Spaghetti Squash Pancakes

Submitted by Johnney

"These savory little Pancakes are great with a little salt, pepper, sour cream and even apple sauce for a side dish, appetizer or even brekfast dish. They remind me of potato pancakes, except without the starch."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 6 cups spaghetti squash, cooked by your favorite method and separated into strands (See How to Cook Spaghetti Squash)
• 1⁄3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper, to taste
• sour cream, for garnish
• applesauce (to garnish)

directions

1. Add flour& cheese to the strands of the cooked spaghetti squash.
2. Mix well, using a couple of forks.
3. Depending on the flavor you wish, or your dietary preferences, melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat or heat olive oil in skillet instead.
4. Spoon 1/4 cup squash mixture into prepared skillet.
5. With a fork, press to form an evenly thick cake.
6. Repeat to fill skillet.
7. Cook cakes until bottoms are lightly browned, turn over and brown second side.
8. Continue until you've used all the squash mixture (keep the cakes already made warm in an oven set at its lowest temperature until you are ready to serve).
9. Use additional butter or oil as necessary for cooking.
10. Sprinkle pancakes with salt and pepper and serve with sour cream and/or apple sauce.

Reviews

[FrankB]

Johnney should be commended for using spaghetti squash in a creative way, one in which could be used on brunch menus, dinner menus, buffet for a special brunch, etc. I read Liz Ann and decided to read the recipe carefully. My changes made an unbelievable little puffy pancake. Make sure you do not overcook the squash. It only takes about 7 minutes on high in the microwave and will still be crunchy! The recipe is: 4 1/2 cups spaghetti squash 1/3 cup flour 1/2 cup parmesan cheese 2 eggs whipped sea salt and ground pepper 1/2 onion, minced and 1 tsp shredded fresh ginger Saute the onion and ginger in 1 tablespoon butter. Add to the spaghetti squash with the other ingredients and stir gently until it is all mixed Heat a scant 1/8" oil in a skillet and add the batter a big tablespoon at a time and try to make ovals. Then turn as they brown. Let them sit cooking for a few minutes to make sure they are cooked. Serve with a dollop of Cilantro Sour Cream. Yes, even my Jewish other half said they were very good latkes!! Thank you Johnny, I rarely can think of something good to make with Spaghetti Squash.

 

[LizAnn]

I am not going to rate this yet. I overcooked my spaghetti squash which resulted in extra mushy squash which I think messed up this recipe a tad bit. I ended up giving the dog the first batch, which she loved, then adding about a cup more flour plus an egg and they still came out kind of runny. I will try again because I have tons of squash in my garden. Then I wil rate it. But thought I would post these notes for reference for others. Next time I will try your method of cooking squash!