Sliced fresh zucchini and crumbled sausage are combined and covered with a creamy ranch sauce, and baked up until hot and bubbly in this Zucchini Sausage Casserole.
Zucchini makes the perfect ingredient for your summer dinner! Try these Stuffed Zucchini Boats or Chicken, Black Bean, and Zucchini Enchiladas for even more favorites.
Sometimes, as a full time food blogger, cooking for my family is tricky. When I’m making my meal plan, I have to make sure I have enough new recipes to try. Sometimes they have to eat the same dish 5 times in a row, just so I can get it right. And sometimes, I skip over recipes or ideas that sound good, simply because they might be too simple to blog about. Or worse yet – not pretty food.
Yep – to a food blogger, one of the first things we’ll think about is how the finished product will look, and if it will be “pretty” enough for photos.
This, my friends, breaks that rule. It is not pretty. Not in the least. And when I went to photograph it, I almost gave up because I just was having the hardest time making it look good.
But after one bite, I knew that I needed to share this zucchini sausage casserole with you all – no matter how it looks.
It may not go viral on Pinterest. Some may take one look at the photo and skip over it. But for the few of you that have an abundance of zucchini and are dying to try something new – I think you should give this one a try.
We aren’t even in prime zucchini season here, but I couldn’t resist getting a head start with this plentiful vegetable. Because we all know that by the end of the summer, you’ll be so sick of zucchini, yet you’ll still have a dozen of them in your fridge. (And if that does happen, I do have this roundup of the best zucchini recipes that I put together last year!) But please add this one to the list. I don’t think you’ll regret it.
We ate this Sausage and Zucchini Bake as a main dish. At first, I was afraid that it wouldn’t be filling enough, but it was perfect. But I also think it would make a great side dish in smaller quantities. But either way, I’m guessing you’ll go back for seconds!
More Zucchini Recipes
Zucchini Parmesan
Zucchini Muffins
Zucchini Fries
Zucchini Bread
Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
Zucchini Sausage Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 lb sausage casings removed
- 2/3 cup buttermilk ranch dressing
- 2 cups half and half
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- dash of garlic powder
- 4 cups sliced zucchini
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large sauté pan, cook the sausage until browned, breaking up as you cook it.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan, combine the half and half, ranch dressing, flour, basil, oregano, pepper and garlic powder. Cook over medium heat until warmed through and thickened.
- Layer the zucchini in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Spread the cooked sausage over the top, then pour the sauce evenly over it all. Sprinkle on the grated parmesan.
- Bake until golden and bubbly, about 40 minutes.
Emily says
Hello—it has tons of cheese. Perfect!
Amy says
It’s hard to tell from the picture – how is the zucchini sliced? Coins? Or longer slices? How thick? Thanks!
Deborah says
Amy, it is sliced in coins.
Joanne says
I have quite a few recipes that don’t get posted because they’re not aesthetically pleasing enough…it’s so sad! Maybe I just need to push forward and post anyway!
Bree (Skinny Mommy) says
So creamy looking–yum!
Nessa says
Nom nom 🙂
Chels R. says
I’m seriously going to file this away! I love Zucchini and the farmers markets are selling them for practically nothing over. And despite you being unsure about the pictures, I think they turned out pretty great! Give yourself a pat on the bat-I can’t wait to try this!
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
I’m always up for some good comfort food, perfect way to use up some zucchini!
Mary Clay @ Cooking with the King says
I want to faceplant into that pan. Mmm. Pure comfort. Looks delicious!
cassie says
I love it when I find foods that break the rules like that. No matter how un-photogenic it is, it can’t help but be shared. I love the sound of this bake, Deborah!
Georgia @ The Comfort of Cooking says
Oh man, does that look so scrumptious! Great comfort food recipe, Deborah. We are nuts for zucchini and sausage in this house, I know we’d love this. Thanks for sharing!
Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch says
What a great recipe!!! Great use of zucchini during its bounty during the summer!!! Yum.
Becky says
This looks like a fabulous way to use up summer’s bounty of zucchini!! And the zucchini parm is a great idea too because I’m not a big fan of eggplant.
Eileen says
I think this sounds great as a breakfast side with scrambled eggs! Thank you for sharing!
Belinda @themoonblushbaker says
I think you have made bakes look more drool worthy in my opinion, You are great photographer! I can not wait to make this Zucchinni bake!
carrian says
I’d totally eat that and I think it is pretty!
Tieghan says
Mmm!! This looks incredible. All that cheese is just such an awesome thing!