Zucchini Deep Dish Pie Recipes

CRESCENT ZUCCHINI PIE

Steps:

• Separate crescent dough into 8 triangles and place in a greased 9-in. deep-dish pie plate with points toward the center. Press dough onto the bottom and up the sides of plate to form a crust; seal seams. Spread with mustard., In a large skillet, saute zucchini and onion in butter until tender. In a large bowl, combine the eggs, cheeses, seasonings and zucchini mixture. Pour into crust., Bake at 375° for 20-25 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Cover edges loosely with foil if crust browns too quickly. Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze cooled pie in plastic wrap and foil. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap pie; reheat in oven until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.

SUMMERTIME ZUCCHINI PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Press pie crust into a 9-inch deep dish pie plate. Cover the edges of the crust with aluminum foil.
• Bake pie crust until lightly browned, about 12 minutes. Set pie crust aside to cool. Increase oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crisp, about 10 minutes. Drain the bacon slices on paper towels, while retaining drippings in the skillet.
• Stir zucchini, mushrooms, onion, and garlic into the reserved bacon drippings; season with Italian seasoning, dill, parsley, garlic salt, and black pepper. Cook and stir the zucchini mixture until the zucchini is tender yet crisp, 5 to 7 minutes; remove from heat.
• Chop the bacon and stir through the zucchini mixture.
• Sprinkle about half the mozzarella cheese into the bottom of the pie crust. Spoon zucchini mixture over the mozzarella cheese layer. Pour eggs over the zucchini mixture; top with remaining mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the mozzarella cheese. Put pie plate onto a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until the top begins to brown, about 30 minutes.

ZUCCHINI APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Peel the zucchini. Cut into quarters lengthwise, then remove seeds and cut crosswise (as you would cut apples for apple pie). Toss together 4 cups chopped zucchini, lemon juice and salt. Place mixture into frying pan and cook until tender-crisp.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, cream of tartar, nutmeg and flour. Add the cooked zucchini to sugar mixture and mix well. It will be a little runny, but that's OK.
• Place filling into a 9 inch pie crust, dot with butter, and place top crust on. Bake in oven at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 40 minutes or until golden brown.

ITALIAN ZUCCHINI PIE

Steps:

• Saute the zucchini and onion in the butter until zucchini is softened and onions are translucent. Stir in the chopped parsley, salt, pepper, garlic powder, basil and oregano.
• In large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, cheese and mustard, then add the zucchini/onion mixture.
• Spread the pie crust across the bottom and up the sides of baking dish that has been lightly greased. Carefully lift it into the dish and press across the bottom and up the sides.
• Pour zucchini mixture into the crust and bake in a preheated 375 degree oven for 18 to 20 minutes. Cover with foil for last 10 minutes of baking. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

DEEP-DISH ZUCCHINI PIE

Steps:

• Place pie crust in a 9" deep-dish pie plate; set aside. Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan; add zucchini. Reduce heat; cover and simmer until tender, about 4 minutes. Drain zucchini well in a colander, pressing with a paper towel to remove any excess liquid. In a bowl, whisk eggs until frothy. Stir in zucchini, onion, milk, salt, pepper and 2/3 cup Cheddar cheese. Pour zucchini mixture into pie crust; sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, or until golden and center is set. If crust edges are browning too fast, cover edges with aluminum foil. Let stand several minutes; cut into wedges. Tip: When chopping onions, celery or green peppers, it takes only a moment to chop some extras. Tuck them away in the freezer for a quick start to dinner another day.

ZUCCHINI HAMBURGER PIE

Steps:

• In a skillet, cook beef, onion, salt and garlic salt over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the green pepper, oregano, parsley, bread crumbs, cheese and egg; mix well. Set aside. , Place bottom pastry in pie plate; layer 2 cups of zucchini in crust. Cover with beef mixture. Top with tomato slices and remaining zucchini. Place top pastry over zucchini. Cut a few slits in top. , Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until crust is lightly browned.

ZUCCHINI ONION PIE

Steps:

• In large bowl whisk together first seven ingredients.
• Stir in zucchini and baking mix.
• Pour into greased 9" deep dish pie plate.
• Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until lightly browned.