Zucchini is tasty and low in caloriesa vegetable whose harvest always pleases. It is rich in vitamins, minerals and organic acids, it is the best food during diets and fasting days. Many housewives wonder what to cook from zucchini so that it is tasty, healthy and low-calorie. There are a lot of dishes from zucchini, but we will pay attention to the most delicious of them - zucchini pancakes in the oven. The best zucchini for pancakes are young ones, they can be cooked without cutting off the skin. Pancakes from them always turn out very tasty, especially if you add sauce to them. By changing the ingredients and sauces, you can cook such pancakes every day, and they will always turn out different!
Fritters from courgettes in the oven (classic)
Take 1 kg of young zucchini and wash them thoroughlywash and grate on a coarse grater together with the peel. Then put the mass in a colander and stir with a spoon to drain the juice, then return our zucchini back to the deep bowl. Beat in 1 chicken egg, add finely chopped small onion, 6 tablespoons of flour and salt to taste. You need to put the pancakes with a tablespoon on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper, you do not need to grease it with oil. Preheat the oven to 200 ° C. Place the baking sheet with pancakes in the middle of the oven for 15-20 minutes, if necessary, you can turn the pancakes over during cooking if the bottom side starts to burn. Place the finished pancakes on a plate and serve hot with sour cream. All the recipes below will have the same base - classic zucchini pancakes, but when adding new ingredients, their taste will be completely different. The calculation of ingredients is based on 1 kg of young zucchini, so depending on the number of people, you can reduce or increase the portion. Experimenting, you will find the best recipe for yourself and will be able to cook zucchini pancakes with a new taste every time.
Squash pancakes with vegetables
To prepare these spring and veryhealthy pancakes, in addition to the main products, we will need 2 medium carrots, 1 bell pepper, 2 cloves of garlic and herbs to taste (dill, basil, parsley, cilantro). Carrots and garlic need to be grated on a fine grater, herbs and bell pepper finely chopped and add all this to our zucchini mass. Bake them for 20-25 minutes on a baking sheet covered with parchment. While our pancakes are baking, prepare a very tasty "spring" sauce for them. For it we need: 150 g of natural yogurt without additives, 1 small cucumber (fresh or salted), dill to taste and salt. Finely chop the cucumber or grate on a fine grater, finely chop the herbs and add yogurt, salt to taste. With this sauce, the pancakes will disappear from the plates very quickly! For men, this recipe can be slightly modified and finely chopped sausage or ham can be added to the main vegetable mass, and the pancakes themselves can be fried in a frying pan while your low-calorie portion is baking in the oven!
Squash pancakes with cheese
This is a version of making zucchini pancakesChildren really like it. To the main zucchini mass, you need to add 100 g (or more) of grated cheese, and replace the flour with semolina. For a festive table, you can modify this recipe as follows: put tomato rings on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, salt and grease them with a thin layer of mayonnaise, put the zucchini mass on top, put in the oven for 20 minutes, then sprinkle the pancakes with cheese and leave to bake for another 5 minutes. An excellent sauce for these pancakes will be the following: mix 200 g of thick sour cream with finely chopped herbs and a clove of crushed garlic.
Squash pancakes with mushrooms
For this recipe we will need 300 gminced or finely chopped mushrooms, which need to be added to the main mass of classic zucchini pancakes. It is important that the mushrooms are pre-boiled until done; only champignons can be used raw. If the consistency of the dough seems too liquid to you, you can add a little flour so that the mass is like thick sour cream; for those who love garlic, you can add it to the pancakes. These zucchini pancakes with mushrooms are incredibly tasty, especially with sour cream. Serve them immediately, just after removing them from the baking sheet, as they are much tastier hot.
Squash pancakes with minced meat
For 1 kg of zucchini we need 500 gговяжьего, куриного или нежирного свиного фарша, 1 средняя луковица, 2 яйца, 8 столовых ложек муки (если консистенция теста окажется жидкой, добавьте еще немного), 2 зубчика чеснока, соль и специи по вкусу. Фарш необходимо предварительно обжарить с мелко нарубленным луком и солью. Перед тем как добавлять фарш к кабачкам, его необходимо охладить до комнатной температуры. Если кабачки большие, то удалите с них кожу и семена, в этом случае нам потребуется, чтобы масса очищенных кабачков составляла 1 кг. Если кабачки молодые, просто срежьте кончики и натирайте их на терке прямо с кожурой. Обязательно слейте сок с помощью дуршлага, иначе ваше тесто окажется жидким и оладьи не получатся. К отжатым от сока кабачкам добавьте 2 предварительно взбитых яйца, фарш, муку и в конце добавьте соль и приправы по вкусу, отлично подойдет приправа хмели-сунели. Оладьи выпекайте на застеленном пергаментом противне 20 минут, при температуре 180-200°С. Для оладьей с фаршем приготовьте сырный соус, для этого взбейте в блендере 200 г жирных сливок, когда они загустеют, добавьте к ним 100 г натертого на мелкой терке сыра и соль по вкусу. Дайте этому соусу постоять в холодильнике 20 минут и подавайте к горячим оладьям с фаршем.
Dietary fritters from courgettes in the oven
For 1 kg of zucchini we will need 1 kgpotatoes, which need to be peeled, grated on a fine grater and squeeze out excess juice. Add 1 beaten egg and salt to taste to the grated zucchini and potatoes. Place the pancakes with a tablespoon on a baking sheet covered with parchment. Make sure there is enough space between them, as they will spread a little during baking. For lovers of crispy pancakes, they can be fried in a frying pan with the addition of 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, it will be more caloric than baked in the oven, but they will definitely appeal to your men and children, especially with sour cream. Prepare mushroom sauce for zucchini pancakes in the oven. To do this, fry 1 medium onion in vegetable oil until golden brown, add 200 g of finely chopped champignons and simmer under the lid for 15 minutes. Place the mushrooms in a sauce pan and add 150 g of mayonnaise, the warm mushroom sauce is ready! Let it sit for a while and serve with zucchini and potato pancakes. This sauce is high in calories and is not suitable for those on a diet. Another ideal dish for those losing weight is zucchini pancakes with broccoli, they are very tasty and healthy, and have a minimum of calories, they are called green pancakes because of their color. Grate 1 kg of young zucchini with skin on a coarse grater, squeeze out excess juice, add 300 g of chopped broccoli, a small bunch of your favorite greens and a small pinch of salt if desired. Add the white of 1 egg beaten into a fluffy foam. Instead of flour, we recommend adding oatmeal "minute" to reduce the calorie content of the dish and increase its usefulness. Bake the pancakes for 15 minutes on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, after greasing it with 1 teaspoon of olive oil, at a temperature of 180°C. Instead of sauce, you can use natural yogurt without additives.
Cooking tips
Use your imagination, and your zucchini pancakes in the oven will turn out differently every time!