PP zucchini pancakes

Zucchini fritters are a delicious fall dish. It completely refutes the myth of zucchini as a vegetable without any benefit and without any taste. It can be dietary or hearty, depending on the other ingredients and the frying method. Served with sauce and salad, zucchini pancakes can be a complete dinner.

The benefits of zucchini are also beyond doubt. It contains many vitamins (A, E, C, H, group B), mineral salts and microelements (zinc, magnesium, iron, potassium, calcium), and at the same time it is indispensable in diets, since it contains only 23 kcal per 100g. Master the preparation of zucchini pancakes, and your table will become healthier and more varied.

Did you know? That zucchini was brought to Europe from America in the 16th century, but at first they were grown only for decorative purposes, thanks to their large bright flowers.

PP zucchini pancakes without adding flour

Flourless zucchini pancakes are not only tasty, but also low in calories.

Ingredients:

500 g of young zucchini;
1 egg;
30 g vegetable oil;
salt, pepper to taste.

Peel the zucchini and chop with a grater or vegetable slicer. Then we squeeze them out, getting rid of excess moisture.

Add the egg, add salt, pepper and mix thoroughly.

Place a frying pan on the fire and heat the oil in it. Spoon out our mixture. Once the bottom side is fried and golden, turn it over and fry the other side as well.

These pancakes are delicious with a salad of fresh herbs and sour cream.

Reviews of those losing weight

Valentina, 35 years old “After the birth of my child, I gained a lot of weight. Since I don’t have time to go to the gym, I decided to follow a diet. Zucchini pancakes instead of the usual flour products helped to lose extra pounds. And I didn’t have to sit hungry.”

Galina, 24 years old “I’ve been chubby since childhood, because I couldn’t bring myself to give up baking. A friend advised replacing traditional pancakes and pancakes with zucchini products. I was surprised that there are many recipes for this dish. I decided to try it. Thanks to this replacement, I was able to get rid of several kilograms. Now, when I want something tasty for tea, I make zucchini pancakes.”

Zucchini fritters with bran

Zucchini fritters with low-calorie bran are fried in a dry frying pan, without oil, which means you can afford them even when on a diet.

Ingredients:

2-3 zucchini;
1 carrot;
2 eggs;
30 g bran;
1 onion;
1-2 cloves of garlic;
salt, spices to taste.

We clean the vegetables. Roughly chop the zucchini or cut it in a vegetable cutter, then the carrots. Grind the garlic on a fine grater or crush it with a crusher. Chop the onion finely or grind it in a blender.

Beat the eggs into the dough, add the bran and mix the resulting dough thoroughly.

Fry the pancakes by placing the zucchini mixture on a heated frying pan in the shape of round or oval pancakes. As soon as the bottom is fried, turn it over and wait for the other side to be ready. About 6 minutes both sides.

Recipes for dietary pancakes

In addition to the traditional method of preparing pancakes, there are many other recipes that allow you to prepare dishes with low energy value and greater benefits for the body. If you add dietary components to the mixture, you can bake equally tasty and nutritious pancakes. Let's take a look at some recipes for zucchini pancakes with the addition of vegetables and other ingredients that can be used as a dietary product for weight loss.

Classical

To prepare zucchini pancakes according to the traditional recipe, you will need the following products:

250 g of young zucchini;
2 chicken eggs;
150 g flour;
sunflower oil;
a small bunch of fresh herbs;
salt and spices.

Cooking method:

The zucchini is washed and wiped with a towel. Overripe vegetables are peeled and seeds removed. Young ones can be left whole.
Using a blender, grind the zucchini into a paste.
Dill is crushed and added to the resulting squash puree. Eggs, salt and spices are added to the resulting mixture to taste. Everything is thoroughly mixed to form a homogeneous mass.
Then add flour little by little, stirring constantly to prevent lumps from forming. The dough should have the consistency of thick sour cream.
To make the pancakes fluffy, you can add soda or baking powder to the dough.
The frying pan is heated and greased with sunflower oil. The prepared dough is laid out on it in portions. The pancakes are fried on both sides.

It is better to choose natural sour cream for zucchini pancakes

To get a lower-calorie dish, place the pancakes on a napkin to drain excess oil. When the dish has cooled slightly, it can be placed on separate plates. Before serving, the pancakes can be topped with sour cream. You can also use mayonnaise sauce with the addition of garlic and dill as a dressing (all components are crushed, added to mayonnaise and mixed).

With oat flakes

Ingredients for preparing this dish:

500 g zucchini;
2 chicken eggs;
80 g instant oatmeal;
1 sachet of baking powder;
to taste - salt and sweetener;
required amount of vegetable oil.

How to prepare this dish:

Zucchini is washed, peeled, and grated. If the vegetable is overripe, it is recommended to remove the seeds. To prepare this dish, you can use a fine grater or blender, since the oatmeal will absorb excess water and the dough will not be liquid.
Grind the oatmeal with a blender or coffee grinder. Half of the ground bran is poured into the ground zucchini, everything is mixed and infused for 15 minutes.
Then salt and sweetener are added. You can use stevia; for this, 2 tablets of the product are diluted in a spoon of water. This volume is enough to make the dish sweet.
Eggs are broken into the resulting mass and everything is mixed. The resulting composition is infused for another 5 minutes.
The remaining ground oatmeal is added to obtain the dough of the required thickness (it depends on what method of heat treatment will be used during the cooking process).
Cooking begins. If the pancakes are fried in a frying pan, the cooking time is 10 minutes on 2 sides; baking will take 20 minutes.

This dietary dish can be served as a dessert or instead of breakfast. Before serving, the pancakes can be topped with fruit and berry puree or unsweetened yogurt.

With feta cheese

To make these zucchini pancakes, you will need to stock up on the following ingredients:

1 kg of zucchini;
4 chicken eggs;
1 cup flour;
a small bunch of green onions and fresh dill;
100 g feta cheese;
sunflower oil.

Method for preparing zucchini:

Vegetables are washed, peeled, coarsely grated, salted and infused for 10 minutes. After time, excess liquid is squeezed out.
The greens are chopped and added to the zucchini. Eggs and flour are also added there. Everything is thoroughly mixed.
Then chopped feta cheese is added and everything is thoroughly mixed again.
The resulting mixture is placed on a heated frying pan greased with sunflower oil. The pancakes are fried on both sides until golden brown.

The dish is served hot with a side dish of fresh vegetable salad.

With Chiken

Zucchini pancakes prepared according to this recipe are a good breakfast replacement, but they can also be served at lunch. To prepare you will need the following products:

400 g zucchini;
2 chicken eggs;
30 g fresh dill;
50 g flour;
150 g minced chicken.

These pancakes are prepared as follows:

Zucchini is grated or chopped in a blender. Add salt and infuse for 10 minutes. Then the excess liquid is squeezed out.
Eggs, chopped herbs, minced meat and flour are added to the resulting mass.
Thanks to the minced meat, the dough will be denser than with traditional preparation of pancakes, but you still shouldn’t make it thick.
The oven is preheated to 180ºC. The baking tray is covered with baking paper and lightly greased with sunflower oil.
The dough is placed in portions on the prepared baking sheet. Baking duration is 20 minutes. After 10 minutes, the pancakes can be turned over so that they are well baked.

The dish can be served either hot or cold.

Zucchini without flour

To prepare this dish you will need young zucchini. Although they can be replaced by white-fruited varieties. This does not affect changes in cooking technology, quantity of ingredients or calorie content of pancakes.

To prepare these pancakes, you will need the following products:

0.5 kg zucchini;
1 chicken egg;
40 g fresh parsley;
30 g sunflower oil.

The method for preparing this dish is as follows:

Zucchini is grated.
An egg and chopped herbs are added. Everything is thoroughly mixed.
If you get a batter, add more zucchini.
The resulting mass is poured using a tablespoon into a heated frying pan, greased with oil, and fried over medium heat on both sides.

You can use the oven to prepare these pancakes. This way they will turn out to be less caloric, since the use of vegetable oil will not be required.

This dish can be served hot with sour cream or mayonnaise sauce.

Pancakes in a slow cooker

Zucchini pancakes in a slow cooker are delicious, as well as quick and convenient. You will appreciate them - no worse than fried ones. Prepare and accept compliments.

We need:

young zucchini – 500 g;
egg – 1 pc.;
flour - 3/4 cup;
vegetable oil for frying;
salt;
pepper.

Cut off the tails of the vegetables and chop them coarsely. Squeeze out excess moisture.

Beat in the egg, then add salt, add pepper, flour, mix everything and get the dough. It should be medium in consistency.

Pour oil into the bowl. Set the multicooker to the “Frying” mode. Place the dough into a bowl in the form of pancakes. The time can be set arbitrarily.

As soon as they turn golden, turn them over and fry the other side until cooked. It takes about ten minutes for both sides.

Finally, remove the pancakes from the multicooker. They go well with various sauces.

Zucchini pancakes with cheese

To make zucchini pancakes with cheese delicious, buy fresh ingredients for them - cheese and eggs. Then the dinner will be a success!

Ingredients:

zucchini - 1 pc. (large or a couple of small ones);
hard cheese - 100 g;
egg - 2 pcs.;
flour - 4 tbsp. spoons (+/- 1-2 tablespoons);
salt - to taste;
vegetable oil - 3 tbsp. spoons or more, for frying;
black pepper - to taste (ground).

Cut off the thick and rough skin of the zucchini; if the skin is thin, cut off only the ends.

Roughly grate the zucchini or cut it in a vegetable slicer, add salt and squeeze out excess liquid.

Fluffy sweet zucchini pancakes

For them you need to prepare 0.5 kg of zucchini (1-2 medium), 1 chicken egg, 4-5 tablespoons of flour, sugar, soda or baking powder (for splendor) and sunflower oil for frying.

How to prepare: rinse the zucchini and grate on the finest grater. Add the egg, sugar, baking soda and flour to the zucchini. Mix everything. The consistency of the “dough” should be like thick sour cream. You need to fry the pancakes in a well-heated frying pan, add oil and fry on each side until golden brown.

PP pancakes with rice flour

An unusual ingredient and you get unusual zucchini pancakes with rice flour. Add sauce and enjoy the taste.

We need:

zucchini (not very large) - 1 piece;
garlic - 1 clove;
egg - 1 piece;
rice flour - 1/2 cup;
greens (dill, parsley, cilantro, thyme) - 1 bunch;
salt - to taste;
black pepper - to taste;
vegetable oil (for frying) - 2-3 tbsp. spoons.

Grate the zucchini or chop it in a vegetable cutter. If the peel is thick and tough, cut it off first. Then squeeze out the excess juice.

In a bowl with grated zucchini, put an egg, crushed garlic, salt, and then add pepper and mix thoroughly.

Now add rice flour according to the size of the zucchini. Mix everything thoroughly. The zucchini dough should be medium: neither thick nor runny. Chop fresh herbs and put them in the dough, mix again.

Fry the pancakes in oil over low heat until they are browned. About 8 minutes both sides.

Tip: try adding sour cream sauce to zucchini pancakes:

sour cream - 1/2 cup;
salt - to taste;
garlic - 1 clove;
greens - to taste;
black pepper - to taste;
seasoning (any aromatic herbs) - to taste.

With cheese and garlic

Those who are not too concerned about their figure can prepare delicious zucchini pancakes with the addition of hard cheese and garlic. This recipe is not suitable for supporters of a healthy diet as a dish regularly included in the diet, because cheese is a high-calorie product. But from time to time, treating yourself to a delicious breakfast or lunch is a must! Ingredients required:

medium-sized zucchini - 1 pc.;
egg - 1 pc.,
hard cheese - 60 g;
garlic - 1 clove;
flour - 1 tbsp. l.;
salt, pepper and spices - to taste.

Cooking

Vegetables are processed in the same way as in the recipe for dietary pancakes.
At the last stage, coarsely grated cheese, chopped garlic, salt and black pepper are mixed into the mixture.

Important! To prevent the cheese in the pancakes from melting, roll the pancakes in flour or breadcrumbs before placing them on a baking sheet.

Curd pancakes with zucchini

For zucchini pancakes with cottage cheese, you need to take fatty and, of course, fresh cottage cheese. Then any gourmet will appreciate your creation.

Ingredients:

cottage cheese - 250 g;
eggs - 2 pcs.;
salt - 1 teaspoon;
sugar - 2 teaspoons;
zucchini (small, young, about 15 cm long) - 2 pcs.;
vegetable oil (for frying) - 4 tbsp. spoons;
baking powder - 1 tbsp. spoon;
flour - 240 g.

Thoroughly beat the first four ingredients with a blender or fork.

Wash the zucchini and grate it. Then, without draining the juice, put the zucchini into the cottage cheese and mix everything thoroughly. Add flour and baking powder.

Place the dough in hot oil to form pancakes. Bake covered over low heat until browned on both sides.

Dietary pancakes in the oven without flour

Zucchini is a low-calorie vegetable that is useful for those who are on a diet. And if the recipe does not contain flour and allows you to avoid frying in vegetable oil, then the dish prepared on its basis becomes as dietary as possible. To prepare pancakes in the oven, you need to prepare the following products:

eggs - 2 pcs.;
zucchini - 700 g;
onion - 1 pc.;
salt, spices - to taste.

Cooking

Cooking begins with preparing the vegetables. They are washed, peeled, grated (zucchini), cut into small cubes (onion). After this, eggs are broken into a bowl, crushed foods and spices are added to them.
All ingredients must be mixed until smooth. Then salt is added. When mixing food, it acts as an abrasive, causing vegetables to release liquid, so it is recommended to add salt at the very end.
Tip: if the dough still turns out liquid, you can add 1-2 tbsp. l. breadcrumbs or a little flour.
After this, prepare a baking sheet. It must be greased with oil and sprinkled with flour or placed on a baking sheet with a sheet of parchment paper. Place the pancakes on the prepared sheet using a tablespoon. After this, the baking sheet is placed in an oven preheated to 180 degrees for 15 minutes.

Snack pancakes with carrots

Zucchini pancakes with carrots are especially tasty with unsweetened yogurt; carrots give them a beautiful orange hue and a sweetish taste.

Ingredients:

carrots - 1 pc.;
zucchini - 1 pc.;
parsley - 1 bunch;
garlic - 2 cloves;
egg - 1 pc.;
flour - 3 tbsp. spoons;
baking powder - 1 teaspoon;
salt - to taste;
pepper - to taste;
vegetable oil - 3-4 tbsp. spoons.

We clean all the vegetables. Slice the zucchini using a salad cutter and squeeze out excess moisture.

Coarsely grate the carrots, chop the herbs, crush the garlic. Mix everything with zucchini and add salt. Add eggs and flour. Stir all the lumps.

Place the frying pan with oil on the fire. Place the dough in the pan in the form of round pancakes. As soon as they are browned, turn them over and fry thoroughly on the other side.

Lenten zucchini pancakes in the oven

People who observe the religious canon will need a recipe on how to make zucchini pancakes that are lean but satisfying. Meat and sausage can be replaced with mushrooms, which have high nutritional value.

Products:

medium zucchini – 2-3 pcs.;
onion – 1 head;
fresh mushrooms (champignons) – 300 g;
medium-sized carrots – 1 pc.;
garlic – 2 cloves;
flour – 200-300 g;
salt pepper.

Preparation:

Sort the mushrooms, peel, rinse and prepare dietary minced meat from them.
If necessary, remove the core and skin from the zucchini. Grind together with onions, carrots, garlic.
Combine minced mushrooms, vegetable mass, add pepper and salt.
Add flour and mix well.
Spoon the mixture into circles onto a warm baking sheet (parchment) and bake for about 25-27 minutes at medium heating temperature.

Zucchini and oatmeal pancakes

Delicious and healthy zucchini and oatmeal pancakes are also healthy and filling, your family will love this breakfast.

Ingredients:

young zucchini (zucchini) – 2 small;
instant oatmeal - 1 cup;
eggs – 2 pcs.;
flour (starch) – 3-4 tbsp. spoons;
universal seasoning (privovych or magic) – 1-1.5 teaspoons;
oil for frying.

Beat the eggs into the cereal and add seasoning. Clean and grate the zucchini. Mix them with cereal and flour.

Now let's start frying. Place the zucchini mass in the heated oil in the form of round pancakes. As soon as one side is fried, turn the pancakes over and wait until the other side is covered with a golden crust. Just about 10 minutes on both sides.

Zucchini pancakes (no eggs)

What you will need: 2 young zucchini, 4-5 tbsp. tablespoons of flour with a heap, salt and spices to your taste and sunflower oil for frying.

How to cook : Wash the zucchini and grate it (preferably medium). Then add salt and let the zucchini mass stand (literally for 5-7 minutes): it will release juice, which needs to be drained, otherwise the pancakes may fall apart during frying. After the juice is squeezed out, add salt, spices and flour, mix everything so that the mass does not spread.

As soon as the dough is ready, heat the frying pan, pour oil and spoon out the pancakes. You need to fry them on both sides until golden brown. If you are interested in a more dietary option, then you can not fry the pancakes, but bake them in the oven (20 minutes at 180-200 degrees).

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