Spinach And Courgette Quiche Recipes

SPINACH AND COURGETTE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Press pie pastry into an 8-inch pie dish.
• Heat a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir bacon for 3 minutes. Add onion, spinach, and courgette to bacon; cook and stir until onion and courgette are tender, spinach is wilted, and bacon is fully cooked, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer bacon-courgette mixture to the pie pastry.
• Beat milk, eggs, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; pour into pastry crust. Top egg mixture with mozzarella cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is browned and quiche bounces back when touched, about 35 minutes.

BAKED SPINACH AND ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-14-by-2-inch oval baking dish, or six individual cast-iron pans, with 2 tablespoons of the melted butter and set aside.
• Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large (12-inch) saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the scallions and zucchini and saute for 2 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for one minute. Lightly press most of the water out of the spinach and add it to the pan. Add the rice, basil, parsley, nutmeg, lemon juice, 2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoon pepper and toss well. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, the -remaining 2 tablespoons melted butter, and the 1/4 cup Parmesan. Pour the mixture over the spinach and zucchini and smooth the top. Sprinkle with some extra Parmesan and the Gruyere. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

COURGETTE QUICHE

Steps:

• Grease a tart dish with butter, then lay out readymade shortcrust pastry
• Heat oil in pan, add chopped courgette and onion. Fry for 5-10 minutes, until soft and golden
• Add vegetables to pastry case
• Preheat oven to gas mark 6
• Beat the eggs and milk together in a jug, add to pastry case
• Add tomatoes
• Cook in oven for 30 mins, until pastry and top is golden

SPINACH ZUCCHINI RICOTTA QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Melt butter in heavy large skillet over medium heat. Add onion and sauté until tender, about 8 minutes. Mix in spinach and sauté until wilted, about 2 minutes. Add zucchini and continue to cook until almost all liquid from spinach evaporates, about 3-4 minutes.Set aside to cool slightly.
• In a large bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses. Mix in eggs. Add cooled spinach mixture; blend well.
• Spoon cheese mixture into pie crust and smooth the top. Bake until filling is set in center and brown on top, about 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes. Cut pie into wedges.

ZUCCHINI AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat over to 425 degrees F.
• Cook bacon until crisp; drain and set aside.
• Saute onion in butter until wilted. Add mushrooms and zucchini and saute 4 more minutes. Stir in flour and cook 2 more minutes, until thickened. Remove from heat and cool.
• Place bacon over bottom of pie crust. Top with grated cheese and spoon vegetable mixture over the cheese.
• Combine eggs, milk, salt and pepper. Pour over vegetables.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 300 degrees F and bake 30 minutes longer, or until filling is set and top is lightly browned.
• Serve warm.