Easy Garlic Zucchini Chips Recipe

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Need yet another way to make use to that zucchini you are getting from your garden? These Zucchini Chips make a great snack and they are so easy to put together!

Need yet another way to make use to that zucchini you are getting from your garden? These Zucchini Chips make a great snack and they are so easy to put together! #zucchinichips #zucchinirecipes

Easy Garlic Zucchini Chips Recipe

I only planted 3 zucchini plants this year. Just three. I thought that should be a good amount so we will get what we need without being overwhelmed. I guess I thought wrong!

We happen to be a family that just loves zucchini, so I know I will always find a use for it. I had plans to dehydrate some for soups but I’ve been working on finding some simple snacks that we would enjoy and that’s when I decided to make this Zucchini Chip recipe.

Easy Zucchini Chips

This recipe is so incredibly simple. Just 2 ingredients and very little hands on time to make it. Since zucchini doesn’t have a strong flavor, these are very mild and can be enjoyed by the pickiest eaters.

Making Zucchini Chips

Start by washing up your zucchini. You can peel if your family doesn’t enjoy the skins. My family doesn’t, so I peel and give the skins to the cows as a treat. They LOVE them. Then you need to slice. I slice mine on the thickest setting on my mandoline. You can slice them by hand if you don’t have one, just try and keep them around 1/8 inch thick. Please be careful if you are using the mandoline. I sliced off part of my thumb the other day and it did not feel good!

Dehydrating Zucchini Chips

Lay the slices of the zucchini on your dehydrator trays. Be sure and place them in a single layer and try to keep each slice separate on the tray. It takes me two medium/large zucchini to fill my dehydrator.

Homemade Garlic Salt

If you are buying garlic salt from the store, now is the time to stop! It’s crazy easy to make your own and you probably already have garlic granules/powder and salt at home. I mix 1 part garlic granules to 3 parts salt in this little shaker when I need it.

Salted Zucchini Chips

Sprinkle the garlic salt over the slices on the tray. I hold my trays over the sink to do this.

Food Dehydrator

Start your dehydrator at 150 degrees for 5 hours. You may need to go a little longer than this depending on the thickness of your slices and the level of humidity in your home. Sometimes it takes me 5 hours, sometimes 7. By the way, I have an L’Equip Filter Pro Food Dehydrator and I just love it! I got it 5 years ago and not had a single problem with it yet.

Garlic Zucchini Chips Recipe

Once the time is done, check the crispness of the zucchini chips to see if they are as crunchy as you want them to be. Remember that if they are still warm they may still be a little flexible but will firm up as they cool. After they are finished I remove them from the tray and place the ones that don’t go directly into my mouth into a gallon size zippered bag. A gallon or half gallon jar would work for storage also.

Other Flavors of Zucchini Chips

For some variety, you could try other spices or seasonings on this Zucchini Chips recipe. My family prefers to eat rather plainly so garlic is the “craziest” flavor we’ve tried yet. Plain salt is great though too!

Some spices that might work well:

  • Dill
  • Pepper
  • Basil
  • Red Pepper Flakes
  • Vinegar

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Will you give this Zucchini Chips recipe a try?

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This Garlic Zucchini Chips recipe was originally posted on Little House Living in August 2016 and has been updated as of August 2019.

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23 Comments

  1. This is great! I’m kicking myself for selling my dehydrator years ago!
    Maybe oven baked?
    Thank for the inspiration!
    Michelle

  2. Unfortunately my zucchini gave up the ghost already, but the farm markets still have an abundance. We recently bartered for a dehydrator and now don’t know what we’d do without it! This recipe will be made today! Thanks for sharing!

  3. Hello,
    I had been dehydrating zucchnis slices for a while but was keeping them for soups and stews in the winter. Eating them as is a good idea that hadn’t even occured to me!
    I did a batch with salt and “herbes de provence” today (being in France) and they turned great. The kids loved them for snack and I had to keep some back in a tall cupboard so my husband can try them tonight.
    thanks for sharing!

    1. I’m not sure I would leave them in overnight, I would personally want to keep an eye on them. You could definitely do them in your oven though if it goes to 150 degrees.

  4. MUCH TOO MUCH SALT for the chips. I love salt, but this is really over the top.
    I use zucchini for zucchini bread. I also add bananas ready to go soft.
    makes for a really good bread treat. TOASTED is even better with a little butter. and I mean real butter.

  5. I know what you mean by only having to plant 3 zucchini plants. They’re so hearty, I only have to plant two! 🙂 I love zucchini chips too.

  6. I may have sliced mine too thin. They all stuck and I ended up with crumbs. My husband said to use baking spray but I don’t want that gross buildup on the trays. I imagine there is a trial and error breaking in period.

    1. Yes, our first batch was way too thin too and then I realized that I could adjust the mandoline! I actually liked them best on the widest setting that my mandoline has.

      1. Thanks for the tip. I sliced them thicker and also turned them half way through. They’re not as pretty as yours, but they’re good 🙂

  7. Dear Merissa,
    I read your receipe . It is fantastic. But onlyproblemis the dehydrator. It is not available here in market. Any other solution for this.???
    Thank you

  8. These look so good. I may have to break out my dehydrator…How long will they store for?

    Thanks for sharing at DI & DI 🙂 We enjoy seeing your creativity each week!

  9. Your Zucchini Chips looks awesome, would love to try this! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday and hope you are having a great day!
    Miz Helen

  10. These sound so tasty!

    Would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, and tips.

    Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!

  11. I need to find someone with a dehydrator and give these a try! I’ve been craving chips, and these would be a much better choice to the potato chips I’ve been snacking on.
    Thanks for sharing on Weekend Bites

  12. Love this idea of making zucchini chips in a dehydrator! I’ve also got an abundance of zucchini, and I think I need to make some of these. 🙂

  13. Thank you for the reminder about zucchini chips! I am thankful for the bountiful harvest of zucchini and yellow crookneck squash, but wow. Enough already. Chips will be a nice change of pace:)