Name: Italian Zucchini Tots
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 12 min
Ingredients: 2 small zucchinis; 1 tablespoon olive oil; salt to taste; 1/3 cup gluten-free Italian style panko (We use Ian's ); 1/3 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese (✅)

Italian zucchini tots make a delicious and quick side dish. It’s a zucchini recipe kids love made with parmesan cheese and gluten-free panko.

Zucchini seems to be everywhere come August and September. Change things up and give these baked zucchini crisps a try. You could also fry the zucchini or air fry these crisps as well.

baked zucchini squash coated is held by a hand up close with the bowl of zucchini in the background.

Ingredients

2 small zucchinis
1/3 cup Italian style panko
1/3 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
1 tbsp. olive oil
salt to taste

HOW TO MAKE

Preheat oven to 450 degrees, spray a baking pan with non-stick cooking spray
Slice zucchini into small rounds
Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt
Combine Italian seasoned panko and Parmesan cheese
Coat zucchini with panko mixture, place on a baking pan
Bake 12 minutes, flipping halfway through

Slicing the zucchini into evenly sized pieces helps them finish baking at the same time.

raw sliced zucchini is shown in a clear white bowl on a white marble surface.

Kitchen Tip: Don’t slice too thinly or the zucchini won’t hold up to the high heat.

raw zucchini round is coated in panko crumbs next to a bowl of zucchini slices and panko crumbs on a white marble surface.

Press the panko mixture into the zucchini lightly to ensure the zucchini rounds are fully coated.

Coated zucchini rounds are shown on a baking tray ready to be cooked.

Kitchen Tip: Heavily coat the baking pan with cooking spray. This helps the zucchini brown and become crispy while baking.

Zucchini crisps are shown stacked in a white bowl on a wooded surface.

Pair with your family’s favorite dinners or try our Kid-Friendly Meatloaf, Buffalo Chicken Breasts, or Crockpot Chicken Thighs.

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CKC Features both Gluten-Free Guidance and Kids Cooking Instructions: If you’re new to eating gluten-free we understand it’s overwhelming trying to figure out which foods may contain gluten and which ones don’t. All of our gluten-free recipes marked with this symbol ✅ represent foods that need to be checked for gluten or cross-contamination.

The ⭐️ symbol in the recipe below denotes the steps in which kid cooks may need a helper (depending on age). If there is no ⭐️ symbol, that step (or recipe) doesn’t require a helper.

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