Summer Squash & Cheese Patties (Baked)
4 cups of grated yellow squash-washed & unpeeled
1 egg
2 T. milk
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup grated cheese (I used mozzarella.)
1/2 cup grated parmesan (I used the real stuff but canned is fine.)
1/2 cup flour (GF is fine)
1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs (GF is fine) (or just use all bread crumbs)
Cookie spray or parchment for the baking pan
INSTRUCTIONS:
PREHEAT OVEN TO 350 degrees.
Wash and grate yellow squash with the peeling on. (If super juicy, squeeze out all of the moisture. Mine was not and I didn’t do this step at all.) Measure into a bowl. (I wasn't real exact. I just grated one medium yellow squash into my bowl.)
Add remaining ingredients (except of course, the cooking spray).
Stir well to fully combine.
Scoop patties into a sprayed cookie sheet not touching each other. (I used an ice cream scoop.) Pat them a little bit and form them into patty shapes.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until crispy and golden brown. You can flip them halfway to toast both sides if you want. I didn’t. Mine got crispy without turning.
I served with ranch dressing but they really didn’t need a single thing!
THE CHIT CHAT
My garden has been giving up lots of yummy goodness lately - one of which has been straight neck yellow squash. Oh yellow squash, how I love you so! 😍 Yellow squash and tomatoes are the main reasons that I even PLANT a garden!
I grew up eating yellow squash all summer. My mom makes it as Stewed Squash or she slices, breads and fries it. When I was a kid, I LOVED Stewed Squash. I did not love fried squash. (Shh… but I hated it!) (However, I’m going to try it again because it smells oh so good and being in the kitchen with summer squash frying on the stove will take me all the way to central Florida to my mom’s kitchen!)
My inspiration came from a new SUPER FAVORITE YouTube video channel, “Hey Wanderer”. BFF’s Casey and Savannah are two sweet girls out there in Tennessee making their home in a tiny house/shed, building everything themselves, growing things, cooking as much from scratch as they can, loving on their animals AND sewing. They even have a Sew Shack! Gah - Everything I love and hope to be when I grow up! (Oh yea… I’m turning 60 this year.) I can relate so well to them since Doug and I lived in our own tiny house (“The Love Shack”) for five years after our house burned. It was an amazing experience and watching Casey and Savannah brings me lots of joy!
You can check out Hey Wanderer on YouTube HERE!
In one of the “Hey Wanderer” videos, Savannah used some of their own summer squash to make baked squash & cheese patties. I have had mashed potato cakes and have heard of fried zucchini patties, but hadn’t ever really heard of making them with yellow squash, putting cheese in them, or baking them. They sounded yummy and I had to try them!
These patties are DELICIOUS! They are simple, and pretty hands off since they bake in the oven. I served my squash patties with a little ranch dressing but they are so delicious, you really don’t need a dipping sauce. I think that adding some Old Bay seasoning could turn them into mock crab cakes (which I will be trying). Also, I think placing a big squash patty on a bun with some summer tomato slices might make a mighty fine sandwich. These squash patties are what garden to table dreams are made of!
This recipe is a complete keeper and meal starter. Special thanks to Casey and Savannah at "Hey Wanderer" for inspiring me. ♥️ Let me know if you try making Squash & Cheese Patties AT HOME YOUR WAY!
Enjoy!
Gina
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