Healthy Zucchini Tots Recipe By Tasty Food

ZUCCHINI TOTS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200˚C.)
• Grate the zucchini into a bowl and salt generously.
• Allow zucchini to sit for 20 minutes as the salt draws out moisture.
• Pour zucchini onto a clean dish towel and wring it out over the sink or into a separate bowl.
• Pour the zucchini back into your bowl and add bread crumbs, cheddar cheese, eggs, garlic powder, and pepper. Mix together until well-blended.
• Take a tablespoon of mixture and roll it into a tot, repeat for rest of mixture.
• Place on a greased baking sheet and place in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until tots are crunchy. Serve warm.
• Enjoy!

ZUCCHINI TOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Spray a mini-muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Combine zucchini and carrot in a large bowl. Squeeze out excess water using a paper towel.
• Mix bread crumbs, feta cheese, basil, egg, salt, pepper, and oregano into zucchini-carrot mixture. Scoop mixture using a mini ice cream scoop or 2 spoons and press mixture into the prepared muffin tin using the back of a spoon.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 15 to 18 minutes.

HEALTHY ZUCCHINI TOTS RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
• Grate the zucchini with a coarse cheese grater.
• Transfer the grated bits to a medium bowl and season with a ¼ teaspoon of the salt. Mix the zucchini until well incorporated.
• Let the zucchini sit for 20 minutes until the salt has drawn out some of the moisture.
• Pour the zucchini into a kitchen towel and twist to strain as much liquid as you can.
• Place the grated zucchini back into a bowl and mix with the breadcrumbs, green onions, garlic, onion powder, remaining ¼ teaspoon of salt, pepper, and egg, and mix until well combined.
• From the mixture into 15 even sized tots and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake for 20-24 minutes, flipping each halfway through.
• Serve with your choice of dipping sauce.
• Enjoy!

CHICKEN AND ZUCCHINI FOIL PACKS

Steps:

• Prepare grill for medium heat or preheat oven to 450°. In a large skillet, cook onion in oil over medium-high heat until crisp-tender, 4-5 minutes. Add mushrooms; cook until tender, 4-5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, basil and oregano; cook until tomato paste starts to caramelize, 6-8 minutes. Stir in broth, stirring to loosen browned bits from pan. Bring to a boil; cook until sauce has thickened, 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat; cool slightly. , Cut each chicken breast into 3 long strips. Divide chicken strips between two 18x12-in. pieces of heavy-duty nonstick foil, placing food on dull side of foil; sprinkle with salt and pepper and top with zucchini. Spoon tomato mixture over zucchini. Fold foil around mixture, sealing tightly., Place packets on grill or in oven; cook until chicken is no longer pink, 15-20 minutes, turning once. Open packets carefully to allow steam to escape. If desired, top with additional basil.

ZUCCHINI TATER TOTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place the grated zucchini in cheesecloth or a kitchen towel and wring all of the excess water out (it will be a lot!).
• Place the zucchini in a bowl along with all of the other ingredients except the olive oil. Mix until combined. If the mixture seems too wet, add a little more breadcrumbs.
• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Take a tablespoon of the mixture and form it into an oval shape. Repeat with the remaining mixture. Arrange the tots on a single layer on the baking sheet and spray or brush the tops lightly with olive oil.
• Bake until puffed up and cooked through, about 20 minutes. Flip halfway through cooking. Serve with marinara sauce or other dipping sauce.