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!

Ingredients for these zucchini bites

• Zucchini: The 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.

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Zucchini Cheddar Bites

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.

Course Side Dishes, Snacks

Cuisine American

Keyword cheddar bites

Diet Low Carb, Vegetarian

Occasion 4th of July, Game Day

Time 45 minutes or less

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 45 minutes

Servings 15 bites

Calories 36 kcal

Author Live Eat Learn

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

Instructions

1. Prep: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 C). Shred zucchini with a food processor or box grater. Spread onto a few layers of paper towels. Sprinkle with salt and set aside for 15 minutes.

2. Stir: Shred/dice/measure remaining ingredients. Press excess water out of zucchini then mix everything together. Spoon golf ball-sized rounds onto a parchment-lined baking sheet.

3. Bake: For 30 minutes, or until outsides are brown and crisp.

Nutrition Facts

Zucchini Cheddar Bites

Amount Per Serving (1 piece)

Calories 36 Calories from Fat 18

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2g 3%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Cholesterol 29mg 10%

Sodium 85mg 4%

Potassium 113mg 3%

Total Carbohydrates 2.6g 1%

Dietary Fiber 0.6g 2%

Sugars 1.1g

Protein 2.3g 5%

Calcium 3%

Iron 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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