Baked Zucchini

6 min readJan 21, 2021

…. Baked zucchini is the perfect side dish for just about any meal. Baked Zucchini is one of my family’s favorite veggie dish. The family still talks about the memory of when they first ate this food at a restaurant called “Maggiano’s Little Italy” in Santana Row. The dish was seriously yummy!! This recipe was taught by Anne, and it’s healthy, nutritious and versatile. Also it’s crisp, tender parmesan zucchini oven-roasted to absolute perfection. While I suggest Italian seasonings, you can add in your favorite herbs and spices to change it up or to complement your meal. The best part about this is that there is absolutely no deep frying or sautéing of any kind. It tastes better with ranch dressing. While making ranch dressing, I’m reminded of DJ!!! It’s the dressing DJ likes…JOHN’s hand is busy again today. Fallen breadcrumbs…………

Servings: 4

Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

1 lb zucchini, thinly sliced (unpeeled)

2. 4 tbsp of flour.

3. 3 eggs

4. 2 cups bread crumbs

5. 2/3 cup Parmesan cheese powder

6. 2 tsp Italian seasoning

7. 1/2 tsp garlic powder

8. 1/2 tsp sea salt

For ranch dressing:

1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup sour cream
1/4 cup non fat plain yogurt
1 garlic clove
1 tbsp onion, minced
1.5 tbsp triple crunch mustard
2 tbsp chives, minced
1 tbsp Italian parsley, minced
1 tbsp baby dills, minced
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/16 tsp black pepper

Cooking Instructions:

Combine the mayonnaise, plain yogurt, sour cream, garlic, onion, triple crunch mustard, chives, Italian parsley, baby dills, sea salt, and black pepper in a bowl, and mix them well. Refrigerate it.

2. Slice the zucchini with a slicer.

3. Mix the bread crumbs, parmesan cheese powder, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and sea salt into a bowl to set aside.

3. Coat both sides of the zucchini with flour and dip them in the beaten eggs and press them into the mixed powder. Place the zucchini into an oven tray.