Name: Spinach Patties
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 3 cups finely chopped spinach (fresh or frozen); 1 small onion (diced); 1 cup breadcrumbs; 1/2 cup grated cheese; 2 eggs; 1 tablespoon butter (softened); 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg (optional); salt and pepper (to taste); 2 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons olive oil

These skillet spinach patties are a delicious and practical way to bring hearty greens to your camping menu. Made with chopped spinach, cheese, and breadcrumbs, they are packed with flavor and nutrients. The mixture holds together easily, making it ideal for shaping and frying over a campfire or portable stove.

This is a very basic recipe that can be easily tweaked to your personal taste with the addition of strong flavors like garlic or fresh herbs. Mixing up the cheese or pre-seasoned breadcrumbs. Alternatively, they could be shaped into balls and baked in a Dutch oven or even deep-fried.

Whether served on their own as finger food, tucked into a sandwich, or alongside your favorite grilled meat, these spinach patties are a flexible favorite for any outdoor meal. Crispy, savory, and campfire friendly, they might just be the unexpected favorite at your next cookout.

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Skillet with spinach patties cooking in it.

A lot of butter/oil is used to ensure the spinach patties don’t stick.

A bowl of the spinach mix next to shaped spinach patties.

Once the ingredients are roughly mixed, use your hands to firmly combine and form the patties shape.

All the spinach patty ingredients loosely combined in a stainless bowl.

Once all the ingredients are in the bowl use a spoon to combine them, they are still pretty loose until the patties are formed.

Close up of a spinach patty frying in a skillet.

The spinach patties need to be a thinness where they are given the opportunity to cook all the way through while being fried.

Spinach, breadcrumbs, shredded cheese, diced onion, and the eggs sitting together in a bowl.

Place all the ingredients in the bowl before combining together.

A skillet on a gas camp stove frying five spinach patties.

These camping spinach patties can be cooked in a skillet over a camp gas stove or campfire.

Spinach Patties Recipe

Walter

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A wonderful choice for an outdoor vegetarian option, they are pan-fried to golden perfection in a hot skillet that can be heated over gas or a campfire.

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Preparation 20

Cook 30

Ready in 50

Servings Servings

CourseAppetizer

InfluenceGlobal

DifficultySeasoned

MethodFry

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Ingredients

Spinach Patties

3 cups finely chopped spinach fresh or frozen
1 small onion diced
1 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 cup grated cheese
2 eggs
1 tablespoon butter softened
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg optional
salt and pepper to taste

To Cook

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil

Equipment

bowl
skillet

Directions

Spinach Patties

To a bowl, add the spinach, onion, breadcrumbs, cheese, eggs, butter, nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
Combine well, ensuring the ingredients are well distributed throughout the mixture.
Divide the mixture into even balls, then compress them to make patties.

To Cook

Preheat the skillet over a gas campstove or campfire.
Add the butter and olive oil to the preheated skillet.
When the butter has melted, add half the patties and cook until they are browned on both sides.
Tip: Use a flip to turn the patties as they become quite soft partway through the cooking, when the cheese has melted and the moisture has come out of the spinach, but before the crisp brown crust has formed on both sides of the patty.
Once the first batch is cooked, cook the second batch. Serve immediately while still warm.

Nutritional Information

Calories: 253kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 10gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 79mgSodium: 705mgPotassium: 362mgFiber: 3gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 9495IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 215mgIron: 3mg