Oven-Fried Zucchini Tots
Dinners, Dishes & Desserts
Updated Jun 16, 2022
Your kids (and you!) will be excited to eat their veggies when this cheesy baked version of fried zucchini crosses their plates. Ready in just 30 minutes, our Oven-Fried Zucchini Tots are a delicious side or appetizer. Plate them up next to a small bowl of ketchup for dipping, and you've got some restaurant-worthy bites made right at home!
Oven-Fried Zucchini Tots
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 30 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 medium zucchini
- 1/4 cup finely chopped or grated onion
- 1/4 cup Progresso™ garlic & herb bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 egg, beaten
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Ketchup, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400° F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray.
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Step2Grate or finely chop 1 medium zucchini; squeeze out all of the excess water with a clean dish towel.
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Step3In medium bowl, mix zucchini, 1/4 cup finely chopped or grated onion, 1/4 cup Progresso™ garlic & herb bread crumbs, 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1 egg, beaten, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix until well blended.
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Step4Shape about a tablespoonful of mixture into a small round log. Place on cookie sheet. Repeat to use all of mixture, placing 1 inch apart.
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Step5Bake 18 to 22 minutes, turning halfway through bake time.
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Step6Serve with ketchup.
Nutrition
90
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
5g
Protein
8g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 90
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 9%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 50mg
- 17%
- Sodium
- 250mg
- 10%
- Potassium
- 160mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 8g
- 3%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 5g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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