Zucchini Pizza Bites are one of our favorite snacks! These delicious pizza bites top sliced zucchini with our favorite toppings and plenty of cheese for the perfect low carb pizza fix!
What’s the best way to feed a hungry crowd something quick and tasty? Appetizers! From jalapeno poppers to buffalo chicken dip and these zucchini pizza bites, low carb appetizers aren’t a thing of the past anymore.
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Zucchini Pizza Bites
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A Versatile Veggie
Zucchini snacks have come a long way since just dipping in Dill Dip. Mini zucchini pizzas are just as much fun to make as they are to eat! It can be noodled, zoodled, grated or lasagna’d but my favorite is to turn them into zucchini pizza bites!
Zucchini is a summer squash grows in abundance and it is so versatile, healthy and flavorful! Not only is zucchini crazy easy to grow, but it’s also easy to preserve or freeze to enjoy year-round. With zero fat and lots of fiber, it’s also loaded with significant amounts of vitamins B6, riboflavin, folate, C, and K, and minerals.
How To Make Zucchini Pizza Bites
This zucchini pizza recipe is a hit with everyone in the family and is a snap to put together. Whether it’s a sleepover or the big game, make these zucchini pizza slices any time!
- TOMATO SAUCE: Store-bought low carb pizza sauce or a tomato sauce makes this extra quick. Leftover meat sauce is another great option!
- TOPPINGS: Possibilities for zucchini bite pizza slice toppings are endless. We love pepperoni, crumbled bacon, or sausage. Top with your favorite low carb veggies.
- CHEESE: Mozzarella is the standard go-to when it comes to pizza because of its creamy, mild flavor and its ability to hold everything together. Zucchini bites can be made with any cheese!
Just add just a few flourishes of basil or red pepper flakes, or a sprinkle of crumbled feta cheese and any crowd will come back for more!
How Long To Cook Zucchini Pizza Bites
Zucchini cooks up FAST, making it these zucchini pizza bites the perfect quick snack or appetizer. It only takes about 5 minutes in the oven to cook the zucchini!
I always turn the oven to broil for an additional 5 minutes or so. This helps the cheese become golden, ooey gooey, and bubbly. YUM!
To Make Ahead
Zucchini pizzas can be made ahead and placed in the fridge until your guests arrive. When they arrive, simply pop the pan in the oven and enjoy! But don’t forget, this zucchini pizza bites recipe is so versatile, it can also be dressed up for a more upscale presentation!
More Zucchini Favorites
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- Zucchini Lasagna
- Keto/Low Carb Chicken Zucchini Soup (Zoodle)
- Zucchini Lasagna Roll Ups
- Easy Homemade Zoodles
Zucchini Pizza Bites
Ingredients
- 2 large zucchini
- ½ cup low carb pizza or tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese
- ¼ cup parmesan cheese
- pizza toppings as desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F. Line a baking pan with foil and set aside.
- Slice Zucchini ¼" thick and arrange on prepared baking sheet.
- Top zucchini slices with pizza sauce, oregano, cheese and your favorite pizza toppings.
- Bake 5 min or until zucchini is tender. Broil 5 min or until cheese is bubbly and melted.
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Nutrition
Sandra says
WHAT IS A SERVING SIZE?
Easy Low Carb CH says
One serving is 1/6 of the recipe, or 1/3 of a sliced zucchini. Enjoy Sandra!
jean says
Please , how many a serving , does anyone no ?
Please , how many , is a serving ?
Easy Low Carb CH says
This will depend on the size of your zucchini. If your zucchinis are 6 inches long, you’ll get 8 slices per serving.
Amy says
I would recommend salting the zucchini for 30 minutes, at least, before assuming toppings. It will remove some of the water.
Becca says
Could you go into detail… salting the zucchini ?
After you cut it. In slices you salt them?
Thank you!
Linda Jo says
That’s eggplant you salt not zucchini, to draws the bitterness out of the eggplant.
Gabrielle says
You can also salt zucchini to draw the moisture out. People often do this for zucchini noodles.
Nakitha says
They’re good but the water they make can make them too hot to eat right off and their too juicy. I added salt and pepper to season the zucchini.
Easy Low Carb CH says
Happy to hear you enjoyed these Nakitha!
Ruth Williamson says
Looks yummy. Does anyone know how many Weight Watcher points a serv8ng size would be?
Easy Low Carb CH says
Maybe another reader can help with that Ruth. Enjoy!
Jenn says
I calculated 5 sp but I don’t know how many slices a serving is
Easy Low Carb CH says
The number of slices per serving will depend on how many you get from your zucchini. Divide the total number of slices from your two zucchinis into 6 portions. Hope that helps Jenn!
Terri C says
I tried these and they are very. I cooked mine in a air fryer with racks. I reduced the temp to 300 so the zucchini would have time to cook before the toppings. Delicious the next time I will use yellow squash.
Easy Low Carb CH says
Sounds great. I’m so happy to hear that you love these pizza bites!
Charlotte says
How long in the air fryer?
Freya says
How long did you cook them in your air fryer? Thanks
Jo says
Fantastic! My daughter in law shared this with me bc she tried it and she and my son loved it sooo I made it for a brunch and it was a hit! I used bacon bits and pepperoni pieces did not measure out but rather just layered:) broiling it after 5 minute cook time was a wonderful idea!!
Thank you!!!
Easy Low Carb CH says
Great idea Jo! So happy to hear that you love these pizza bites so much!
Julie Burnham says
How do you keep the zucchini from getting mushy?
Easy Low Carb CH says
Be sure to cut the zucchini the right thickness, and keep an eye on them while they’re cooking. They cook fast, so if you’re concerned about them being too soft, bake a little less, then broil, and if you find they’re not soft enough, bake a little longer. Enjoy Julie!
Debra McNeill says
Just like cucumbers, salt in a colander and set aside for an hour. I even put mine in the fridge..it helps draw the water out. (I make a lot of cucumber salad in the summer.)
The water will drain and will help with the sogginess.
Heather says
When I make spaghetti squash I salt it as well to draw out the moisture!
Deborah says
Do you rinse the salt off afterwards?
JLP says
Do you rinse them after soaking for an hour in salt?
Lucy Cortés says
Love the recepies
Easy Low Carb SN says
Thanks Lucy! So happy to hear that 🙂
Nancy says
Can I use eggplant or would that get to mushy? Thank you…still going to try it with zucchini as well!
Easy Low Carb SN says
We haven’t tried this recipe with eggplant Nancy, but it should work! Let us know if you try it.
Teresa says
What brand of sauce do you use and how much per bite?
Easy Low Carb CH says
I buy whichever low carb sauce is on sale Teresa. Each bite has about 1 teaspoon or so of sauce. Add to your liking!
Katy McGrath says
Can you freeze them, and if so should you do it before or after you cook them.
Easy Low Carb SN says
We have never tried freezing these Katy. The water in the zucchini may cause them to become slightly mushy. If you try freezing them, cooked or uncooked, please let us know!
Gayle says
Can these be made in an air fryer?
Easy Low Carb SN says
We haven’t tried this recipe in the air fryer Gayle, but other readers have with great success. Let us know how they turn out!
Linda says
Hi. I made mine this weekend and used salsa instead of pizza sauce. They were wonderful. Mine were probably undercooked for some because they were crisp, but I made them in a toaster oven which may not have been hot enough. They were a wonderful snack lunch.
Easy Low Carb SN says
So happy you enjoyed them Linda!
Fran says
Omgosh! Salsa and Mex Cheese sounds great! TY!
Sarah says
These look fantastic. I can’t wait to try it.
Easy Low Carb SN says
So happy to hear that Sarah! Let us know what you think 🙂
Jessica says
Wow, I absolutely adored these! I’ve never gone back to a recipe page to leave a comment before, but I liked this meal so much that I just had to come back and share! This was very simple, but tasty, and healthy! I used 3 zucchini’s to fill 2 sheet pans and it was enough to fill me and my husband as a dinner by itself. At first I was using thicker shredded mozzarella cheese. When that bag ran out, I opened and used finely shredded mozzarella cheese and it was a lot easier to pinch and pile on top of the zucchini slices. I accidentally cooked this 50 degrees lower than the recipe calls for, so I just kept it in a few mins longer and it worked. I can’t wait to make these again next week. They’ll definitely be a regular meal for us! Thanks for the recipe 🙂
Easy Low Carb SN says
Yay!! So happy to hear that Jessica. I can’t get enough of these either 🙂
Diane Vierra says
Yummy
Diane Vierra says
Going to trying this looks great
Karen says
They weren’t soggy? You didn’t say if you “salted” them or not. AND, did you broil for 5 min? That seems like a LONG time to broil.
Easy Low Carb CH says
These are not soggy. We broiled them for 5 minutes, but you can broil until they are done to your liking. Enjoy Karen!
Sue says
Sorry, but I don’t understand what is meant by “broiling”?
Easy Low Carb CH says
Great question Sue! Broiling is a setting on most North American ovens that uses only the top heating element in the oven (heating from the top down). In the UK, I know a salamander grill does the same type of thing. Hope that helps!
Debbie says
So, its best to bake zucchini and then broil after? So, about 5 min and 5 minutes each method? Of course depends on zucchini thickness.
Holly says
Yes, this is the method we’ve found works the best.
Geneva says
Can you do something similar using spaghetti squash?
Easy Low Carb CH says
I’ve never tried with spaghetti squash. I’m not sure that the texture would work for this. Let us know if you do try it Geneva!
Kelly R says
I’m on a strict 25 carb a day limit. That means I can only consume 8 carbs per meal if I eat 3 meals a day. The serving size for this recipe says it’s1/3 of a zucchini for 4 carbs. I would only be able to eat a few pieces and that would account for an entire meal alone for someone on my particular diet plan.
The sauce is the culprit and isn’t recommended for my diet plan because of the high carb content.
Easy Low Carb CH says
You could try replacing the low carb sauce with something else low carb (pesto would be delish) or omit it altogether and add a bit of extra seasoning for flavor!
Roberta says
Cut back on the sauce. I personally use less sauce.
Roberta says
Yes. Slice then lightly salt. The salt helps pull out the moisture in the zucchini, and there’s a lot of moisture in zucchini.
Sherri Chandler says
Excellent
Easy Low Carb CH says
Thanks Sherri!
Bettye says
What temperature do you cook these on? They look so good.
Easy Low Carb CH says
They are baked at 450, then broiled. Enjoy Bettye!
Brenda R says
Instead of Salting… I’m going to try tossing the zucchini on my dehydrator ahead of time…. dry them down a bit that way. (Prior planning needed to get the timing right.)
Tabitha says
Brenda, did you try the dehydrator? What did you discover?
Anne Haley says
Made this for lunch guests yesterday and it was a huge hit! Absolutely delicious! the hint of oregano on the pizza sauce was a nice flavourful touch. We made it exactly as printed and it turned out perfect
Connie says
Just tried them for lunch today. They are delicious! Will definitely make again. Great recipe! Thank you!
sharon ryan says
Tasty, nutritious way to use the versatile zucchini!
Easy Low Carb CH says
I agree Sharon, they’re so tasty!
Dar says
I wish people would read the directions and not ask for step by step directions. we my as well make it for them. pay attention
Stephanie says
Delicious! Simply delicious. Wish I had made more. Cannot wait to have them again. Book club loved them too.
Easy Low Carb CH says
So happy to hear that everyone loved them! I’m wanting these zucchini pizza bites again right now Stephanie!
D says
These were AMAZING!!!! my new favorite way to make zucchini… would work great with summer squash as well. I had been doing something similar with just cheese but the pizza spices and toppings definitely make it way better.
I did pepperoni and ham. Didn’t have any pizza sauce but they still turned out great. I also added garlic powder.
Great recipe.
Kids liked them.
Perfect for low carb and SCD.
Easy Low Carb CH says
So happy you loved them! We sure do!
Heather B says
Hi, I don’t like zucchini and am always searching for recipes that get them in me while masking their flavour. This did well on those criteria… however… there are SOOOOO many of them ( I had smaller zucchinis girth-wise and wound up with 70 slices(!))… we did our best but there are some left over. How long and at what temp to reheat them so they aren’t soggy or overdone? I need help as I’m definitely a beginner in the art of zucchini…
Thanks,
H
Easy Low Carb CH says
I haven’t tried it but they can easily overcook. I’d broil again to reheat. They can also be chopped and added to a pasta sauce.
T says
These are delicious! I also baked for 5 minutes, and then sprinkled some panic bread crumbs on top of the cheese and then broiled for 5 minutes. Loved the added crunch!
T says
*Panko
Easy Low Carb CH says
Sounds delish! Thanks for sharing!
Sheryl says
Loved these! While my husband was having potato skins I had these zucchini skins instead. Only had a small zucchini so sliced it lengthwise and did the sauce, Italian seasonings, cheeses and pepperoni. Cooked in my toaster oven per directions. FANTASTIC! Will try these again and again!! Yum!
Easy Low Carb CH says
So glad you love this dish Sheryl! Thanks for sharing your tip, great idea to do the zucchini that way.
arlene says
very easy, tasty. thank you!
Easy Low Carb CH says
So glad you love these pizza bites Arlene!