Oven-Baked Zucchini Sticks

This entry was posted on November 18, 2013 by Jay Bonaretti.

QUICK FACTS

PREPARATION TIME

10 min (for 6 serves)

COOKING TIME

30 min (for 6 serves)

SNACK

Vegetable

SUMMARY

This is a super-easy and healthy snack option with lots of flavour! They are baked not fried to lower the amount of calories from fats.

INGREDIENTS

2.00 tablespoon (27 g)

olive oil

280 g

all-purpose wholemeal flour

1.00 cup (129 g)

cornmeal

2 g

sea salt

0.50 teaspoon (1 g)

black pepper, ground

1.00 tablespoon (15 g)

garlic powder

8.00 zucchini (808 g)

zucchini, cut into 3-inch sticks

8.00 egg (208 g)

egg whites

10 g

fresh parsley, chopped

METHOD

1. Preheat oven to 450 F (225 C). Grease a large baking sheet with 1 tablespoon oil.

2. Mix flour, cornmeal, garlic powder, parsley, salt and pepper in a large sealable plastic bag.

3. Dip each zucchini stick in egg white; place them in the plastic bag and shake to coat.

4. Arrange the sticks on the prepared baking sheet, leave some space so that they will not be touching.

5. Coat all exposed sides with cooking spray.

6. Bake on the center rack for 15 minutes. Shake the pan slightly to brown all sides evenly.

7. Continue to bake until golden and just tender, about 10-12 minutes more.

8. Serve hot with your choice of low fat dip.

NUTRITIONAL PANEL

Per Serve

Energy:

559.5 kJ (133.7 kcal)

Protein:

6.4 g

Total Fat:

0.9 g

-Saturated:

0.4 g

-Mono-Unsaturated:

0.1 g

-Poly-Unsaturated:

0.5 g

Total Carbs:

21.6 g

-Complex Carbs:

19.9 g

-Sugar:

1.7 g

Fibre:

3.9 g

Water:

84.0 mL

Alcohol:

0.0 g

Cholesterol:

0.0 mg

This entry was posted in Recipes, Snacks, Vegetarian and tagged Oven-Baked Zucchini Sticks Recipe, Zucchini, Baked, Snack, Vegetable, low fat on November 18, 2013 by Jay Bonaretti. ← Previous Post Next Post →

Oven-Baked Zucchini Sticks

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