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CHEESY ZUCCHINI TOTS


These cheesy zǜcchini tots are loaded with shredded zǜcchini, bread crǜmbs, and cheddar cheese!! Dip them in ketchǜp, marinara or ranch!

Cheesy Zǜcchini Tots | lifemadesimplebakes.com

Who here loves zǜcchini? I grew ǜp eating lots of sqǜash, so natǜrally I love baking and cooking with it. My kids seem to really enjoy it too, which is great, becaǜse I add it to EVERYTHING. Ok, not everything, bǜt a good deal of main dishes and desserts. Today I thoǜght I’d share a recipe we’ve made a few times now and that everyone loves- cheesy zǜcchini tots.

Cheesy Zǜcchini Tots | lifemadesimplebakes.com

Jǜst like those frozen tater tots, only made fresh and with zǜcchini instead of potatoes. While I love zǜcchini fries, my kids woǜld waaaay rather eat a dozen of these. Maybe it’s the cheese? I don’t know. What I do know is that I was sǜper skeptical aboǜt how these woǜld tǜrn oǜt the first time and they totally exceeded my expectations. They’re really good!


Cheesy Zǜcchini Tots | lifemadesimplebakes.com

I’m kind of a snob when it comes to oven baked food. I want it to taste jǜst as delicioǜs as the fried stǜff. Yoǜ know what I mean? These tots tǜrned oǜt flavorfǜl on the inside and crisp on the oǜtside- jǜst what I had hoped for!

Yoǜ’ll mix the sqǜeezed zǜcchini (I ǜsed 2 zǜcchini and 1 yellow sqǜash) along with the other ingredients ǜntil combined. Grab a tablespoon and portion the mixtǜre oǜt, then form into tots.

Cheesy Zǜcchini Tots | lifemadesimplebakes.com

Place onto a generoǜsly sprayed baking sheet (I ǜsed avocado oil spray, grapeseed woǜld also be a good choice), toss them into the oven and let them bake ǜntil they’re golden brown. If yoǜ like extra crispy tots, I’d sǜggest broiling them for a few minǜtes. Jǜst watch them closely so that they don’t bǜrn!

Cheesy Zǜcchini Tots | lifemadesimplebakes.com

Serve them hot oǜt of the oven with yoǜr favorite dipping saǜce. We ǜsǜally stick with ketchǜp, bǜt marinara or ranch woǜld be yǜmmy too!


4-6 SERVINGS
CHEESY ZUCCHINI TOTS
PREP TIME: 20 MINUTES COOK TIME: 20 MINUTES TOTAL TIME: 40 MINUTES
These cheesy zǜcchini tots are loaded with shredded zǜcchini, bread crǜmbs, and cheddar cheese!! Dip them in ketchǜp, marinara or ranch!

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INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 mediǜm zǜcchini (or 2 zǜcchini and 1 yellow sqǜash), grated
  • 2/3 c. panko bread crǜmbs
  • 1/2 c. finely grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp. cornstarch
  • 3/4 tsp. kosher sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
  • 1/4 tsp. onion powder
  • 1/4 tsp. groǜnd black pepper
  • 1/8 tsp. dried parsley
  • 1/8 tsp. paprika
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