Healthy Baked Zucchini Sticks easily made right in the oven or the air fryer! Serve with your favorite marinara sauce and enjoy!
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Ok so I have a serious obsession with anything breaded. Breaded cheese. Breaded chicken. Breaded onion rings. Mmm it just makes everything taste that much better. So why not zucchini??
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One of my favorite things to order when watching football games out at the bar is fried zucchini sticks…aaaaand they’re literally like 6194639101795730 calories. Don’t worry, I counted. So I wanted to make a healthier version without all the butter and oil that is required when deep fat frying these babies. Baked is the way to go people! I added a hint of parmesan to the Italian breadcrumbs and these tasted absolutely amazing. Oh and of course, the perfect appetizer for game day!
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And at only 2 points for 4 zucchini sticks PLUS some marinara sauce for dipping, you definitely get to indulge! I don’t know about you, but I’ll take these over the fattening fried stuff any day.
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Plus it leaves more room for cocktails.
Priorities.
Baked Zucchini Sticks
Healthy Baked Zucchini Sticks easily made right in the oven or the air fryer! Serve with your favorite marinara sauce and enjoy!
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Italian bread crumbs
- 2 Tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- 1 egg white
- 1 tsp. fat-free milk
- 2 large zucchini, cut lengthwise and in half (about 16 sticks)
- 1/3 cup pasta sauce, warmed
- Nonstick cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Spray baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside. Combine bread crumbs and parmesan cheese in a shallow dish. Combine egg white and milk in another dish and beat with a fork until well blended.
- Dip each zucchini stick first into the crumb mixture, then into the egg white mixture, allowing excess to drip back into the dish. Roll again in the crumb mixture to coat. Place zucchini sticks on prepared baking sheet; spray with cooking spray.
- Bake 15 to 18 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with pasta sauce and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 4sticks + 4 tsp marinara | Calories: 69kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Fiber: 1g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I have the same addiction! It is frustrating when you are trying to eat healthier too!!
Healthy Yummy Snack, count me in Kelly.. it looks great 🙂
Hi! I love your blog! You have some great ideas. I’m wondering if you have any ideas for making the zucchini sticks vegan. The egg whites have substitutions, but the only one I know is mixing warm water with flax seeds, and I’ve only done that when I make my veggie burgers. Any suggestions would be awesome! Thanks!
omg. these look so yummy. i just found your blog thru the curious pug. you are adorable. looking forward to reading more! xo
YUM.YUM.YUM. I will def try these KElly. RIght up my alley. LOVE
Zucchini plus breading equals a match made in heaven! Yay, this recipe rocks my socks. I’ve tried breaded zucchini sticks before but I’m pretty sure they were fried. That made them really soggy. I love the idea of baking them. I think this is another winner in my book. Thanks for the great recipe
Hey Kelly, I mentioned you & your skinny super bow snacks in my post today! Have a great weekend!
http://cajunlicious.com/2012/02/cajunlicious-super-bowl-snacks.html
I featured your zuchinni sticks on my Superbowl Food {FIND} Friday and linked it back to your site 3 times!! Thank you for creating such an amazing recipe!!
-Heather @ http://www.made-famous-by.com
I love how thick and crunchy the breading on these looks and thanks for including the points for the recipe! Have you always included that information with your recipes?
I just had some fried Zucchini sticks yesterday and I wish I had had these instead. Much healthier for sure!