the sound of Slow Cooker Turkey Meatballs with Zucchini, Ricotta, and Pesto from Slow Cooker Gourmet!
Slow Cooker Chipotle Chicken Zucchini Fideo Soup from Skinnytaste switches out the traditional Fideo noodles for zucchini noodles for a soup that’s lower in carbs!
Vegetarian CrockPot Lasagna Soup From Foodie Crush has been really popular on the site, and who doesn’t love Lasagna Soup?
20 More Zucchini Recipes for the Slow Cooker or Instant Pot:
Slow Cooker Summer Minestrone Soup from The Magical Slow Cooker
Instant Pot Ratatouille from Paint the Kitchen Red
Instant Pot Zucchini Banana Bread from Tidbits
Instant Pot Zucchini Mini Cakes from Kitschen Cat
Slow Cooker Potato-Zucchini Soup from Gluten Free Easily
Crockpot Italian Zucchini Casserole from Mostly Homemade Mom
Mexican Style Poblano Zucchini in the Instant Pot from Two Sleevers
CrockPot Zucchini and Yellow Squash from Low-Carb Yum
Clean Eating Instant Pot Summer Soup from Pinch of Yum
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Pozole from Slender Kitchen
Pressure Cooker Zucchini Basil Soup from My Food Story
Italian Beef and Lentil Slow Cooker Soup from Simple Nourished Living
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Lasagna with Zucchini from Oh My Veggies
Stuffed Zucchini with Egg Lemon Sauce from On Top of Spaghetti
Quinoa with Zucchini and Chicken Sausage from The Perfect Pantry
Low-Carb Slow Cooker Meatloaf from It’s Yummi
Lemon Rosemary Chicken and Vegetables from Slow Cooker Gourmet
Slow Cooker Zucchini e Fagioli Soup from Kalyn’s Kitchen
Instant Pot Zucchini Bolognese from Nom Nom Paleo
Crock Pot Minestrone Soup from Skinnytaste
If you’ve used zucchini in a slow cooker or Instant Pot recipe, tell us in the comments about what you did!
Letty / Letty's Kitchen says
I’m delighted that you included my easy zucchini rice soup in this new roundup–thank you!
Kalyn says
Letty, my pleasure. Actually I am just editing the post; will feature it again later in the summer!
Kalyn says
Thanks Lydia! I just bought some zucchini yesterday at the farmers market, so lucky you to be getting deliveries!
Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says
Thank goodness for late-season inspiration! The zucchini are still appearing on my front porch, delivered by well-meaning friends, and I'm running out of ideas. (And thanks for including a couple of my recipes.