This simple Hamburger Zucchini Bake recipe is one of my favorite main dishes to make when I have zucchini on hand. It’s inexpensive, delicious and easy!
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My go-to recipe when I have zucchini is my Crustless Zucchini Quiche. It’s super simple, inexpensive and filling, which makes it a winner for obvious reasons.
But this year, since we’ve been blessed with super generous friends who’ve given us lots of zucchini, we were getting a little tired of that same dish over and over.
I tried to compensate with a few zucchini desserts, but you can only eat so much sweet stuff. Well, at least if you don’t want to get mad at yourself when you step on the scales.
The last several times that I made my Crustless Zucchini Quiche, I kept imagining a version that included some meat and a hint of juicy tomatoes. I finally decided to play around a bit and see if I could come up with something.
After a couple of attempts, I felt like I finally had it perfected, and we all thought that it was quite tasty! I hope that you will enjoy it too. 🙂
Hamburger Zucchini Bake
Hamburger Zucchini Bake
Ingredients
- ½ lb. ground beef
- ½ onion, finely diced
- 1 c. Bisquick (see Notes below)
- ½ c. shredded Parmesan cheese
- 4 eggs
- ¼ c. canola oil
- 1 tsp. parsley
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. basil
- ¼ tsp. garlic powder
- ¼ tsp. black pepper
- 3 ½ c. shredded zucchini, drained (see Notes below)
- tomatoes, sliced thin
Instructions
- Brown ground beef and onion.
- Mix all ingredients except zucchini and tomatoes in a bowl.
- Stir in zucchini and pour into a greased 2 ½ to 3 quart baking dish.
- Top with tomatoes. (This knife is my absolute favorite for slicing tomatoes! It cuts through them like their butter.)
- Bake at 350° for 40 to 50 minutes or until center is set and top is lightly browned.
Notes
- I love using my Homemade Bisquick for this!
- Make sure zucchini is drained well. Either put it in a colander or sieve, then squish out as much excess moisture as possible. If you don’t do this, your casserole will not set up!
- How you long you need to bake this depends on how deep your baking dish is. My dish is fairly small and makes a thick casserole, so I need to bake it at least 50 minutes. However if your dish is more shallow, you will need to reduce the baking time.
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Linda
I had so much zucchini from the garden and was making a lot of zucchini bread to put up in the freezer. Decided to look for some other zucchini recipes and came across this one, so I made it. It was SO GOOD! This will definitely be a new favorite to add to my zucchini recipes and for dinner … even breakfast or lunch. I have a basil plant, so the only thing I did differently was instead of using the 1/2 tsp. of dried basil, I scattered a few fresh basil leaves on the top, under the tomatoes, and I used canned diced Italian tomatoes instead of fresh sliced tomatoes since I did not have any fresh tomatoes on hand. Thank you!
Lydia Beiler
I’m so delighted that you enjoyed this, Linda! It’s been a while since I’ve made this myself and you’ve inspired me to add it to the menu again. I bet that fresh basil made it extra delicious too!
Kim
This recipe was sssooooo good! Still good as leftovers. Can’t wait to make it again. I’m glad I froze shredded zucchini to make it again this winter.
Lydia Beiler
Glad you enjoyed it, Kim! I didn’t plant zucchini this year and am missing have an abundance to make this frequently.