Baked Zucchini Fries

Blog post #201 of 365

I love my daughter in law. She always where she stole the recipe.
 http://www.ourbestbites.com/2011/01/baked-zucchini-fries/ These are good!

What you'll need:
1 pound of zucchini (yellow squash works too. You know the kind that looks exactly like zucchini. Use both if you like.)
1/2 cup Breadcrumbs (I prefer panko)
1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
(You can omit the seasonings if you bought Italian seasoned breadcrumbs. But this way tastes better to me.)
2 eggs
Parmesan cheese (I use Kraft.)

What you'll do:
Preheat your oven to 425 degrees
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray with non stick cooking spray and set aside.
Mix your breadcrumbs with your Parmesan cheese and set aside.
Prepare your zucchini by cutting off the ends, cutting in half, then cutting length wise into planks, then cutting the planks until they are as thin or as thick as you like. (Note thin fries are the crispiest and taste less like zucchini!)

Stole the photo, they'll look like this.

After all of your "fries" are cut blot dry with a paper towel.

Whisk the eggs in a pie tin or large shallow bowl.

Dredge zucchini in egg, let most of the egg drip off, then dredge in the breadcrumb mixture and place on the prepared baking sheet. (Note if using panko breadcrumb mixture work with about 2 tablespoons of bread crumbs at a time because they soak up the moisture and won't stick to the zucchini after the few fries.)

When all of your "fries" are on the pan bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove and flip then return to the oven and bake another 10 to 12 minutes or until light brown.

So easy, so yummy and less calories than fried zucchini.

Thank you H!