Best Healthy Zucchini Tots Recipe By Tasty Recipes

ZUCCHINI TOTS RECIPE BY TASTY

Zucchini Tots Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: medium-sized zucchinis, bread crumbs, shredded cheddar cheese, eggs, garlic powder, pepper, salt

Provided by Merle O'Neal

Categories Sides

Yield 5 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

4 medium-sized zucchinis
¾ cup bread crumbs
¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 eggs
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon pepper
salt, to pull moisture from the zucchini

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!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 255 calories, Carbohydrate 27 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 13 grams, Sugar 5 grams

ZUCCHINI TOTS

Zucchini Tots image

Crispy, crunchy, veggie-packed, deliciously stylish zucchini tots and cutlets. Because kids eat with their eyes first too!

Provided by deliciouslystylish

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Vegetable Zucchini Appetizer Recipes

Time 25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

cooking spray
1 cup grated zucchini
¼ cup grated carrot
¼ cup seasoned bread crumbs
¼ cup crumbled feta cheese
¼ cup chopped fresh basil
1 egg
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
⅛ teaspoon dried oregano

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 65.2 calories, Carbohydrate 5.2 g, Cholesterol 40.4 mg, Fat 3.4 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 3.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.9 g, Sodium 416.4 mg, Sugar 1.4 g

MIXED VEGETABLE TOTS RECIPE BY TASTY

Mixed Vegetable Tots Recipe by Tasty image

Here's what you need: zucchini, sweet potato, broccoli, carrot, salt, grated parmesan cheese, panko breadcrumbs, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, olive oil, egg

Provided by Swasti Shukla

Categories Sides

Yield 20 tots

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 zucchini
1 sweet potato, peeled
½ head broccoli
1 carrot, peeled
1 teaspoon salt, divided
⅓ cup grated parmesan cheese
⅓ cup panko breadcrumbs
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 egg

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
On a cutting board, grate the zucchini, sweet potato, carrot, and broccoli with a coarse cheese grater.
Transfer the grated vegetables to a medium bowl and season with ½ teaspoon of salt. Mix until well incorporated.
Let the vegetables sit for 20 minutes until the salt has drawn out some of the moisture.
Transfer the grated veggies into a kitchen towel and twist to strain as much liquid as you can.
Place the grated veggies back into a bowl and mix with the Parmesan, panko, pepper, remaining salt, onion powder, garlic powder, olive oil, and egg. Mix until well combined.
Form the mixture into 20-25 even-sized tots and transfer to a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
Bake for 20-30 minutes or until tots are golden brown, flipping each halfway through.
Serve with your choice of dipping sauce.
Enjoy!