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Green Veggie Pancakes

January 17, 2012

When you've got two kids running around the kitchen and you're trying to focus on too many things at once, mistakes happen (I guess welcome to motherhood, right?). The other night, I had tossed zucchini, broccoli and cauliflower into the food processor to make Crock Pot Lasagna and accidentally left it running while I ran to answer the phone. The next thing I knew, the veggies that were supposed to be roughly chopped were now chopped so fine that they wouldn't work in the dish. Argh. As you know, nothing bugs me more than wasting food, so I stashed the overworked veggies in the fridge and chopped up a new batch for the lasagna. The next day those finely chopped veggies were staring me in the face when I opened the fridge and I swear I heard them say, "well?"

Whenever you have leftover vegetables (or flat out botch a recipe like I did), the addition of an egg, flour and some herbs can turn a mistake into one of the most delicious and happiest of accidents. Case in point are these Green Veggie Patties. They work great as a side dish or even on their own for lunch or a snack. Add any one of a variety of dips or sauces and things get even more fun. They are easy to make, fun to eat and perfect for the whole family....whether you intend to make them or not!

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Green Veggie Pancakes  (Serves 4)

  • Prep Time:2 minutes,
  • Cook Time: 8 minutes,
  • Total Time: 10 minutes,

Ingredients

  • 1 cup zucchini, broccoli, and/or cauliflower
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • canola or vegetable oil

Preparation

  1. 1. Place the vegetables in a food processor and pulse to chop fine.
  2. 2. Add the chopped vegetables into a bowl along with the flour, salt, egg, basil and garlic powder. Mix to combine.
  3. 3. Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and place 1 tbsp of the batter into the pan for each pancake.
  4. 4. Cook for 1-2 minutes on each side.
  5. 5. Serve with marinara sauce or dip of your choice.

Accompaniments: Marinara sauce, Ketchup, or Mustard

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  1. Jennifer

    June 12, 2013 at 1:12 pm

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    Yummy! We make veggie pancakes for our 13 month old. His favorite- shredded zucchini, carrot, apple. When in doubt add a little fruit. Parsnip and pear is a nice combo as well.

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  3. Elizabeth@Table4Five

    April 30, 2013 at 4:18 pm

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    If I can convince my son to make these for himself, I’ll let you know what he thinks!

  4. Lauren

    April 25, 2013 at 11:37 am

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    These are deLISH! My 12 month old will sometimes eat more broccoli in one sitting than is good for anyone, and other times he totally rejects it. I used broccoli and only 1/4tsp kosher salt and he LOVED them! So easy to make, especially if you pre-chop the veggies and combine them with the other ingredients as needed.

  5. Stefania

    April 19, 2013 at 11:09 am

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    Ok this might be a silly question but is it one cup of each or one cup all together?

  6. Nirali

    April 1, 2013 at 11:31 am

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    I have a bunch of sweet potatoes that I’d like to use up. Do you think I could add them to zucchini and broccoli in this recipe? If so, would I boil the potatoes first or just them in the food processor with the other veggies? Thank you! Love your site!

  7. Hanh Nguyen

    March 30, 2013 at 3:02 am

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    What kind of flour are you using cake flour or all purpose flour? Pleaselet me know, I love all your recipients

    • catherine

      April 1, 2013 at 10:23 am

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      You can pretty much use any type of flour you have on hand! I most often use Whole Wheat! Sometimes a mix of whole wheat and all purpose!

  8. Magee

    March 13, 2013 at 6:11 pm

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    Wow! My 14 month old son ate FIVE of these! I added a pinch of shredded mozzarella at the end to help hold them together–I may make another batch when he goes to bed tonight. Thank you!!

  9. Karey

    March 11, 2013 at 11:21 am

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    We dipped in some avocado with lemon – what a great recipe for my girl who doesn’t like broccoli or cauliflower! Thanks!

  10. allie

    February 27, 2013 at 12:21 pm

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    Does this recipe call for the veggies to be steamed or raw?
    thanks!

    • catherine

      February 27, 2013 at 12:49 pm

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      The veggies are raw! They’ll cook while you’re pan frying the pancakes!

  11. JTmama

    February 11, 2013 at 6:11 pm

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    I’ve made a similar recipe with almond meal instead of flour for a gluten free version (and mashed banana, if you want it sweet).

  12. Kelly

    February 7, 2013 at 2:41 pm

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    Are you measuring the vegetables chopped or in whole form? (I.e., pre or post food processor?)

  13. Rechal

    February 7, 2013 at 1:42 pm

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    Can these be frozen? Going on vacation next week to FL and we are staying in a condo so want to take some frozen things on the plane for my 13 month old daughter to eat there instead of going out.

  14. jmspdx

    February 5, 2013 at 2:01 pm

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    Very similar to the vegetable pancakes in the Petite Appetite cookbook.

  15. Joanne

    January 31, 2013 at 4:30 pm

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    I have made several recipes from this site and enjoyed them all; however, I do agree this one is far too salty, you could use half the salt and it would still taste fine.

  16. luna

    January 24, 2013 at 8:05 pm

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    Delicious, my 13months old just ate 4 of them,I add chopped red onion and they were Weelicious. this is my new favorite website,can wait for tomorrow for try something else. thankkkkssss so muchhh Catherine.

  17. luna

    January 24, 2013 at 4:55 pm

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    Do I need to cook the veggies first?.

    • catherine

      January 25, 2013 at 11:40 am

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      Nope! Add them raw! They’ll cook with everything else once they’re in pancake form!

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  19. Nathalie

    December 19, 2012 at 1:20 pm

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    Made these today, the boys ate about half each which was better than nothing! :) I made mine with zuchini and brocoli and I added some cheddar cheese, I tried some and I thought they were very good and easy to make! A little saltier than I would like so I would cut it back just a small amount, overall great recipe and very adaptable :)

  20. amirasg82

    October 25, 2012 at 12:07 pm

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    Catherine- can these be made in the oven and still taste as good? and what can I substituefor flour?

    • catherine

      October 25, 2012 at 1:26 pm

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      I haven’t tried them in the oven, but I think it would work if you sprayed them with oil or melted butter! As for the flour, it helps hold everything together. So what is your purpose for replacing it? If you’re avoiding gluten you could try a gluten-free flour blend!

  21. laurel.clapper

    October 10, 2012 at 7:38 pm

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    I am a huge fan of these veggie patties. I made them this morning for my 13 month old. I used raw broccoli, onions, kale, and carrots and just chopped them in the food processor. They came out great… a tasty moist patty with herby garlicy flavor. Charlotte loved them! She ate the two I gave her and then reached to pull one off of Daddy’s plate. I used the rest of my veggies to make another large batch to have on hand and put some in the freezer. How great is it that my baby is eating kale!?

  22. Natalina

    September 9, 2012 at 8:27 am

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    I just made these this morning and they came out quite delicious! You should come up with a version using butternut squash and thyme!

  23. Elaine

    August 23, 2012 at 8:15 pm

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    I made these tonight for my 20month old daughter and she didn’t like them at that much. I even let her dip them in ketchup and she spit it out and through it on the floor. ;-/ I think they were a bit salty, so next time I will put less salt. I liked them a lot and they were easy to make. I am sure my husband will like them, so I will try making them again.

  24. wyma0501

    August 14, 2012 at 11:51 am

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    Made these with carrot and cauliflower!! Turned out great! My 15 month old loves these.

  25. Laura

    July 31, 2012 at 9:03 am

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    Catherine,

    Thank you so much for all your recipes! They have gotten us through months. My son (17 months) has recently formed an aversion to meat. He loves all your veggie “cakes”. Have you ever tried adding meat to these? I tried your zucchini and chicken nuggets, but he won’t eat them. If you have any suggestions for adding some meat to the veggie cakes, I would be so appreciative! We love all your recipes, so thank you so much!

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