Squash and Zucchini Cakes

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Happy Hour

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (80)

RECIPE
COMMENTS & REVIEWS(80)

Cook Time:
20 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings

Times:

Prep: 10 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 20 min
Total:: 30 min

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Ingredients

3 medium zucchini
3 medium yellow squash
1 cup toasted bread crumbs
1 cup shredded Parmesan
1/3 cup minced Vidalia onion
1 large egg, lightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 jar store-bought marinara sauce

Directions

Grate zucchini and squash with a fine grater. Press between paper towels to remove excess moisture.

In a medium bowl, combine grated zucchini and squash and next 7 ingredients. Shape mixture into 2-inch patties, pressing together firmly.

In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Cook squash and zucchini cakes 3 to 4 minutes per side or until lightly browned.

Place onto serving platter and serve with marinara sauce.

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KIMBERLY brentwood, MO 01-11-2010
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"Leftovers" What leftovers? :-)
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I?m considering serving these as a side dish at my daughter?s 1st birthday party so I decided to give them a trial run. I... read the reviews and worked out as much water as I could. I wholeheartedly agree that this is essential to success here. I used whole wheat panko for the breadcrumbs, and fried them in a small amount of canola oil. I used two eggs instead of one and these held up beautifully. (Just be careful not to turn them too quickly.) After cooking, I put them on a cooking rack which eliminated the issue some had with sogginess. My husband and I really enjoyed these, and our 10 month old went crazy for them. She scarfed them down like she hadn?t eaten in days and wanted nothing to do with the rest of our dinner. I don't believe we had any left that night.Read more
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Carol Montgomery Village, MD 10-29-2009
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Excellent
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was great! I diced the veggies in the food processor and used pancho breakcrumbs and instead of frying with butter, I... baked them and sprayed the cookie sheet with Pam. Makes a lot, but delicious. We had this as our side veggie with dinner and the leftovers cold the next day with lemon made an excellent lunch.Read more
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Robert Morton Grove, IL 10-29-2009
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My kids ate them!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Think potato pancakes. That's what it reminds me of. Same process, basically. These cakes were much more full of flavor than... I expected. My kids asked if it was potato pancakes and I said "basically". They ate without complaint. There were no leftovers. I cooked them longer than the recipe recommended and also added a second egg to the recipe; This change kept the cakes from falling apart. I also used half olive oil and half butter to prevent them from burning prematurely. They were good alone, but my wife and I used marinary sauce to enhance them. I'd definitely make them again.Read more
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Alina Greenlawn, NY 10-23-2009
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Did not come together
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

My patties did not fall apart and tastes good once they were just made but a few minutes later they started getting very... soggy and it was a complete mess.Read more
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Jean Arvada, CO 10-16-2009
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Stellar Recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I fixed this recipe with my homegrown zuchinni and yellow squash. It was outstanding. I cut the recipe down and fried the... patties in half olive oil and half butter. I didn't add salt or the Italian seasoning as the Parmesan was salty enough. I used Italian bread crumbs out of a canister. There was no need for the dipping sauce...this recipe was good all by itself. Read more
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jjoanne sewell, NJ 10-15-2009
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lesson learned too late
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

My mistake was not to read the reviews before attempting the recipe.I would bave not attempted to make this recipe,... especcially if I was not going to follow it as Paula inteded. Maybe that may be were we went wrong.Read more