Oven-Fried Zucchini Sticks

Absolutely delicious! Better than fried! Great alternative to French fries!

Crispy, yet tender I changed the flours in the recipe to rice flour since I am gluten intolerant. It was excellent! I personally liked them best without any dipping sauce, but I used ranch (I am from Texas). The first batch I made I lined my pan with aluminum foil and that was not a great idea, I think they needed to cook longer with the foil. I do agree that you need to do a generous coat of cooking spray to help them brown or you will have some floury spots. It was a delicious recipe I can't wait to try again! Pros: healthy, can be turned gluten free

Involved Recipe, Bad SubstitutionThis recipe required a good bit of work to dip all the slices in the egg and then the flour mixture (I did this individually), and I made quite a mess! Also, I substituted all white flour and did not use any whole wheat flour. I used lots of cooking spray, as was recommended by other reviewers (good recommendation), but the places that did not brown adequately had a very floury taste. Perhaps with a slightly longer cooking time I would have had better results.I might try this recipe again, but my first try was disappointing for the effort I put forth!

Involved Recipe, Bad Substitution This recipe required a good bit of work to dip all the slices in the egg and then the flour mixture (I did this individually), and I made quite a mess! Also, I substituted all white flour and did not use any whole wheat flour. I used lots of cooking spray, as was recommended by other reviewers (good recommendation), but the places that did not brown adequately had a very floury taste. Perhaps with a slightly longer cooking time I would have had better results. I might try this recipe again, but my first try was disappointing for the effort I put forth!

Not too bad for a first attempt! I made these last night for dinner. As I was making them, I realized that I didn't have cornmeal but corn flour. Tried it anyway. Probably not as good as having all of the "true" ingredients but most were great tasting. I was expecting more of a crunch (probably because of the flour vs meal) I am keeping this to try again. Look forward to using some of your suggestions! Pros: Great taste Cons: Issues with breading sticking

Great Alternative to French Fries I've made these many times & they are my favorite alternative to french fries. When I started to use a cornmeal that was more coarse, I got that extra delicious crunch I was looking for. And I always add a little more cornmeal than called for. Also, an even coating of spray is essential to making them brown properly; otherwise they'll turn out with white floury spots. Pros: crunchy, not fried, delicious Cons: coating comes off sometimes

A great alternative for french fries I was searching for something new for my zucchini other then grilled or steamed. This is a great dish I made them a few days ago and was surprised at how good they were. Only complaint I couldn't keep them really crunchy for long they have to be eaten hot hot. I will be making again for sure. Pros: delish, crunchy, helps with fried food cravings Cons: Not french fries

A great alternative for french friesI was searching for something new for my zucchini other then grilled or steamed. This is a great dish I made them a few days ago and was surprised at how good they were. Only complaint I couldn't keep them really crunchy for long they have to be eaten hot hot. I will be making again for sure.Pros: delish, crunchy, helps with fried food cravingsCons: Not french fries

Hard for coating to stay put.I had trouble with the coating staying on but loved the taste. I probably wouldn't serve them.Pros: Very yummy.Cons: Hard for coating to stay put.

Hard for coating to stay put. I had trouble with the coating staying on but loved the taste. I probably wouldn't serve them. Pros: Very yummy. Cons: Hard for coating to stay put.

I had great success with this recipe and even managed to get the coating to brown and stick nicely. I followed the directions, making sure to give a healthy coating (ha ha) of the canola oil and then set them to bake as directed. At the end of their baking time I added another spray of oil to the tops of the sticks and then set the oven to broil for 3-5 minutes and everything became a nice golden brown :)

I had great success with this recipe and even managed to get the coating to brown and stick nicely. I followed the directions, making sure to give a healthy coating (ha ha) of the canola oil and then set them to bake as directed. At the end of their baking time I added another spray of oil to the tops of the sticks and then set the oven to broil for 3-5 minutes and everything became a nice golden brown :)

These tasted fantastic!! However, they weren't perfect. I had a bit of a time getting the breading to completely cover the zucchini. But this is a cosmetic issue to me, the flavor and taste was great! Next time I may try placing the sticks on a cooling rack over a sheet pan in the oven to bake.

The "breading" didn't cover completely and they didn't look all that appetizing after baking, but OH were they great tasting!!