Savory Zuchinni Pie (Gluten Free and Vegetarian)

Here’s a reissue of a recipe that got lost when this site was hacked earlier this month. ENJOY!

As a little girl, my favorite foods were apples, chicken and squash. You know how the character Bubba in Forest Gump talks about shrimp? I could talk about squash that way: baked acorn squash, roasted butternut squash, pumpkin cake (technically a squash), stuffed winter white squash, savory zucchini pie….

The simplest squash recipes are always the best. Butter, salt and fresh cracked pepper starred in my mother’s pan fried squash medley. I savored each delicious bite of buttery, salty green and gold squash coins. Before boys, I fell in love with squash.

Given my fondness for all things squash, I was surprised to find that these yummy stuffed peppers and squash are the only recipe on the blog so far made with my beloved vegetable. How can that be?

However, you will find some of my family’s favorite vegetable recipes here, like this easy gazpacho or our year-round best cucumber salad and these melt in your mouth slow good green beans.

Combinations of delicious vegetables make this Greek frittata your number one favorite recipe on the blog.

Why? Because it’s easy to make, colorful, gluten free, vegetarian and… it’s a pie!

I’m always looking for ways to make vegetables more flavorful and exciting. Mixing vegetables with eggs and cheese (sometimes called a gratin or quiche) makes a main dish or side that’s versatile, portable, and can be eaten at any temperature, at any time of day. That’s MY KIND of vegetable.

Zucchini Pie is filled with caramelized onions, sweet corn, jack and mozzarella cheese, eggs, parsley, cayenne and of course, zucchini.

Like Greek Frittata, its’s also gluten free and vegetarian.

Easy enough to make for dinner tonight but pretty enough to serve at holidays, parties and special occasions.

Use a glass pie plate or any shallow two quart ovenproof dish.

Zucchini Pie is a simple recipe you can customize all year long with other seasonal vegetables. Think about other vegetable combinations like toppings on a pizza, for example:

*Eggplant, fresh chopped tomatoes, mozzarella, ricotta cheese and basil.

*Artichoke hearts (canned or frozen and thawed), chopped peppers and onions, parmesan, feta cheese and Italian herbs.

*Broccoli and cauliflower, shredded cheddar and smoked gouda, a dash of dijon mustard and chopped chives.

Find more mix and match vegetable pie ideas at finecooking.com.

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Nutrition information based upon eight servings.

Lighten this dish by replacing 2 eggs with 3 egg whites and using low fat or less cheese.