Vegetarian Recipe: Zucchini Cheese Pie

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As a note, I looked up all of the ingredients in this recipe using SmartPeople's nutrition tracker. Based on the amounts of the ingredients, the whole dish should be about 676 calories and 30 grams of fat. If you get 4 servings out of this dish, that totals about 169 calories and 7.5 grams of fat per serving, and for 6 servings, 113 calories and 5.4 grams of fat per serving. To me, these numbers sound a bit too good to be true, but I did calculate carefully and included every ingredient.

Ingredients

2 tbsp. plain bread crumbs
2 tsp. vegetable oil
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
2 cups shredded zucchini
2 cloves minced garlic
3 eggs
1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1/8 tsp. basil
1/8 tsp. oregano
1/8 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 drops Tabasco sauce
1 cup low fat shredded Swiss cheese

Directions

Grease a 9" pie plate, sprinkle it with bread crumbs and set it aside. Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet. Add onion and cook over medium heat for 4 minutes, stirring often. Add zucchini and garlic. Cook 3-4 minutes, stirring often. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees (Fahrenheit).

Combine eggs, cottage cheese, corn starch, basil, oregano, salt, pepper, and Tabasco sauce. Stir (or blend) until smooth.

In a large bowl, combine cooked vegetables, cottage cheese/egg mixture and Swiss cheese. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 30 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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10 Responses to “Vegetarian Recipe: Zucchini Cheese Pie”

1Dark Angel
June 6th, 2008 at 11:50 am

This is one recipe I'm keeping close.

Thank for sharing!
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2Stefanie
June 6th, 2008 at 10:18 pm

Dark Angel, my pleasure! Let me know if you make it
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3robee
June 7th, 2008 at 6:45 pm

Yummy..
But I hope you can post picture of the food made by this recipe.
I think other people want to see it too.

Thanks.
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4Stefanie
June 7th, 2008 at 10:34 pm

Robee, I was thinking I should have taken a picture the last time I made it, but I wasn't originally planning on posting the recipe. I'll try to make it again this week and take a picture of it this time I'll also try to do the same for the enchilada recipe.
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5Expat Chef
June 9th, 2008 at 9:51 pm

Thanks for your submission to this week's Carnival of Recipes. Dont' forget to link your post to the carnival at The Expatriate's Kitchen
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6Chef Tom
July 1st, 2008 at 9:46 pm

This sounds pretty good. I might try my own twist by substituting the cottage cheese with cheddar cheese. I know its less healthy...but I'm sure it tastes gooood!
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7Heidi
October 10th, 2008 at 6:22 pm

I'm currently on the hunt for creative zucchini recipes, and this one looks like a gem. Thanks for sharing!
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8Flora
October 19th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

hmm.. I think my aunt will like this as she's always on the hunt for vegetarian recipes. Thanks for sharing.
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9Stefanie
October 20th, 2008 at 3:18 pm

Hope everyone enjoys the recipe!
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10Oli
November 10th, 2008 at 6:25 am

Sounds pretty nice, any chance of a pic of the final product?

My girlfriend has slowly been turning me more and more vegan (She writes a at My Vegan Planet, she has been a vegan shef for a while!) This does however mean that I have to keep an eye out for veggie recipes like this for her, she loves to learn new things!
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