Bacon Spaghetti Squash Fritters with Parmesan - need I say more?
Ever wondered how to cook spaghetti squash? Make this easy Bacon Spaghetti Squash Fritters recipe with Parmesan! These little spaghetti squash cakes are crazy good, easy to make, and a great snack!
This is one of my most favorite new recipes. Kids love these! Who knew that spaghetti squash could be a kid friendly food?
How to make spaghetti squash fritters
To make these spaghetti squash fritters, you will need to precook the spaghetti squash in the oven (if you scroll down, you'll see the instructions on how to cook spaghetti squash). IMPORTANT STEP: After you baked the squash, cooled it, and scraped it with a fork to remove the flesh in long strands, wring out the roasted spaghetti squash by wrapping portions of it in paper towels and squeezing hard with your hands over the sink. Be careful not to drop the spaghetti squash into the sink if the paper towel breaks. Try to get rid of as much liquid as you can.
After the above step, making these bacon spaghetti squash fritters is a breeze! So delicious and easy to make! Just mix the pre-cooked spaghetti squash with eggs, bacon, freshly grated Parmesan cheese, a little bit of flour, and drop them by tablespoonfuls onto a heated frying skillet to make these delicious spaghetti squash cakes.
Cooking tips
For this recipe, it's very important that first you get your skillet very hot. Then add oil. Then drop spaghetti squash fritters. If you get your skillet very hot, then the fritters will not stick no matter how soft they are. Making spaghetti squash fritters is a lot like making crepes in terms of how hot you want to get your skillet for the very first batch of fritters. Then, after cooking for a couple of minutes, flip them over. And, cook for 1-2 more minutes. That's it! Little spaghetti squash cakes are done!
What to serve with fritters
- Greek yogurt. These fritters are especially good when served with a dollop of Greek yogurt on top.
- Sour cream. Top spaghetti squash fritters generously with sour cream for a luscious, creamy topping.
- Green onions. Sprinkle finely chopped green onions on top.
- Chives. Finely chopped chives is another delicious topping.
Bacon, Spaghetti Squash Fritters Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- ⅓ cup flour (for gluten free version, use multi-purpose gluten-free King Arthur flour)
- 3 cups spaghetti squash , cooked and wringed out (see instructions below)
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese , freshly grated
- ¼ salt , plus extra, if needed
- 3 green onions chopped
- 5 strips bacon , cooked, drained of fat, and chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
For garnish:
- 2 green onions chopped
- ¼ cup Greek Yogurt
Instructions
How to cook spaghetti squash:
- The recipe requires 3 CUPS COOKED spaghetti squash. 3 CUPS COOKED spaghetti squash is usually ½ or ⅔ of a whole spaghetti squash. First 6 steps describe how to roast spaghetti squash in the oven (this can be done 1 or more days in advance):
- Preheat oven to 425 Fahrenheit.
- Cut the squash in 2 halves, scrape out the seeds and the fiber out of each half. Spray oil over the cut sides of the squash. Spray the baking sheet with oil and place the squash on the baking sheet cut side down.
- Bake for about 30-40 minutes. Remove it from the oven when it's cooked through and soft, and let it cool. Flip the squash so that cut side faces up – that will speed up the cooling. After squash cools, scrape squash with a fork to remove flesh in long strands and transfer to a bowl. Let it cool.
- Important: Wring out the roasted spaghetti squash by wrapping portions of it in paper towels and squeezing hard with your hands over the sink. Be careful not to drop the spaghetti squash into the sink if the paper towel breaks. Try to get rid of as much liquid as you can.
- Roasted spaghetti squash can be refrigerated for 5 days. I prefer to cook spaghetti squash, refrigerate it and make fritters the next day or 2 days later - that allows spaghetti squash to drain the liquid out and get dryer, which is preferable for fritters
Now, on to how to make spaghetti squash fritters:
- In a large bowl, using electric mixer, beat 2 eggs on high speed for 1-2 minutes. Add flour and continue beating for about 30 seconds to combine. To the same bowl, add spaghetti squash, Parmesan cheese, 3 chopped green onions, and ¼ + ⅛ teaspoons salt. Mix very well until all the mixture has uniform consistency. Add chopped bacon and mix. Taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary, even though it should be just perfect.
- Heat a large skillet on high-medium heat until VERY hot. Only then add olive oil. It should sizzle and smoke right away. Using a tablespoon, spoon the tablespoon-ful of the batter for each fritter and drop on the skillet. Using a spatula, correct the shape of each fritter, making it flatter and rounder. Cook until the bottom side of each fritter is golden brown, about 1-2 minutes. Reduce heat to medium. Using spatula, flip fritters to the opposite side, and cook 1-2 more minutes. When flipping the fritters, you can use a spoon on the opposite side of spatula to help push each fritter onto the spatula and then flipping. Turn off the heat and let the fritters sit in the skillet (uncovered) for 2-3 more minutes (check the bottom to make sure it's not burned - if it is too dark, remove fritters from the skillet immediately). Do 4 fritters at a time, you should have a total of 2 batches (8 fritters total).
- Serve as is, or top with the dollop of Greek yogurt and chopped green onions (delicious if served this way!).
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Nutrition
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Have you tried to use coconut or almond flour to me?
I haven't tried coconut or almond flour, but I did try gluten free flour and it worked great! The recipe does not require much flour, so I think coconut or almond flour should work just fine.
I used almond flour this morning. Worked great!
Good to know that almond flour worked! I've used gluten free flour and it worked well, too!
How much did you use?
Use the same amount as listed in the recipe - 1/3 cup flour.
Just made these for the first time. I've only cooked with spaghetti squash twice. Does the squash have a crunch to it after fully cooked? I'm wondering if I keep under cooking it in the oven. Would appreciate any feedback.
I cooked spaghetti squash both ways - crunchy and soft. It's just a different texture. For this recipe, the softer spaghetti squash is better, I think.
These were awesome. I had to use a lot more spaghetti squash to get the 3 cups but used the same amount of flour and forgot the parm, so i got about a dozen silver dollat sized fritters. Thank you for helping me deal with my glut of squash! I also added oregano, which was nice.
Thank you, Krista! I am so glad you liked this recipe! Adding oregano sounds delicious!
Would the fritters be good cold or reheated?
The fritters are the best reheated, even though I eat them cold too and they taste just great cold, as well!
I made these last week after cooking a half spaghetti squash in the oven a couple of days before and then losing motivation to use it. These fritters were really tasty and I’d would be happy to make them again.
Thank you, Ann! So happy to hear that! 🙂
Can you tell me what the serving size is, please? Thank you
The recipe makes 8 fritters. You can have 1 fritter or 2 or 3 - depends on whether it's a snack or light lunch.
So excited to try this for my 1 yr old! How do you store the spaghetti squash in the fridge to get it extra dry? Ex in a Ziploc with paper towels or on a plate with paper towels.
I store it in a tall bowl, covered, without any paper towels.
You don’t always know what you’re gonna get with Pinterest recipes, they look amazing but don’t always taste great. This, however, was a success! My husband isn’t a fan of spaghetti squash but he devoured these:)
Natalia, so glad that this Pinterest recipe was a success for you! 🙂 These spaghetti squash fritters are some of the most favorite snacks on earth for me! And, I am glad your family enjoyed them, too.
Nutritional info?
This was extremely delicious and I will definatly add this to my list of proven recipes! All I would add is to mix in black pepper and garlic powder. That's all!
Yum, these fritters look amazing and would make a great breakfast with some butter on top (I am following a keto diet). I think of substituting the wheat flour with coconut/ almond flour. I will have to figure out how much low carb flour I would need to make them perfect 😀
Please share once you figure it our
We have used spaghetti squash for several recipes. We usually cut it in half, clean out the junk and then cover with Saran Wrap and nuke it for 12 minutes...would that work for this?
I used Bob's Mill Paleo Flour which contains Almond flour, arrowroot starch, coconut flour, and tapioca flour. The recipe turned out great! I topped mine with some sour cream and they tasted like the potato pancakes that I grew up with.
I am glad you enjoyed this recipe!
My mom uses to cook me something similar, but instead of bacon, she was putting ham. Anyway still very nice and delicious looking recipe, Thank you for sharing with us.
These look and sound great without anything extra. I am going to try them tonight, TY..
This is truly my favorite way to eat spaghetti squash!
Hi! These look delicious! Do you by any chance know the calorie count per serving? Thanks!
Unfortunately, I don't have that capability on my site yet. 🙁
I substituted the flour for almond flour to make these low carb. We all loved them including our 16 month old son. Thanks!
Thank you, Sara! So glad your family liked these!