This absolute unit of a courgette can barely fit in my fridge!

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  1. Scoobydoomed

    Lol it makes it look like that’s a toy fridge.

  2. Conscious_Freedom952

    See courgettes are humbling because the big ones Look really impressive but the never taste as good and the small crooked ones 😂! That’s why people grow marrows for size competition rather than to eat. Hats of to you though it takes time and hard work to grow one that big and not have it eaten by pests xx

  3. ratch_ting

    more of a courg than a courgette at that size

  4. CanadianWinterRose

    I like them big, you can cut it like a hamburger and grill it with seasoning, easy to turn and won’t fall through 🙂

  5. sputnikmonolith

    Anyone got any good recipe recommendations?

  6. Grumpkinns

    Do people normally keep them in the fridge? I just leave them on the counter

  7. Doakeswasframed

    I think for flavor you are supposed to pick these a bit earlier? You can make a huge zucchini bread with this at least!!

  8. eatcheeseplease

    My favorite zucchini soup recipe, which freezes super well. I like to serve it with cream (but don’t freeze cream with it, just add later after reheating). (4 portions)

    1 tablespoon olive oil

    1 medium onion, chopped (1 1/2 cups)

    2 minced garlic cloves

    2 teaspoons curry powder

    1 large potato, peeled and diced

    2.5 cups zucchini, diced

    4 cups low-sodium chicken broth

    ½ teaspoon salt

    ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

    Directions

    Step 1

    In medium saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook about 7-8 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and curry powder; cook, stirring, until fragrant (about 1 minute). Add remaining ingredients; heat to boiling. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, 20 minutes. When soup has cooled, blend and serve, or freeze into portions.

    Nutrition Facts

    Per Serving: 151 calories; fat 4g; saturated fat 0.6g; mono fat 2.5g; poly fat 0.5g; protein 6g; carbohydrates 25g; fiber 4g; iron 2mg; sodium 375mg; calcium 54mg.

  9. GrowingBacktotheLand

    What do you keep in the newspaper?

  10. sunshineANDrainbowsg

    you know what else can barely fit in your fridge

  11. cavallinm

    How do we know you don’t just have a tiny fridge? Need banana for scale.

  12. Poodlelucy

    When they get this big because I failed to find them earlier, I do one of 3 things:
    1. Remove seeds and grate the flesh;
    2. Remove seeds, scoop out cavity and fill/treat like stuffed peppers (same ingredients) and bake; or
    3. Give to neighbors to do #1 or #2 above.

    This time of year, it’s easy to miss these MOABs growing beneath the huge leaves of any cucurbit!

  13. 1Bookworm

    Congrats. Well done! Im starting to grow my own vegies too so know how hard it is to get the balance right and then once you get some you have to protect it from the birds, etc

  14. It’s a Marrow now, or a bommyknocker as my kids like to call them.

  15. Majestic-light1125

    That is a beast!! Loving the norpack, fellow Aldi shopper here.

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