Recipe #31 Zucchini Tots

I found another recipe from Pinterest pinned by the Curious Country Cook.  She took an original recipe called Zucchini Bites which was adapted from The Naptime Chef.  I doubled the recipe so that it yielded 24 tots and took them to a party as an appetizer.  They were great with salsa and we came up with all sorts of ways that we could change them up (make them with black olives, sundried tomatoes and feta cheese, for one example).  I used a combination of cheddar and parm cheese and I used Panko crumbs with my speial Italian seasoning with the crushed red peppers.  Happy Cooking!

1 cups zucchini, grated
1 egg
1/4 yellow onion, diced
1/4 cup cheese (cheddar or Parmesan work the best)
1/4 cup bread crumbs - I used Italian style
Salt and Pepper

1. Preheat oven to 400F. Spray a mini-muffin tin with non-stick spray, set aside.
2. Grate the zucchini and then place in a dish towel to squeeze out the excess water- like when using frozen spinach; if you skip this part, the middle of the zucchini tots will be really soggy while the outside gets crispy and no one wants that.
3. In a bowl combine, the egg, onion, cheese, bread crumbs, zucchini, salt and pepper.





4. Using a spoon or a cookie scoop, fill the muffin cups to the top. Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the top is browned and set.