Baked Zucchini Fries Recipe
A few nights ago we were doing a little grilling and decided that we wanted to make something different than regular
fries to go along with our cheeseburgers. We decided to make baked zucchini fries. While I’ve had fried zucchini fries before, I really like the clean taste of baking them.
Zucchini fries are an excellent side dish as a substitution to French fries and are sure to go over great the next time you have guests over. You can serve these as a side dish or by themselves as an appetizer.
One of the things that I love the most about this dish is that it is so simple to make. It takes no time to put together and, besides the zucchini, you probably already have most of the ingredients at home. But, when you serve this dish, it will seem like it took a lot longer than frozen French fries.
Ingredients
2 zucchinis
1 egg
1/4 c buttermilk
1/2 c shredded Parmesan cheese
1/2 c seasoned breadcrumbs
1 c marinara sauce
Salt & Pepper
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Cut zucchini in half crosswise and then into 8 wedges. Depending on the size of your zucchinis, you could cut into 1/4 slices as well.
- Combine the Parmesan cheese, seasoned breadcrumbs, salt and pepper into a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg and buttermilk together.
- Dip the zucchini slices first into the egg and buttermilk mixture. Then roll the zucchini slices in the Parmesan cheese and breadcrumbs.
- Coat a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Lay out the zucchini slices in rows. Bake at 425 degrees for approximately 10-15 minutes before rotating zucchini slices. Bake for another 10-15 minutes or until golden brown. While the zucchini slices are baking, heat up marinara sauce in a small sauce pan.
- Upon removing from over, lightly season zucchini slices with salt & pepper.
- Serve zucchini slices with marinara sauce on the side for dipping. If you would like to garnish your dish, you could top the zucchini slices with fresh shredded Parmesan cheese, diced tomatoes and freshly chopped parsley.
Enjoy!
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