zucchini bites

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Moe' Butcher
Alta Loma, CA

I found this recipe in one of those 1/2 sized books you find at the grocery store check out counter called Lo Carb COOKBOOK.

(1 rating)
cook time 5 Min

Ingredients For zucchini bites

  • 5 md
    zucchini
  • 4 oz
    blue cheese
  • 3-5 Tbsp
    grated cheese parmesan, but i prefer using pecorino romano, asiago, or parmesan regiano
  • 1-2 Tbsp
    fresh basil, chopped - if using dried only 1 tbsp
  • 1/4 tsp
    mc cormic garlic & herb no salt seasoning
  • 1/8 tsp
    fresh ground garlic pepper
  • 1/4 tsp
    granulated onion or onion powder
  • cherry tomatoes, slice in fourths

How To Make zucchini bites

  • 1
    Stir together blue cheese, Parmesan, basil, garlic & herb, garlic pepper, onion powder.
  • 2
    Cut ZUCCHINI into ½-3/4 inch rounds. Using a small melon baller or a very small spoon, scoop out center portion of zucchini. Don’t scoop all the way through making a total do-nut hole. Leave the bottom of zucchini intact.
  • 3
    Place Zucchini rounds on parchment paper on cookie sheet or baking stone
  • 4
    Spoon BLUE CHEESE mixture into Zucchini hole.
  • 5
    Top each piece of ZUCCHINI w/the chopped TOMATO.
  • 6
    Sprinkle W/ EXTRA GRATED CHEESE.
  • 7
    Bake 7 minutes @ 400 Yields 35 zuccchini pieces
  • 8
    1 piece = 19 cal, 1g fat, 1g saturated fat, 3 mg cholesterol, 58 mg sodium, 1 g carbohydrates, 1 g protein (if you use regular Parmesan cheese)
  • 9
    I use the scooped out pieces of zucchini in salad.

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