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Oven Baked Zucchini Fries

Zucchini Fries are a great way to use extra zucchini! These “fries” are coated with bread crumbs and Parmesan and baked until golden brown.

Zucchini Fries are a great way to use extra zucchini! These "fries" are coated with bread crumbs and Parmesan and baked until golden brown. https://www.lanascooking.com/zucchini-fries/

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I’m really not a wasteful person. I really try to plan ahead so that I don’t buy more than we will use within a reasonable time. However, for some reason, I go absolutely nuts in my store’s produce department. And, for some reason, I always buy too much zucchini. I did it again last weekend.

So I had this zucchini sitting in my fridge, and I knew I needed to do something with it, but I couldn’t face another fork-full of it sauteed. Then I thought, “Well, why not fry it? Anything fried is good, right?” Yes, if you don’t mind the grease everywhere and the smell for the next three days.

Hmmm. What to do? That’s when it came to me – oven fries!!!

I actually made this up on the spot, and it was really tasty! If you want to try some zucchini oven fries for yourself, then here’s what you’ll do:

How to Make Zucchini Fries

Preheat the oven to 400F.

Baking sheet lined with parchment paper.

Prepare a baking pan by lining with parchment paper. Or aluminum foil. Whatever you have. Spray the parchment or whatever you used with cooking spray and set it aside.

Prepping the zucchini and cutting it into sticks.

Wash and dry zucchini. Cut a small slice off each end. Cut zucchini into french fry shapes.

Eggs and cream in a large bowl.

Combine eggs and cream or half-and-half in a large bowl and mix well.

Prepare the breading mixture in a pan.

In a shallow pan, combine the bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, salt, and pepper.

Coating the zucchini sticks with the egg wash.

Put all the zucchini fries into the egg and milk mixture and toss well to coat. Just get in there with your hands and mix it all together.

Coating the zucchini fries with bread crumb mixture.

Working in small batches, place the fries into the bread crumb mixture and toss until well coated.

Prepped zucchini fries on the baking sheet.

Place the coated zucchini fries on the pan leaving space in between each one. Spray lightly with cooking spray.

Finished zucchini fries on a baking sheet.

Bake at 400 degrees for approximately 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.

Note: after about 10 minutes cooking time they looked a little dry to me, so I sprayed them once more with the cooking spray.

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Zucchini Fries are a great way to use extra zucchini! These "fries" are coated with bread crumbs and Parmesan and baked until golden brown. https://www.lanascooking.com/zucchini-fries/

Zucchini Fries

Great way to use extra zucchini! These “fries” are coated with bread crums and Parmesan and baked until golden brown.
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Course: Vegetables
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 285kcal
Author: Lana Stuart

Ingredients

  • 3 medium zucchini
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon cream or half-and-half
  • 1 cup seasoned bread crumbs
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • Cooking spray

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400F.
  • Prepare a baking pan by lining with parchment paper. Spray the parchment with cooking spray.
  • Wash and dry zucchini. Cut small slice off each end. Cut zucchini into french fry shapes.
  • Combine eggs and cream or half-and-half in a large mixing bowl.
  • In a shallow pan, combine the bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper.
  • Put the zucchini fries into the egg mixture and toss to coat well.
  • Working in small batches, place the fries into the bread crumb mixture and toss until well coated.
  • Place the coated zucchini fries on the pan leaving space in between each one.
  • Bake at 400 degrees until golden brown.

Notes

Nutrition Information

Serving 1 | Calories 285kcal | Carbohydrates 27g | Protein 19g | Fat 12g | Saturated Fat 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat 2g | Monounsaturated Fat 3g | Trans Fat 1g | Cholesterol 106mg | Sodium 1409mg | Potassium 523mg | Fiber 3g | Sugar 6g | Vitamin A 702IU | Vitamin C 27mg | Calcium 373mg | Iron 3mg

Nutrition information is calculated by software based on the ingredients in each recipe. It is an estimate only and is provided for informational purposes. You should consult your healthcare provider or a registered dietitian if precise nutrition calculations are needed for health reasons.

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4 Comments

  1. sangeeta khanna says:

    sounds strange, but even i end up buying lots of zucchini n struggle to finish it off ……….this looks easy n yum……baked fries are always good.

  2. breadplusbutter says:

    Zucchini fried = yum!! Glad that these are baked rather than fried.