Oven Baked Breaded Zucchini Rounds

My daughters ate zucchini today and actually liked it!  It only took me eight years to find a zucchini recipe that my girls would enjoy.  

Oven Baked Breaded Zucchini Rounds

Ingredients

3 medium zucchini  (washed and scrubbed)

1/2 C grated Romano or Parmesan cheese

1/2 C GF breadcrumbs (I used Fresh Market brand)

2 T olive oil

1/4 tsp kosher salt

1/4 tsp coarse ground pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line 1 large and 1 small baking sheet with aluminum foil, and spray them with cooking spray.  

Cut the zucchini into 1/4 inch thick rounds. In a large bowl, toss them with olive oil.

Add the gluten free bread crumbs, Romano cheese, kosher salt, and pepper to a large freezer bag.  Seal and shake to combine.   Add the zucchini,  then shake and massage the bag until all the zucchini are well coated.  

Place the zucchini, side by side, on the baking sheets.  Sprinkle the remaining breadcrumb/cheese mixture onto the zucchini before placing them in the oven. 

Bake for about 20 minutes, until golden brown, without flipping.  

I was really impressed with The Fresh Market's Gluten Free Bread Crumbs!  

We served the zucchini with pork chops from Whole Foods.  After coating them in olive oil and sprinkling them with kosher salt, we cooked the pork chops in our stainless steel frying pan on medium high heat with more oil to achieve a nice sear.  Be prepared for some oil splatter!  

My zucchini recipe was adapted from a recipe I saw on Facebook.  You can view it here.