The Best Grilled Ranch Zucchini

I LOVE Zucchini!  I haven't found very many zucchini recipes I don't like!  I even grow my own zucchini in my backyard, and my husband likes it too! Everything is wonderful in my zucchini loving world. The only problem is... my children do not like zucchini.

As I mentioned, I do grow my own zucchini, and when my plant is in full steam, we pretty much end up with enough to have a zucchini dish on a daily basis.  My Pinterest account has a ton of recipes to help me use it all in different ways (even though my son refuses to like any of them - my daughter will eat some).  Our favorite way to enjoy all the zucchini is to grill it!

Grilled Ranch Zucchini

For this recipe, you'll need:
2-4 medium zucchini (depending on how many you have dining with you)
Olive Oil Spray
Minced Garlic
Dry Ranch Dressing packet

1. Some people like to use a vegetable peeler on their zucchini, but I prefer to leave it on.  You will need to rinse off your zucchini, then cut off the tops and bottoms.  Cut your zucchini long ways as close to 1/8" thick as possible.  In my family, only 3 of us will be eating the zucchini, so I used 3.  You'll have to adjust how many you use to how many will be enjoying the meal with you.

2. Unroll your aluminum foil to about 18".  Fold up the edges a couple of times to make a tray.  It doesn't have to be a perfect tray, just good enough to hold your veggies.  Spray down the foil with the olive oil spray to prevent the zucchini from sticking.

3.  Lay out the zucchini slices on the tray in a single layer.

4. Spray the tops of the zucchini with more olive oil.  Then sprinkle just 1 heaping tablespoon over the tops, making sure each slice has an ample amount of seasoning.  Then, sprinkle the minced garlic over the tops.  And now,  they are ready for the grill!

5.  My husband does my grilling for me.  He enjoys it, and I'm not that good at being around all the smoke.  He uses a charcoal grill, but if using a gas grill, they should cook on medium/high heat.  He let's them cook about 4-5 minutes on one side, flips them over and cook another 3-4 minutes.  Don't they look absolutely delish!!!!

Once you pull them off the grill, put them on a serving dish.  My family likes to dip them in ranch dressing, but I like to eat them straight off the grill!!  :)

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Recipe for GRILLED RANCH ZUCCHINI

-aluminum foil
-2-4 medium sized zucchini (my family of 3 requires 3 zucchini)
-1 tbsp. of dry ranch dressing packet
-1 tsp. minced garlic
-olive oil spray

1. Rinse zucchini, and cut off ends.  Slice the zucchini long ways to around 1/8" thick.

2. Using the aluminum foil, create a tray to use on the grill.

3. Spray the olive oil on the foil to prevent sticking.

4. Lay the zucchini on the tray in a single layer, and spray the tops with more olive oil.

5. Sprinkle the dry ranch and minced garlic over the tops of the zucchini.

6. Place zucchini tray on grill (medium/high heat).  Grill for 4-5 minutes, flip them over and continue grilling for 4 more minutes.

7. Remove from grill, put zucchini on serving plate.  Enjoy with friends and loved ones!