Zucchini Cheddar Bites

Name: Zucchini Cheddar Bites
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 15 bites
Ingredients: 3 cups shredded zucchini (about 2 zucchinis, peel on); ¼ tsp salt; ½ cup shredded cheddar cheese; ¼ cup whole grain seasoned bread crumbs; ½ medium white onion (diced); ½ cup shredded carrot (about 2 carrots); 2 large eggs; 1 clove garlic (minced)

These Zucchini Cheddar Bites are packed with hidden vegetables and are so addictive! With zucchini, carrot, and cheddar cheese, they’re great for cleaning out the fridge in healthy, delicious snacking form.

My dad puts zucchini in everything. Smoothies, ice cream, salads, cereal. It’s clearly quite the versatile food. But after the Zucchini Crisp we made a few days ago I was about sweet toothed out. (Okay that’s a lie. I’m never sweet toothed out. But the nutritionist in me was begging for something that didn’t involve sugar.) And so these Zucchini Cheddar Bites came to be!

These Zucchini Cheddar Bites are packed with hidden vegetables and are so addictive!

Ingredients for these zucchini bites

Zucchini: Zucchini makes up a bulk of the bite! We’ll shred then coax the moisture out of these, leaving the peel on of course for added fiber and vitamin K.
Carrots: Most any recipe involving shredded cheese can also act as a vessel in which to sneak shredded carrots. Muahahaha.
Egg: The glue that holds these flavor bombs together with a little punch of protein!
Cheddar Cheese: High in fat? Yea. The very foundation of these warm, tender, flavorful bites? Yes.
Breadcrumbs: Use a whole grain variety to pack in a few more B vitamins and fiber.
Onion, garlic, green onions: No dish would be complete without our favorite alliums.

These zucchini bites are great for serving as a zucchini appetizer recipe! They’re savory and light and crispy and so addictive. I think you’re going to love them!