Zucchini pie

We're pretty much suckers for anything containing the word 'pie'. It conjures comfort food and country windowsills.

Zucchini pie is no exception, except that it's actually more quiche than pie.

Still, we love it. It's simple, delicious and filling in the way only egg, cheese and pie crust can be. And, at 6 to 8 servings, it can feed a small group or be saved for another night.

This recipe came from The Six O'Clock Scramble, which we highly recommend if you want your weeknight meals on auto pilot. We changed it up a little (though not much) and love the results.

Rating: 3/4 assed (We're sorry to say, there's some chopping involved.)

Here's what you need and how you do it

1 Tablespoon butter

2 large Zucchini, sliced thinly

1 medium onion, chopped

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 teaspoon garlic, minced

1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped, or 1 teaspoon dried

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

1 9-inch pie crust (do yourself a favor and buy them ready made)

2 Tablespoons dijon mustard

2 eggs, lightly beaten

2 cups shredded swiss cheese or mozzarella

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

In a skillet, melt the butter over medium heat and sauté the zucchini, onion and garlic until soft. Add salt, pepper and oregano.

Press pie crust into a pie dish and spread dijon mustard evenly over the crust.

Combine the eggs, cheese, zucchini mixture and basil in a large bowl. Spread evenly into pie crust.

Bake for 30 minutes, until lightly browned.

For a printable version of this recipe, click here.

Comments

[Susan (Trout Towers)]

No milk?

[Half Assed Kitchen]

Nope, no milk.

[Susan (Trout Towers)]

It was delicious!

[Half Assed Kitchen]

Susan,

Yay! Thanks for letting us know!

[Emily]

I tried this for dinner. The filling was a lot and I ended up splitting it into two pies, so leftovers for tomorrow! I forgot to spread the dijon mustard on the crust before adding the filling and it was still good. Will be making this again! I love zucchini so I'm glad I have something new to do with it.

I'll be linking this to my blog later tonight. Thanks!

[rachel]

So much better than any quiche I've ever had! I think this is my new favorite way to eat zucchini!

[judy olsen]

Emily, I forgot the mustard too so I beat it in to the eggs. Ha! Plus I used ready roll pastry instead of a ready made crust (and it wasnt too soggy at all). And put the cheese on top instead of in the mixture. All this was essentially because I forgot to take the print out to the kitchen and just busked it. Sort of half-assed half-assed. It was really yummy!