Savory Zucchini Pancakes + Pico De Gallo
A crunchy, cheesey zucchini pancake with fresh pico de gallo and soft scrambled eggs
Creator: Leslie Stokes
My garden is producing so much zucchini right now and I was trying to think outside or the box to come up with a yummy way to use them for breakfast, but still keep it healthy.
Ingredients:
I prefer to eat gluten free, so i did use oat flour for this recipe, but you can use whatever flour you have on hand.
- shredded zucchini- I use a cheese grater to shred the zucchini. Make sure you squeeze as much liquid as possible out of the zucchini before adding in all of the other ingredients.
- egg
- oat flour– I use a bullet blender to blend quick oats into a flour like consistency
- pepperjack cheese
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
- cornstarch
- fresh pico de gallo– recipe below
- soft scrambled eggs- I add cottage cheese to the egg before cooking, so they don’t dry out or get rubbery when reheated.
The Prep:
I like to make my chicken ahead of time in the insant pot or crockpot to save on time. You can also use rotisserie chicken or cook your chicken in the oven.
- Shred 3 zucchini with a cheese grater and then squeeze the liquid from the zucchini before adding it into a bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
- After the mixture is well mixed, roll into ¼ cup patties/balls. The mixture will seem thin/watery, but it will cook up just fine.
- Over medium high heat- add 1 tbsp of oil into the pan and then add in 4 patties. Press down to make them thinner. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until browned and crispy.
- While the pancakes are cooking- scramble 6 eggs with ½ cup of cottage cheese.
- While the pancakes and eggs are cooling down, chop up the tomato, red onion, cilantro and Jalapeño- add to a bowl and season with a little salt and the juice of ½ a lime.
- In each container add 2 zucchini pancakes, ½ cup of eggs + ¼ cup of pico de gallo.
Tips for this Meal Prep:
I paired this meal with the BBQ Chicken Bowls. The total prep for both of these meal took me about 1 hour + 15 minutes. Here are a few of my tips to get it done fast and efficiently:
- start by chopping the sweet potatoes and get them in the air fryer while you start chopping all of the tomatoes, cilantro and Jalapeño for both meals.
- Have a small bowl to add in the tomatoes, cilantro, red onion and chopped Jalapeño for the pico de gallo.
- after everything is chopped, start shredding the zucchini and add to a bowl to make the pancake mixture.
- When the potatoes are done, set those aside and fry up the pancakes and make the scrambled eggs.
- once everything is cooled down assemble each meal and get them into the fridge so you can start cleaning up!
Savory Zucchini Pancakes + Pico De Gallo
Ingredients
- 3 zucchini shredded + drained
- 1 egg
- ½ cup oat flour
- 1 cup pepper jack cheese
- 1 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
- ½ tsp garlic powder
Pico De Gallo:
- 1 large tomato about 1 ½ cup chopped
- 1 Jalapeño diced
- ¼ cup diced red onion
- 1 tbsp chopped cilantro
- ½ lime juiced
Soft Scrambled Eggs:
- 6 eggs
- ½ cup cottage cheese
- salt + pepper to taste
Let's Make It
- Shred 3 zucchini with a cheese grater and then squeeze the liquid from the zucchini before adding it into a bowl with the rest of the ingredients.
- After the mixture is well mixed, roll into ¼ cup patties/balls. The mixture will seem thin/watery, but it will cook up just fine.
- Over medium high heat- add 1 tbsp of oil into the pan and then add in 4 patties. Press down to make them thinner. Cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until browned and crispy.
- While the pancakes are cooking- scramble 6 eggs with ½ cup of cottage cheese.
- While the pancakes and eggs are cooling down, chop up the tomato, red onion, cilantro and Jalapeño- add to a bowl and season with a little salt and the juice of ½ a lime.
- In each container add 2 zucchini pancakes, ½ cup of eggs + ¼ cup of pico de gallo.
Nutrition Facts
Meal Prep in 1 Hour
You can use any two of the meals in this series to get your meal prep done in just about and hour, give or take!
Having your breakfast and lunch ready for the week helps you stay on track with your nutriton, saves you time and money! I truly beleive that meal prep does not need to be over complicated, take too much time or be boring!
I always get asked- “do you ever get tired of eating the same thing all week?” and the answer is, no! Not when the food taste good! I give plenty of variety in these preps and keep it simple!
As always, thanks for being here and remember, don’t over complicate the process! Take a deep breath, you got this!
