Simplee Snack : Zucchini Bites

Preparation Time : 10 minutes

Cooking Time : 15 minutes 

Made : 9 bites

This afternoon I have an appointment with the fiber optic cable guy and the installation takes so long, more than 4 hours. So instead of sitting there watching him, I planned to kill time with some baking, snack perhaps. Searching in my fridge for ingredients and guess what? A Zucchini! Lets cook something out of this plain vegetable.

Ingredients

1 cup zucchini, grated

1 large egg

1/4 medium onion, diced

1/4 cup reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese, grated

1/4 cup seasoned breadcrumbs

salt and pepper to taste

Dash of mixed dried herbs

cooking spray.        

Methods

1) Preheat oven to 300°.  Spray a mini muffin tin with cooking spray.

2) Grate the zucchini into a clean dish.  Wring all of the excess water out of the zucchini. In a medium bowl, combine all of the ingredients and season with salt, pepper and mixed herbs to taste.

3) Fill each muffin section to the top, pushing down on the filling with your spoon so it's nice and compacted so they don't fall apart when you take them out of the tin.

4) Bake for 15-18 minutes, or until the tops are golden.

5) Use a rubber spatula around the edges of each bite to remove them from the muffin tin. Bon appetite!