Description
This sautéed zucchini recipe is quick, garlicky, buttery, and the perfect low-carb side dish ready in just 10 minutes. A weeknight staple you’ll come back to again and again.
Ingredients
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lb zucchini (2–3 medium, sliced slightly less than ½ inch thick)
1 tbsp unsalted butter
3 cloves garlic, minced
¼ tsp sea salt (or to taste)
⅛ tsp black pepper (or to taste)
Instructions
1. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
2. Add zucchini in a single layer. Sauté 4–5 minutes, stirring just once or twice.
3. Reduce heat to medium-low. Push zucchini to sides, melt butter in the center.
4. Add minced garlic to melted butter, sauté ~1 minute until fragrant.
5. Stir everything together. Season with salt and pepper. Mix gently until butter is absorbed.
Equipment
Notes
Slice zucchini uniformly for even cooking.
Avoid crowding the pan for best texture.
Add lemon zest, Parmesan, or herbs to change things up.
Best reheated in a skillet; freezing not recommended for raw zucchini.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Side Dish
- Method: Sauté
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 158
- Sugar: 5.7g
- Sodium: Varies with salt
- Fat: 13.5g
- Saturated Fat: Unknown
- Unsaturated Fat: Unknown
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 8.6g
- Fiber: 2.3g
- Protein: 3.1g
- Cholesterol: Unknown