Zucchini with Bacon and Potatoes – an easy and flavorful skillet meal with potatoes, zucchini, yellow squash, and bacon. A wonderful summer dinner recipe you will love!
When we are gifted zucchini, we love making this dish, as well as Cheesy Zucchini Bites and Cinnamon Chip Zucchini Muffins. So tasty!
I’ve got almost a dozen recipes for zucchini breads and desserts, but this is our favorite zucchini dinner recipe. I’m not actually sure what the real title is. My kids call it “That Really Good Zucchini Stuff.”
I got the recipe from my mom. She got it from my aunt Connie who is a prolific gardner and is always coming up with new yummy ways to serve garden produce. Her idea to pair zucchini with bacon was genius, this stuff is so good!
We have this zucchini meal at least once every fall when we have an abundance of squash. It is really simple, but oh so yummy! I like it is best with both zucchini squash and yellow squash, but in a pinch you could just use one variety.
Are zucchini squash and zucchini the same thing?
Yes, they are the same. Zucchini is in the squash family, so it is sometimes called zucchini squash. There are many different types of squash. All zucchini is a form of squash, but not all squash is zucchini.
What is the difference between zucchini and yellow squash?
Zucchini is green and has a thin skin. It grows straight, and can grow over two feet long. Yellow squash has a thicker skin and more seeds. Some varieties of yellow squash have a curved taper at the top.
Is zucchini good for you?
Yes! Zucchini is high in vitamin C, and also contains potassium, magnesium, vitamin A, and vitamin B6. It is full of antioxidants, especially the skin. It is also low in carbohydrates.
Ingredients:
- bacon
- potatoes
- onion (optional)
- yellow squash
- zucchini
- salt and pepper
Cook bacon till very crispy; drain off all but about a tablespoon of grease. Add potatoes and onion to pan and cook till crisp tender, about 15-20 minutes. Add zucchini and squash and cook for about 5 minutes longer. Season pepper and salt if desired.
Tips for making Zucchini with Bacon and Potatoes
– Cut the potatoes as close to the same size as possible so that they will all cook evenly.
-Don’t over-cook the squash, it will turn mushy.
-Taste before adding salt. The bacon adds a fair amount of salt, so you may not need to add any. We like it with a little added, but not much.
-I usually use russet potatoes, but you can also use red potatoes. They are smaller, so you will need at least twelve of them. You do not need to peel the red potatoes.
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Recipe for Zucchini Bacon Potato Skillet
Zucchini Bacon Potato Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 pound bacon diced into 1 inch pieces
- 8 medium sized potatoes peeled and chopped
- 1 onion diced
- 1 zucchini squash chopped
- 1 yellow squash chopped
- ½ tsp salt or more
- ¼ tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat till very crispy. Drain off all but about 1 Tbsp grease.
- Add potatoes to the pan and cook till crisp-tender, about 15-20 minutes. (You can add a little water to the pan to speed things up a bit.)
- Add zucchini and squash and cook for about 5 minutes longer. (Don’t overcook the squash, you don’t want it all mushy.)
- Season with salt and pepper and serve immediately.
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Es plato muy saludable
My family loves a similar dish to this one. We always have it in the summer when vegetables from the garden are fresh. I use the potatoes, onion, yellow squash and okra. The flavors together are unbelievable. It isn’t good left over, but that has not been a problem very often. It is usally allllll gone.
I do love bacon! Man you have a ton of great zucchini recipes! Excited to try them!