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Oven-baked zucchini nuggets with Parmesan

Zucchini pieces coated in flour with Parmesan, egg whites, and breadcrumbs, then baked until crisp instead of fried. Serves 4.

Slovak cuisine · Translated from Slovak ·

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Recipe at a glance

Prep time
15 min
Cook time
35 min
Temperature
210 °C (410 °F)
Servings
4 servings
Difficulty
Easy
Cuisine
Slovak
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These oven-baked zucchini nuggets are pieces of zucchini coated in flour with Parmesan, egg whites, and breadcrumbs, then baked on a baking sheet instead of fried. Salt the zucchini first and let it sit in a strainer for half an hour to release moisture. Granulated garlic and black pepper season the flour coating. These crispy nuggets are a way to serve zucchini to kids who don't usually care for it.

Ingredients

1 cup = 250 ml (metric cup)

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Instructions

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  1. Peel the zucchini, cut each one in half, then cut each half into 3 pieces. Place in a strainer, sprinkle with salt, and let stand for about half an hour.

  2. After half an hour, rinse the zucchini and remove the excess water. Brush a baking sheet with oil.

  3. Coat the zucchini pieces first in the flour mixed with Parmesan and seasonings, then in the egg whites mixed with 2 tbsp water, and finally in the breadcrumbs.

  4. Arrange the coated pieces on the baking sheet, spray with oil, and bake at 210°C (410°F) for about 35 minutes. Serve.

Tip: Turn the nuggets halfway through baking; otherwise, the bottoms will stay soft. When breading, use one hand for the dry coatings and the other for the egg whites to keep a thick coating from building up on your fingers.

Nutrition facts

Approximate values per serving, calculated from the ingredients

Energy
682 kcal
Protein
20 g
Carbohydrates
57 g
of which sugars
11 g
Fat
42 g
of which saturates
6.5 g
Fiber
5.9 g
Salt
4.9 g

Calculated from the raw ingredients, without frying oil. Where an amount is “to taste”, typical amounts are used. Food composition: USDA FoodData Central and product labels.

This recipe was translated from the Slovak original: Cuketové nugetky v parmezánovej strúhanke z rúry

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