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    Home » 30-minute meals » Corn, Bacon, and Zucchini Fritters

    Corn, Bacon, and Zucchini Fritters

    Published: Jun 7, 2022 by Mélanie · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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    stack of 4 zucchini, corn and bacon fritters on a white plate with a dolop of sour cream on top and a hand sprinkling bacon.
    stack of 4 zucchini, corn and bacon fritters on a white plate with a dolop of sour cream on top.

    Tasty and healthy, these corn, bacon, and zucchini fritters are quick to make. With a little smoky flavour, pesto, and some vegetables, it is a great side to your salad or soup. The drizzle of olive oil in the pan is just enough to make it crunchy and healthier. Not fried, not greasy! Just delicious!

    Perfect for a picnic, potluck, weekday dinner, or the lunch boxes of the little ones or grown-ups!

    This is a great recipe for a simple lunch such as my carrot and chicken patties or Caprese sandwiches.

    Jump to:
    • 🥗 Ingredients Needed
    • 🔪 How To Make It
    • 📋 Variations and Substitutions
    • 💭 Recipe FAQs
    • How To Serve With A Zucchini Fritter?
    • More Yummy Zucchini Recipes
    • 📋 Corn, Bacon, and Zucchini Fritters

    Why you will love these fritters:

    • A HEALTHIER lunch option
    • Packed with great FLAVOURS
    • EASY to make

    🥗 Ingredients Needed

    Only 6 simple ingredients to prepare an easy recipe that you can adapt if you need to:

    Ingredients labelled: flour, bacon bits, eggs, corn, pesto, zucchinis.

    A few notes on some of the ingredients:

    • ZUCCHINIS: The highlight of the recipe, do not consider using frozen (such as frozen zoodles) it would be too much moisture released in the fritters.
    • CORN: It can be frozen corn and cooked or canned, both would work.
    • BACON: It can be store-bought bacon bits or cooked bacon cut into small pieces.
    • PESTO: Pesto is always in my fridge, I love how I can add it to different dishes or salads to enhance a blended dish. The combo with the zucchini is a winner. Can be skipped but don't!
    • EGGS: Most of the time, I buy large eggs so you'll only need 2. Adapt to 3 if you only have small ones.
    • ALL PURPOSE FLOUR: Don't skip it, it will bind all the ingredients together and balance the moisture.

    🔪 How To Make It

    It is a rather simple fritters recipe, here are the few steps to make them.

    collage of 2 pictures: one showing a hand holding a ball of paper towel and a plate with green juice and another one with a mixing bowl with eggs, a bowl with corn and shredded zucchinis on a plate.

    First, let's prepare the zucchinis: using a cheese grater, shred them. Next, place the shredded zucchinis in a paper towel and gently squeeze the excess water. (Picture 1)

    Then, set the zucchini aside. In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs. (Picture 2) Now, you can add the fresh corn and zucchini to the eggs and mix well (Picture 3)

    collage of 2 pictures: one mixing bowl with shredded zucchinis and corn and another one with the same plus bacon, pesto and flour.

    Lastly, add the chopped bacon, pesto, and flour to the bowl. Mix some more until fully incorporated. (Picture 4)

    Tip: If you wish, you can add extra herbs to the mix such as cilantro, chives, tarragon or thyme.

    Cooking: In a cast-iron skillet, over medium-high heat, pour some olive oil. Using an ice cream scoop, drop some corn zucchini batter on the hot pan and cook for about 2 minutes on each side.

    4 fritters on an iron cast pan with a red handle.

    Serve while it is hot with some sour cream and some extra bacon bits for the crunch!

    📋 Variations and Substitutions

    If you wish to give a different spin to these yummy fritters, here are some ideas for you:

    • Vegetarian: Skip the bacon to be able to offer it to the nonmeat eater and save the bacon as an add-on on top of the sour cream.
    • Spicy up: Pour a few drops of sriracha, chili oil, or harissa to add a little fire to your fritters.
    • Deluxe version: Dip it in guacamole, queso cheese, or top it up with crispy onions.

    Also, if you wish, to make it gluten-free, use gluten-free flour, do not skip it.

    Rectangular board with brown parchment paper with fritters spread on it (about 10) and a yellow ramekins with sour cream.

    💭 Recipe FAQs

    Why Are My Fritters Soggy?

    Zucchinis retain a lot of water. Although you have the flour to absorb the humidity, you need to squeeze some out as well. This is an essential step before making the zucchini fritter recipe. Doing this and the flour will balance the moisture of your fritter and keep the crisp after you cook it.

    Can I make this recipe ahead of time?

    The fritter tastes best when fresh and warm. However, it does keep well in a container to reheat later. I enjoy them cold too and so do my kids.

    stack of 4 zucchini, corn and bacon fritters on a white plate with a dolop of sour cream on top and a hand sprinkling bacon.

    How To Serve With A Zucchini Fritter?

    • You can eat it for a lunch on the go with a topping such as tzatziki like this one from Momsdish.
    • Make it a nice vegetarian lunch and serve it on the side of a delicious salad. What a nutritious lunch!
    • Snack time! If you are more of a savoury person, this is a nutritious snack for grown-ups and kids. Pack it for work or for school.

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    stack of 4 zucchini, corn and bacon fritters on a white plate with a dolop of sour cream on top.
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    📋 Corn, Bacon, and Zucchini Fritters

    Tasty and healthy, these corn, bacon, and zucchini fritters are quick to make. With a little smoky flavour, pesto, and some vegetables, it is a great side to your salad or soup. The drizzle of olive oil in the pan is just enough to make it crunchy and healthier.
    Prep Time15 mins
    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time25 mins
    Course: Appetizer, Main Course, Side Dish, Snack
    Cuisine: American, French
    Servings: 12 fritters
    Calories: 131kcal
    Author: Mélanie

    Equipment

    • 1 mixing bowl
    • 1 cheese grater
    • 2 sheets of paper towel
    • 1 cast iron pan

    Ingredients

    • 2 Zucchinis
    • 2 Eggs Large, beaten
    • ½ cup Flour 50g
    • 1 teaspoon Pesto
    • ½ cup bacon cooked and chopped
    • ½ cup corn
    • Salt to taste

    Instructions

    • Grate the zucchini and place it in on a paper towel.
    • Using the paper towel, drain the water from the zucchinis (as shown on picture in the post)
    • In a bowl, add the eggs, beat them well.
    • Add the zucchini and corn. Mix well.
    • Add the flour, pesto and bacon and stir some more.
    • On medium heat, drizzle some olive oil on a pan. When hot, using a tablespoon or an icecream scoop, pour some of the mix on the pan and cook it for ⅔ minutes on each sides.
    • Repeat until done the preparation is all used up.
    • Serve warm or cold. Both delicious!

    Notes

     
    • Avoid soggy fritters by really getting the most of the water content out of the zucchini.
    • Skip de bacon to make it vegetarian
    • Can be enjoyed cold too! 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 131kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 37mg | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 115mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 130IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
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    1. Haby says

      August 11, 2014 at 2:15 am

      5 stars
      Tried them tonight. Quick, easy and absolutely delicious. The entire family loved them

      Reply
      • Mélanie says

        August 11, 2014 at 2:12 pm

        Yeahhh! Thanks Haby :) I'm glad it was a success!

        Reply

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