This quick & easy zucchini slice with bacon and cheese is such a family favourite! With only 10 minutes prep time, dinner will be on the table in a flash!
Zucchinis are one of those things that when they’re in season, they’re either absolutely overflowing in your vegetable garden or super cheap at the supermarket. Thanks to my husband (and in no part thanks to me… the worlds worst gardener), we usually have a veggie garden that is bursting with zucchinis. They just seem to multiply before your very eyes. Oh and if you forget to check them for a few days (yep, that’s me), suddenly they’re the size of a cricket bat! Anyway, all of these zucchinis can only mean one thing… lots and lots of quick & easy zucchini slice.
This is my go-to zucchini slice recipe. Sometimes I like to be a bit fancy and add other bits and pieces to my slice, but to be honest, I think this plain and simple version would have to be my fave. That’s always the way isn’t it – the easiest things are usually the best things too.
So to make my easy zucchini slice, all you need is a few basic ingredients. In fact, most of them you’ll already have at home which saves you an extra trip to the supermarket. Plus, all of the ingredients are really budget-friendly, meaning you can make this slice (and then feel slightly less guilty for buying that winter jacket that you ‘needed’… ahem there’s a chance that may have just been me).
Anyway! The reason I love this recipe so much is that you just chop/grate everything, mix it all together and pop it in the oven. Seriously the prep will take you 10 minutes… which is nothing! That’s like the same amount of time it takes to hang out the washing, clean the shower or do the dishes (ugh – clearly I’m all about the fun jobs today!!).
But no really, if you want a basic and easy zucchini slice recipe that the whole family will love, then this is definitely the recipe for you. If you’re really clever (which you sooooo are), why not make a big double batch and freeze the individual slices for a ‘grab and go’ lunch!
Does your vegetable garden go crazy with zucchinis too? And more importantly, did you marry well and find yourself a hubby who is handy in the garden??
Quick & Easy Zucchini Slice - Conventional Method
Ingredients
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup self raising flour 150g
- 1/4 cup oil 60ml
- 100 g cheese grated
- 375 g zucchini grated
- 1 large onion chopped finely
- 3 rashers bacon chopped
- salt and pepper to season
Instructions
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Grease and line a square tin (or a 20cm X 30cm lamington tin) with baking paper.
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Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius (170 if using fan forced).
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Place the eggs into a large bowl and whisk well.
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Add the self raising flour and oil and whisk until smooth.
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Add the grated cheese, zucchini, onion and bacon and mix well.
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Season with salt and pepper.
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Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden on top and cooked through (you can test my inserting a skewer into the middle or pressing lightly onto the top).
Quick & Easy Zucchini Slice - Thermomix Method
Ingredients
- 100 g cheese grated
- 375 g zucchini grated
- 1 large onion chopped finely
- 3 rashers bacon chopped
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup self raising flour 150g
- 1/4 cup oil 60ml
- salt and pepper to season
Instructions
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Place the cheese into the TM bowl and grate on Speed 8 for 5 - 10 seconds. Set aside.
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Place the zucchini and onion into the TM bowl and grate on Speed 6 for 5 seconds.
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Add the bacon and grate for an additional 5 seconds on Speed 5.
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Add the eggs, self raising flour, oil, grated cheese and salt and pepper.
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Mix for 10-15 seconds on Speed 3.
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Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 30-40 minutes or until golden on top and cooked through (you can test my inserting a skewer into the middle or pressing lightly onto the top).
Yumbo! I didn’t know that you could freeze Zucchini Slice – that’s a revelation, and a delicious one at that!
Oh yeah!! Definitely!!! 🙂
Now this is the kind of savory cakes I like! Sounds tasty! Lucy, what is the dip behind the cake?
The dip is a tomato chutney that I made with fresh tomatoes from our garden… yum!
My future MIL makes great zucchini slice, and I’ve never managed to get her recipe – thanks Lucy for cracking the secret to a great zucchini slice! I cannot wait to try this (minus the bacon…) for lunches next week!
We don’t garden at the moment, but in our new townhouse I’m hoping to plant a few herbs and some veggies, and maybe a mini fruit tree. And there’s no way my darling IT nerd steps foot in our garden – I’m the sunshine and dirt lover!
Ooh how exciting – that’s definitely something to look forward to in your new place!
Yum! I pretty much make the same recipe for my zucchini slice but I usually add in some grated carrot as well. It’s such an easy and yummy recipe.
Yum – I love a bit of carrot in there too! And any extra veggies is a good thing, right!?
Yum! I thought it was harder to make and had more ingredients. Looks like something I could do!
Nope SO simple! Seriously, just the easiest thing ever!
Ahhh! I’m always so excited to find fellow Victorian bloggers! You know, I haven’t had a zucchini slice in YEARS– and I don’t know WHY, because I’ve always loved them. Why am I suffering through not knowing what to make for dinner when I could make a zucchini slice?! Thank you for reminding me how delicious they are 🙂
Yay! Being a fellow Victorian, you’ll definitely understand my grumbles about the weather at the moment. Urgh!!
Yum. Too too easy and a good one for lunch boxes, especially if you freeze it! Bookmarking this one. Thanks Lucy! Xx
Yes absolutely Shannon!
This looks so yummy. I tried zucchini slice before, but neither of my little munchkins was a fan of the egg. Now that they both eat egg I think this will be a winner!
Oh yes definitely!!! This is a really kid-friendly recipe 🙂
Lucie, this is a slice of heaven! I love the recipe and would definitely be on my to do list!
Oh thank you Hadia!
We’re big on zucchinis at the moment! This looks so healthy too. Just for variety, could I replace the bacon with smoked salmon?
Oh perfect!! Hmm that;s a good question! I don’t see why not. Sounds delicious!!
Is it just me or is zucchini everywhere at the moment?! I get scared when things look super healthy and zucchini’s are one of those things. I must work on some of my food phobias. lol 🙂
Hahaha yes!! It is everywhere. Zucchinis are great because you can hide them in so many yummy things!
OMG I suck at zucchini slice! It’s the one thing that I just cannot master – and it should be simple. At 30 mins the crust was too brown and the inner still raw. I’m starting to wonder if my oven runs too hot? I did sub in gluten free flour. I might retry this at 160 for an hour?
All ovens are a bit different so it could definitely be that. If I was you, I would pop a sheet of foil over the top partway through cooking to stop it from browning. I have never made this slice with gluten-free flour, so unfortunately I’m not sure on how much it would change the recipe! xx
Hello Lucy, what are the fancy versions you mentioned!??? I would be interested to hear..
I mean this one is gorge but I do it so often it’s nice to ring the changes 🙂
Hi there, I love to add prosciutto, feta or chutney to make it a bit fancier!! Totally delicious… but I still think the classic version is the best (and the cheapest too!). xx
Looks delicious! Do you squeeze the excess liquid out of the grated zucchini?
You certainly can if you’d like a drier slice but it’s not neccessary. xx