This easy quick Healthy Air Fried Zucchini Tater Tot recipe is kid friendly and the perfect way to sneak some vegetables into their diet so they too can reap the health benefits of zucchini. If you don’t have an air fryer, below are the directions for baking.
These Air Fried Zucchini Tater Tots are the perfect side dish, appetizer for an upcoming holiday party or even the perfect 0 SmartPoint healthy snack if you follow the Purple Plan. SmartPoints for the Blue and Green Plans are included in the recipe below.
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Healthy air Fried Zucchini Tater Tots Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
2 Russet Potatoes, Large (Peeled)
3 Cups of Shredded Zucchini (About 2-3 Large Zucchini)
1.5 Teaspoons of Salt
1 Teaspoon Each of Garlic Powder + Onion Powder
Olive Oil Flavored Cooking Spray
DIRECTIONS:
- Grate the potatoes on a box grater over a large bowl. Grate the zucchini in another bowl. Place the zucchini in a clean kitchen towel or flour sack towel to squeeze out the liquid. Once you squeeze all the liquid out, put the zucchini in the potato bowl. Add the salt and garlic + onion powder. Mix it all together with your hands.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out about a tablespoon of the tater tot mixture and form into a cylinder (tater tot shape). Put all the tots on the cookie sheet and then place in your freezer for 10 minutes for them to get firm.
- Remove from the freezer and spray the tots with olive oil flavored cooking spray. Sprinkle a bit more salt onto the tots.
- Set your air fryer to 400 degrees. Working in batches, place the tots in a single layer and bake for 10 minutes or longer if you like them to be deep golden brown.
- This makes about 30 tater tots (depending on the size of your zucchini, potatoes and how big you formed them). Regardless, if you are on the WW Purple Plan, the entire recipe is 0 SmartPoints. If you are on the WW Blue or WW Green Plan, 6 zucchini tots are only 3 SP. Enjoy!
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- 2 Russet Potatoes, Large (Peeled)
- 3 Cups of Shredded Zucchini (2-3 Large Zucchini)
- 1.5 Teaspoons of Salt
- 1 Teaspoon Each of Garlic Powder + Onion Powder
- Olive Oil Flavored Cooking Spray
- Fill a pot with water and add the potatoes. Bring the water to a boil & cook potatoes until they are fork tender about 25 minutes.Remove the potatoes and let them cool until they are warm enough to handle.
- Grate the potatoes on a box grater over a large bowl. Grate the zucchini in another bowl. Place the zucchini in a flour sack towel to squeeze out the liquid. Put the zucchini in the potato bowl. Add the salt and garlic + onion powder. Mix it all together with your hands.
- Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Scoop out a tablespoon of the tater tot mixture and form into a cylinder (tater tot shape). Put all the tots on the cookie sheet and place in your freezer for 10 minutes to get firm.
- Remove from the freezer and spray the tots with olive oil flavored cooking spray. Sprinkle a bit more salt onto the tots.
- Set your air fryer to 400 degrees. Working in batches, place the tots in a single layer and bake for 10 minutes or longer if you like them to be deep golden brown.
- This makes about 30 tater tots (depending on the size of your zucchini, potatoes and how big you formed them). Regardless, if you are on the WW Purple Plan, the entire recipe is 0 SmartPoints. If you are on the WW Blue or WW Green Plan, 6 zucchini tots are only 3 SP.
FAQs about healthy air fried zucchini tater tots:
- Can I make these Healthy Air Fried Zucchini Tots in the oven? Absolutely! No air fryer – no problem. Preheat your oven to 425 degrees. After removing the tater tots from the freezer and spraying with the olive oil flavored cooking spray, bake for about 30 minutes while flipping the tots halfway through baking.
- What can I use to dip these Zucchini Tater Tots into? My favorite is Sriracha Sauce, G. Hughes Sugar Free Ketchup with some Tabasco Sauce added, and 0 SmartPoint Walden Farms Chipotle Ranch Dressing.
- Can I make these Zucchini Tater Tots ahead of time? Absolutely! After baking, once they are cooled, put them in an airtight container separating each layer with parchment paper. Reheat in a 400 degree oven for 15 minutes. These keep up to 1 month in the freezer.
I hope you enjoy this Weight Watchers recipe for Air Fried Zucchini Tater Tots!
