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Baked Zucchini Fries are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. A delicious way to cook with fresh garden zucchini!
I still remember the first time I ate Zucchini Fries! I was attending graduate school in Boston back in the 1990’s, and my friends and I often ate at a restaurant called Division 16 which was located right around the corner from our school in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood.
It was a popular student hangout known for their burgers and buffalo wings – but I absolutely loved their zucchini fries. Those zucchini fries were light and crispy on the outside and soft and tender on the inside – and I couldn’t get enough of them!
So back then – long before online food blogs were popular – I clipped a baked zucchini fries recipe out of the local newspaper with the idea of recreating those delicious fries at home. I recently found that recipe clipping again – and with a garden brimming with fresh zucchini – I convinced my husband Jack to take a walk down memory lane with me by making zucchini fries to share here on A Family Feast!
These baked zucchini fries have a wonderful crumb coating made from a mix of Ritz crackers and panko bread crumbs – plus some Romano cheese adds fantastic flavor. We bake them until the zucchini is tender on the inside and the outside is light and crispy – just like I remembered from all those years ago.
You can serve these Baked Zucchini Fries with our Roasted Red Pepper Dipping Sauce (see that recipe here) – or any other favorite sauce. Enjoy!
You may like these other appetizer recipes:
- Parmesan Truffle Fries
- Perfect French Fries
- Loaded Pub Fries
- Duck Fat Fries
- Eggplant Fries with Marinara Sauce
- Cornbread Fries with Honey-Sage Dipping Sauce
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Baked Zucchini Fries
Baked Zucchini Fries are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. A delicious way to cook with fresh garden zucchini!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds fresh zucchini
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 whole eggs
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 sleeve Ritz crackers (3 1/2 ounces in weight)
- 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
- 1/2 cup grated Romano cheese
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
- Non-stick cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
- Trim the ends and cut the zucchini in half. With a spoon, remove any large seeds. (Smaller seeds can stay if the zucchini are small.)
- Cut zucchini into thick French-fry sized pieces leaving skins on.
- Lay out three medium to large bowls.
- In the first place flour, salt and pepper.
- In the second place the eggs and milk.
- In the bowl of a food processor, pulverize Ritz, panko and Romano to a fine crumb and place in the third bowl.
- Coat a sheet pan with sides with half the oil. Set aside.
- Place all of the zucchini fries in the bowl with the flour and toss the bowl and squash to coat all sides. Remove to a plate and discard any leftover flour.
- Taking a few at a time, dip in egg, shake off excess and coat in cracker crumbs mixture then lay out on the prepared pan.
- Once the pan is full, drizzle the remaining oil over the fries then spray the whole pan and squash with the pan spray.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until crisp and golden.
- Serve with our Roasted Red Pepper Dipping Sauce
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Cheyenne says
What do you mean when you say squash?
Martha says
Hi Cheyenne – The zucchini is a variety of summer squash. We are talking about that.
Cyn says
I made these tonight. They turned out great. Mild, subtle, crunchy on the outside, perfect texture. We dipped them in marinara sauce sprinkled with crushed red pepper. Thanks for the recipe!
Martha says
You’re very welcome Cyn! So glad you enjoyed the recipe!
Sarah Walker Caron (Sarah's Cucina Bella) says
These sound really tasty. The coating must be so buttery and cheesy.
melanie says
You make me regret moving. Maybe you’d like to move to my neighborhood? Your cooking is amazing and this is one of my favorite apps. Beautiful!
Martha says
Thanks Melanie – If you are ever back in Plymouth, you (and your entire family!) are welcome at our house anytime! 🙂