Zucchini Fries

Our baked Zucchini Fries recipe makes a great appetizer to serve with marinara sauce or ranch dressing, or serve these delicious crispy parmesan zucchini sticks as a side dish with chicken or fish.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• Great For Sharing.
• Simple To Make. After the zucchini sticks are coated, then you just pup them in the oven for about 20 minutes until they are golden and crispy. 
• Crispy Good. These zucchini fries are deliciously crispy right from the oven, and they’re even better when you sprinkle them with extra parmesan cheese and lemon zest.

Zucchini Fries Recipe Ingredients

• Zucchini. You’ll need 3 medium size zucchini for this recipe.
• All Purpose Flour. The zucchini fries are tossed in all purpose flour before coating them in egg and the bread crumb mixture.
• Eggs. We coat the zucchini pieces in egg before coating them in the bread crumb mixture.
• Plain Bread Crumbs. We use plain bread crumbs, but you can use panko bread crumbs if you like. 
• Parmesan Cheese. We mix the parmesan cheese with the bread crumbs and some lemon zest to make a delicious coating. After the zucchini fries come out of the oven, we sprinkle them with more parmesan cheese and lemon zest making them extra tasty.
• Seasoning. We use a simple seasoning mix of onion powder, garlic powder and Italian seasoning.
• Salt. Sprinkle the zucchini fries with salt when they come out of the oven instead of extra parmesan cheese. 
• Lemon Zest. Don’t skip the lemon zest. It gives these zucchini sticks and perky lemony flavor that compliments the zucchini.
• Olive Oil. We drizzle olive oil over the coated zucchini before placing them in the oven. This will help create an oven-fried affect making them crispy and preventing them from drying out while in the oven. We use a silicon brush dipped in the oil and then drizzled over the zucchini sticks.

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How to Make Zucchini Fries

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Prepare Zucchini. Cut the ends off each zucchini and then slice them in half lengthwise and then slice each piece in half lengthwise again so you have four zucchini sticks from each whole zucchini. Pat each zucchini stick dry with paper towels.
3. Dredge the zucchini sticks in flour, then dip into the egg mixture and roll them in the seasoned bread crumb and parmesan mixture. Arrange the sticks in a single layer on the baking sheet. Using a silicon brush dipped in olive oil, lightly drizzle the oil over the zucchini sticks. You can use a spoon to drizzle the oil, or use spray oil if you like.
4. Put the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the zucchini fries are golden brown. Rotate the tray midway through cooking so the fries cook evenly.
5. Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese and lemon zest.
6. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. If properly stored, they should last 2-3 days. 

Tips For Making The Best Zucchini Fries

• Pat the cut zucchini pieces dry with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
• To cut down on a mess, rather than dirtying bowls, measure out the flour on a piece of parchment paper and then the breadcrumbs and parmesan mixture on another piece of parchment paper. After you have coated the zucchini sticks in each, just toss the parchment paper in the trash.
• Lightly coast the zucchini pieces in the flour and breadcrumb parmesan mixture. You may need to gently press some of the breadcrumbs onto the zucchini to get them to stick.
• Depending on thickness of the carrots and the temperature of your open, roasting time may vary.
• To make these zucchini fries gluten free, omit the flour and breadcrumbs. Toss the parmesan cheese and seasoning together. Coat the zucchini sticks in the egg and then in the seasoned parmesan cheese. Line on a baking sheet and bake until they are golden and crispy.

Can I Make These Zucchini Fries In An Air Fryer?

Yes! You absolutely can make these zucchini fries in an air fryer. Just follow the directions in this recipe for breading the zucchini sticks Instead of arranging the zucchini sticks on a baking sheet, arrange them in a single layer in an air fryer basket. Set the air fryer to 350°F and cook for 7 to 12 minutes, or until the zucchini fries are golden brown and crispy.

Serving Suggestions

• Appetizer. Serve baked zucchini fries with warm marinara sauce, Homemade Ranch Dressing, Garlic Aioli, Chipotle Sauce, Artichoke Dipping Sauce, or Lemon Dill Sauce.
• Side Dish. Serve as a side dish with chicken, like our  Baked Barbecue Chicken Thighs, Cilantro Lime Chicken and Air Fryer Chicken Thighs.

More Side Dish Recipes

• Skillet Corn
• Roasted Red Potatoes
• Peas and Carrots
• Sautéed Vegetables
• Steamed Broccoli

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Yield: 8 Servings

Zucchini Fries

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Our bake Zucchini Fries recipe makes a great appetizer to serve with marinara sauce or ranch dressing, or serve these zucchini sticks as a side dish with chicken or fish.

Ingredients

• 3 medium zucchini
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons water
• 3/4 cup bread crumbs
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, finely grated (divided)
• Zest of 1 lemon, divided
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/4 cup olive oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Cut the ends off each zucchini and then slice them in half lengthwise and then slice each piece in half lengthwise again so you have four zucchini sticks from each whole zucchini. Pat each zucchini stick dry with paper towels.
3. Whisk the eggs and water together in a shallow bowl. Measure the flour out onto a plate or shallow bowl. Combine the bread crumbs, parmesan cheese, seasoning and 1/2 of the lemon zest together on a plate or bowl. Rub the mixture together with your fingers a bit to release the oils from the zest into the bread crumbs and parmesan cheese.
4. Dredge the zucchini sticks in flour, then dip into the egg mixture and roll them in the seasoned bread crumb mixture. Arrange the sticks in a single layer on a baking sheet. Using a silicon brush dipped in olive oil, lightly drizzle the oil over the zucchini sticks. You can use a spoon to drizzle the oil, or use spray oil if you like.
5. Put the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 18 to 20 minutes, or until the zucchini fries are golden brown. Rotate the tray midway through cooking so the fries cook evenly.
6. Remove from oven and sprinkle with remaining parmesan cheese and lemon zest.
7. Serve with marinara sauce or ranch dressing.
8. Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. If properly stored, they should last 2-3 days. 

Notes

Tips For Making The Best Zucchini Fries

• Pat the cut zucchini pieces dry with paper towels to remove excess moisture.
• To cut down on making a mess and dirtying bowls, measure out the flour onto a piece of parchment paper and combine the seasoned breadcrumbs and parmesan mixture on separate piece of parchment paper. After you have coated the zucchini sticks in each, you can just toss the parchment paper in the trash.
• Lightly coast the zucchini pieces in the flour and breadcrumb parmesan mixture. You may need to gently press some of the breadcrumbs onto the zucchini to get them to stick.
• Depending on thickness of the carrots and the temperature of your open, roasting time may vary.
• To make these zucchini fries gluten free, omit the flour and breadcrumbs. Toss the parmesan cheese and seasoning together. Coat the zucchini sticks in the egg and then in the seasoned parmesan cheese. Line on a baking sheet and bake until they are golden and crispy.

How To Make These Zucchini Fries In An Air Fryer

Just follow the directions in this recipe for breading the zucchini sticks Instead of arranging the zucchini sticks on a baking sheet, arrange them in a single layer in an air fryer basket. Set the air fryer to 350°F and cook for 7 to 12 minutes, or until the zucchini fries are golden brown and crispy.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 422Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 7gUnsaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 769mgCarbohydrates: 45gFiber: 4gSugar: 4gProtein: 18g

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