Stuffed Zucchini and Potato Fritters

They look like savory pancakes and are an alternative for lunch or dinner, which can also be enjoyed cold. Very delicious, easy to make, and economical.

They are a complete dish as they contain the proteins of eggs and cream cheese, the carbohydrates of potatoes and Sicilian-seasoned breadcrumbs, and the fibers of zucchini.

They can be cooked in a pan, in the oven, or in an air fryer.

My grandchildren love them.

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Cost: Very economical
Rest time: 5 Minutes
Preparation time: 10 Minutes
Portions: 4
Cooking methods: Frying, Air Frying, Baking
Cuisine: Italian
Seasonality: All seasons

445.48 Kcal

calories per serving

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Energy 445.48 (Kcal)
Carbohydrates 37.59 (g) of which sugars 6.68 (g)
Proteins 15.59 (g)
Fat 26.59 (g) of which saturated 3.21 (g)of which unsaturated 10.89 (g)
Fibers 4.33 (g)
Sodium 464.65 (mg)

Indicative values for a portion of 250 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA^* and FoodData Central^** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.

^* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ^** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov

Ingredients

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10.5 oz zucchini
10.5 oz potatoes
3 eggs
5.3 oz cream cheese
1 cup breadcrumbs (seasoned Sicilian style, click for my recipe)
1 package instant yeast
7 oz cherry tomatoes
to taste basil
to taste dried oregano
to taste salt
to taste pepper
to taste vegetable oil

A look at the nutrients

Tools

What we need to make the

1 Grater
1 Dish Towel
1 Bowl
1 Frying Pan
1 Knife

Steps

Let’s start cooking

Grate the zucchini and potatoes. Gather them in a clean towel and squeeze them. This way, they will lose their excess vegetation liquid.
Cut the cherry tomatoes into small cubes and season them with salt, pepper, and oregano. Let them drain in a sieve
Prepare the Sicilian-seasoned breadcrumbs.
In a bowl, place the grated zucchini and potatoes, a pinch of salt and pepper, the eggs, the yeast, and the Sicilian-seasoned breadcrumbs.
Mix everything with a fork.
Cooking in a pan.
In a non-stick pan, heat a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil. Once it’s hot, take a small amount of batter with a spoon and place it in the pan. Now
Lightly flatten each fritter with the back of the spoon. Cook until golden on both sides.
cooking in an air fryer.
Spread small amounts of batter on parchment paper and place them spaced apart, do the same for oven cooking.
then cook at 375°F for 4 min. Turn and cook for another 3 minutes.
In the oven, the cooking is the same, but the temperature drops to 350°F.
Once you’ve finished cooking all the fritters or pancakes, spread some cream cheese on one, add some diced cherry tomatoes, and cover with a second fritter or pancake.
Garnish with a little cream cheese, cherry tomatoes, and basil