Squash That Your Kids Can't Get Enough Of

Doesn't that sound too good to be true?? My friend Jill shared this recipe this week. My kids are pretty good eaters, but squash isn't something they love to hear that we're having. Once I have managed to fry it in that PERFECT way, but usually I manage to make it soggy or squishy or otherwise unappealing.

When I saw this recipe, I thought it would be worth a try. Nutrionally, I imagine it is equivalent to fried squash, but the effect is so different!

The recipe according to Jill:

In food processor, combine squash, onio

• Two cups of squash, finely chopped (like food processor fine)
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 egg or egg sub.
• 1 tsp salt or seasoned salt and some pepper
• 1/2 cup flour (Jill used quinoa flour plus a tsp of sugar)
• Optional for flavor: parmesan cheese. I think you could use nutritional yeast
• vegetable oil

In food processor, combine squash with onion and grind well. Add egg, salt and pepper. Stir in flour. Add parmesan/sugar/nutritional yeast if desired.

Heat oil in skillet. Drop batter by tablespoons into oil. Cook until golden. Drain on paper towels. Taste....sprinkle with salt if needed. Don't tell them what it is. They look like little pancakes or hushpuppies!

So, that's pretty much what I did. I used a tsp of salt, and then noticed the seasoned salt option, so I added some of that too, along with a shake of garlic powder. I think these led to my son declaring that they taste like curly fries. (Not that we EVER eat at Arby's. What?) I spun the squash and onion around in my manual food processor until it resembled corn meal, and I used regular all-purpose flour.

I did not conceal the recipe from my kids - they helped me with it! My older daughter has a new buzz phrase lately when I'm plying new foods on their tastebuds: "A New Taste Sensation!" And y'all, she's totally excited. Love my girl.

I was texting my husband about this recipe while he was at work. He kind of detests squash and seemed to think I was nuts. He told a co-worker who declared there was no way she would eat a squash pancake. (Or is it more a fritter?)

Anyway, I reheated one in the toaster oven when he got home, and even old and reheated he really liked it! This recipe was much more of a hit than I could have anticipated. Add it to your repertoire!