Delicious Zucchini and Swiss Cheese Matafan with Herbed Butter

This zucchini and Swiss matafan with herbed butter is the perfect savory, rustic, simple, elegant and sophisticated breakfast that you will love! It’s soft, cheesy and tender interior perfectly contrasts the crispy, buttery and herby outside making it irresistibly delicious!

What is a matafan? A matafan is essentially a large rustic pancake that is most often savory. Matafan’s originate from eastern France and are typically eaten for breakfast or as a main dish along side a salad. I do not claim to be an expert in the origins of matafans but I have read that they were popular among peasants because they could be made with inexpensive ingredients. I think the peasants were onto something delicious and didn’t even know it.

I do have a sweet Apple Walnut Matafan (RECIPE HERE) variation on my website and I would recommend it to any and everyone because it is delicious too!

This recipe is simple and yet sophisticated. That quality in a recipe gives it an honest and endearing quality and also allows the ingredients to shine through as the true stars.

What you need to make this zucchini and Swiss matafan with herbed butter:

Serves 4

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
• dash of cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups shredded zucchini
• 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons olive oil

Herbed Butter:

• 2 tablespoons salted butter – softened
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• pinch of salt

Instructions

1. Add flour, onion powder, seasoned salt, cayenne pepper and baking powder together in a bowl and mix well.
2. Add zucchini, Swiss cheese, eggs and milk and stir together.
3. Heat a non-stick 8 to 10 inch skillet, larger pan will cook faster and be a little thinner, smaller pan will be thicker and take a little longer to cook through but both will work, cooking times for each size pan are below.
4. Add olive oil to pan and heat to medium heat, heat is a major component to cooking this matafan perfectly.
5. Add batter and cover skillet and cook for 8 minutes, if using both a 8 or 10 inch skillet. If matafan starts to brown too easily, reduce the heat to low.
6. Use a large spatula to get under the matafan and flip quickly.
7. Finish cooking 4 minutes with a 10 inch skillet and 6 minutes with a 8 inch pan or until a fork can be inserted in the middle and comes out clean, The Swiss cheese should not stick to the fork.
8. Remove from heat and place on a serving dish so you can add herb butter, slice and serve.
9. To make to herbed butter; add butter, parsley, garlic powder, onion powder and salt in a bowl. Mix well and add on top of matafan before slicing.
10. Enjoy!

Here are a few other recipes you may love:

• Healthy Lemon Zucchini Bread RECIPE HERE
• Breakfast Veggie Hash RECIPE HERE
• Kabob Sheet Pan Dinner RECIPE HERE

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Zucchini and Swiss Matafan with Herbed Butter

Savory rustic giant pancake with swiss cheese, shredded zucchini inside and topped with a herbed butter.

Course Appetizer, Breakfast, Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Breakfast, Dinner, French

Keyword Breakfast, cheese, matafan, pancakes, Zucchini

Prep Time 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time 14 minutes minutes

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
• dash of cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 cups shredded zucchini
• 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Herbed Butter:
• 2 tablespoons salted butter – softened
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• pinch of salt

Instructions

• Add flour, onion powder, seasoned salt, cayenne pepper and baking powder together in a bowl and mix well.
• Add zucchini, Swiss cheese, eggs and milk and stir together.
• Heat a non-stick 8 to 10 inch skillet, larger pan will cook faster and be a little thinner, smaller pan will be thicker and take a little longer to cook through but both will work, cooking times for each size pan are below.
• Add olive oil to pan and heat to medium heat, heat is a major component to cooking this matafan perfectly.
• Add batter and cover skillet and cook for 8 minutes, if using both a 8 or 10 inch skillet. If matafan starts to brown too easily, reduce the heat to low.
• Use a large spatula to get under the matafan and flip quickly.
• Finish cooking 4 minutes with a 10 inch skillet and 6 minutes with a 8 inch pan or until a fork can be inserted in the middle and comes out clean, The Swiss cheese should not stick to the fork.
• Remove from heat and place on a serving dish so you can add herb butter, slice and serve.
• To make to herbed butter; add butter, parsley, garlic powder, onion powder and salt in a bowl. Mix well and add on top of matafan before slicing.
• Enjoy!