OVEN FRIED GREEN TOMATOES

I get emails from people who had bookmarked old recipes from the OG blog asking if I plan on adding them to the new one & these oven fried green tomatoes are by far the most requested! I’ve made a few tweaks to the recipe over the years (including a secret ingredient that I think makes ALL the difference) but these have remained a staple in our summer rotation. Green tomatoes are just unripe red tomatoes and I much prefer the texture and flavor of these. I still have never had an actual deep or pan fried green tomato because I like this oven fried version so much.

My secret ingredient to make these super crispier (even in the oven!) is extra crispy Shake ‘N Bake. I figured this out completely by accident one time when I thought we had more breadcrumbs in the pantry than we did. I was about 1/2 cup short and I knew I always use almost every bit of the 2 cups my recipe calls for. I had plenty of Shake ‘N Bake on hand because I love using it on chicken and I figured it was worth a shot to add a packet to the breadcrumbs I did have. My dumb luck proved to be an incredible addition to the recipe as this made them so crispy and it has even more seasoning in it.

You can watch me making these in a step-by-step video on my instagram page and you can save or screenshot the recipe card below for when you’re ready to make them!