I stole this recipe for Italian Baked Breaded Zucchini from anitalianinmykitchen.com. This vegetable recipe is to make and a delicious side dish. Breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, pepper & garlic are mixed with olive oil. Then zucchini is cut into sticks and tossed with the breadcrumb mixture. Next the coated zucchini sticks are placed on a baking sheet. After drizzling with olive oil the zucchini is baked until crispy. This recipe is a perfect use of a surplus crop of zucchini with no worries of crop failures.

The ingredients for this recipe are: 3 medium zucchini, 3 to 4 tbsp breadcrumbs, 3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese, 1 tbsp parsley, ¼ tsp salt, 1 to 2 dashes of black pepper, 1 clove of garlic and 3 to 4 tbsp olive oil

In a medium bowl combine the breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, pepper and garlic.

Then stir in 1 tbsp olive oil.

Trim and cut the zucchini into sticks (2 inch pieces). Rinse and drain but do not dry. Then add to a large bowl.

Toss zucchini pieces with bread crumb mixture.

Place the sticks on the prepared cookie sheet and sprinkle with remaining breadcrumb mixture.

Drizzle with 1 to 2 tbsp of olive oil. The bake at 400 F for 15 to 20 minutes.

Sprinkle with salt. Serve immediately.

If you liked this recipe for Italian Baked Breaded Zucchini then you can also try Breaded Baked Zucchini, Parmesan Roasted Zucchini or Zucchini Fries.   

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Italian Baked Breaded Zucchini

This vegetable recipe is to make and a delicious side dish. Breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, pepper & garlic are mixed with olive oil. Then zucchini is cut into sticks and tossed with the breadcrumb mixture. Next the coated zucchini sticks are placed on a baking sheet. After drizzling with olive oil the zucchini is baked until crispy.

Course Vegetable

Prep Time 2 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Servings 4 people

Ingredients

• 3 medium zucchini
• 3 to 4 tbsp breadcrumbs
• 3 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 tbsp parsley
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 to 2 dashes of black pepper
• 1 clove of garlic minced
• 3 to 4 tbsp olive oil divided

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Drizzle cookie sheet with 1 tbsp olive oil.
2. In a medium bowl combine the breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt, pepper, garlic and 1 tbsp olive oil.
3. Trim and cut the zucchini into sticks (2 inch pieces). Rinse and drain but do not dry.
4. Toss zucchini pieces with bread crumb mixture. Place the sticks on the prepared cookie sheet and sprinkle with remaining breadcrumb mixture.
5. Drizzle with 1 to 2 tbsp of olive oil. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle with salt. Serve immediately.