Zucchini Bites

OP was irelandtwins

I made these zucchini bites/tots that were posted on the wfd thread Tuesday. These were super easy and tasty. I think I'll cut back on the salt that I used next time and all I had was grated parm and some mozzarella. I think they would be good with a cheddar or even a little pepper jack. My little man (22 mos) LOVED these and ate like 5 of them. Good way to use up zucchini and get kids to eat veggies!

Zucchini Bites

Recipe adapted: The Naptime Chef

yields: 12 mini muffins

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.