Keto Zucchini Fries

If you ever get a hankering for french fries, simply satisfy those cravings with these delicious and healthy keto zucchini fries! These low-carb and keto zucchini fries are, hands down, our favorite zucchini side dish! In fact, we prefer these keto zucchini fries over regular potato fries.

To make the exterior of these keto zucchini fries crispy and full of flavor, we first dip each of the sliced zucchinis in whisked egg and then into a mixture made of freshly grated parmesan (freshly grated parmesan is a must for best results and only takes a minute or two to do!), garlic powder and red pepper chili flakes for a little kick. We think the best way to enjoy these zucchini fries is with our homemade garlic aioli sauce (recipe further below -- takes just a few minutes to make!), but you can also serve the fries with ranch dressing, sugar-free ketchup, low-carb marinara sauce, or nothing at all.

These low-carb and keto zucchini fries take 10 minutes to prepare and about 15 to 20 to bake in the oven. Each serving is 4 net carbs -- and each carb in these zucchini fries is totally worth it!

What Are Zucchini Fries?

Zucchini fries are simply slices of baked or fried zucchini with a soft interior and crispy outside -- somewhat similar to potato fries but different. The crispy exterior is usually made from a variety of ingredients such as egg, grated parmesan, panko crumbs, flour and spices. To make the zucchini fries low-carb and keto, most people simply use an egg, grated parmesan and spices for the crispy exterior. Zucchini fries are typically broiled or baked in an oven or an air fryer. They can be deep fried as well.

Ingredients

You only need 6 ingredients for these keto zucchini fries:

• 2 medium zucchinis (about 10 ounces)
• Few pinches of salt
• 1 egg
• ¾ cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes

The key to making the best keto zucchini fries is to use freshly grated parmesan. We made several batches with store-bought grated parmesan and they weren't too bad, but they definitely weren't as good as the ones we made with freshly grated parmesan. But, if that's all you got, then you go with what you got!

How To Make THE BEST Keto Zucchini Fries

These keto zucchini fries only take 10 minutes to prepare and 20 minutes to bake. There are only a few key steps to making these fries:

• Get started: To start, you'll need to pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees and line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Cut the zucchini: Next, you'll prepare the zucchini. After rinsing the zucchinis, trim off the ends on each. Next, you'll cut the zucchini in half lengthwise. Then, you'll cut each of those halves in half again, and then one more time to get thinner slices. Last, you'll cut each of the strips in half so they're a few inches in length. You should have a total of 16 strips per zucchini. Lightly season the strips with salt. Before dipping the zucchini strips in the whisked egg and parmesan mixture, be sure to pat the zucchini strips dry with a paper towel.
• Make the fries: In a shallow bowl, whisk an egg and set aside. In another bowl, stir together freshly grated parmesan, garlic powder and red chili flakes. After, dip each of the zucchini strips in the whisked egg (best to remove excess or dripping egg mixture before dipping in parmesan mixture) and then roll in the parmesan mixture. After, place each zucchini strip on the prepared baking sheet a few inches apart.
• Bake: After coating all zucchini strips with the egg and parmesan blend, place the pan in the oven and bake for about 20 minutes, until golden brown. We usually bake our strips for a full 20 minutes.
• Serve: As soon as the zucchini fries are done baking, remove from the oven and serve immediately (best to eat while still warm!). We recommend serving the zucchini fries with a dipping sauce such as our favorite garlic aioli sauce (recipe below zucchini fries -- just takes a few minutes to make!). You could also consider ranch dressing, marinara sauce, or sugar-free ketchup. Be sure to prepare the dipping sauce while the fries are in the oven, so it's ready to serve when fries are done.

Other Low Carb and Keto Side Dishes

Here are other low-carb and keto side dish ideas:

• 5-Minute Keto Spicy Bok Choy: This 5-minute keto spicy bok choy packs a ton of flavor and uses the microwave to steam to perfection. The spicy soy dressing is made with soy sauce, sambal, ginger and olive oil. If you haven't had sambal sauce, it's very similar to sriracha (and just as spicy!) -- but doesn't contain sugar. It's a quick and delicious keto weeknight side dish!

• Thai Cucumber Salad (Low Carb / Keto): Thai cucumber salad, known as ajad, is a quick-pickled cucumber relish that is deliciously spicy, tangy, sweet, and refreshingly crunchy. Our low-carb and keto Thai cucumber salad is similar to an authentic ajad — but with a few minor adjustments to make it low in carbs. 

• Keto Jalapeno Poppers with Chorizo: These keto jalapeno poppers with chorizo sausage are easily one of our favorite low-carb and keto snacks or appetizers. The filling in these poppers is warm and creamy, cheesy and meaty, and a little spicy (thanks to the chorizo). And, when paired with the crispy and slightly crunchy outside of the jalapeno (which is also a little spicy), it's SO delicious.