A friend of mine on the big compound in Riyadh made a wonderful zucchini pie. She used a ready made roll dough and added chunks of pepperoni. I loved her pie so I tried to make one of my own using homemade pie crust and leaving out the pepperoni. I have been making this for the past 15 years and it is a delicious way to prepare zucchini.
Ingredients
7 medium sized zucchini -peeled washed and grated
4 cloves garlic sliced
1 tsp. basil or to taste
3 Tbs. olive oil
3/4 tsp salt or to taste
3 eggs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup mozzarella cheese (optional)
one single pie crust
Tip–roll the pie crust out very thin so it cooks and crisps, also bake on the bottom oven rack. If you are using an unbaked pre made pie crust place in the oven and cook first before putting zucchini filling in because this dough tends to be thicker.
A note- Of course there are different sizes of zucchini so estimate to the best of your ability. I use 7 zucchini and after they are cooked down that turns out to be about 3-4 cups of cooked zucchini.
Directions
Place garlic and olive oil in pan and saute. Let this get light brown. Add zucchini, salt and basil and saute until soft. I let this cook for maybe 15-20 minutes (stirring frequently) so that the zucchini is very soft and full of flavor. Turn heat off.
Season to taste and add Parmesan cheese, mix very well.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Crack eggs into a separate bowl and whisk, add to zucchini mixture.
Mix eggs into zucchini very well. I have added mozzarella cheese to the pie many times but I don’t tend to use it as much any more. If you use mozzarella, add it at this point in the cooking process. Put prepared pie crust in pie plate. Pour zucchini mixture into pie plate over crust.
Cooking time varies depending on your oven heat, the size of the pie plate etc. Put pie into oven on bottom rack so that crust will be done and crisp. Bake for approximately 30-40 minutes or until well cooked. Check after 30 minutes to see if it is done. Make sure pie is set and eggs are totally cooked. Remove from oven.
Great way to use a bounty of zucchini.
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Yes the kids love it too! so why not :0
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That looks very good, I would of never thought of preparing zucchini this way. Thanks! 🙂
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Thanks Spear!
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This would nice for a lite lunch or supper with a salad. The color is lovely.
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Thanks so much! It is very lite and easy 🙂
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Looks delicious! 🙂
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thanks!
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This is gonna sound a bit dumb, perhaps. Were you able to get pepperoni in Saudi – it sure does seem so. When we lived in Malta I really enjoyed the fact there were foodstuffs from Italy, Britain and Libya, as a great Asian products but not things like cream cheese etc. As you know – you just have to learn to adapt.. And when we lived in Quebec there were lots of things I can’t find here in Massachusetts. ++ Pinning this recipe but I’ll add the pepperoni – there’s a big Italian/American influence where I live in Western Massachusetts. LOVE YOUR BLOG LYNZ !! ; o )
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thanks Cecile! it was hard to find products such as pepperoni, of course no pork. They had some pepperoni at the deli counter.But yes hard to find many western products! wow you have lots of experience!! so many products were so expensive, especially any western products!
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Oh! I need to try this! 🙂 Yum!
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I hope you do Kat:)
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I grow zucchini this year I gave away quite a few. They’re a wonderful veg. Have a great day.
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you too
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Ok it’s 6:41 and I’m starving! Wouldn’t pepperoni make it super oily?
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Well I don’t honestly remember, i just ate a small piece, but I didn’t add it so maybe! here is a piece Juan, no taco or burrito from the stand today!
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Na, I’m sick of them:)
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I remember you said that last week. 🙂
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I’m fickle:)
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ha ha ok you have the right to be!
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Have you ever had the day when you just look at food and you say if I have to eat that one more time I’ll lose it?
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Yesssssss
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Looks yummy 😉
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Thanks 🙂
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🙂 I wanna eat it heheh
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I wish I could hand you a piece!
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That’s sweet 😉 thanks
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hope you are feeling better! 🙂
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Yes iam thank you tho still swelling and need to drink antibiotic but over all ok.. Thank you lynz 🙂
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I am glad dear:)
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Thanks for the concern 😉
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🙂
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Zucchini is one of my favorite vegetables and this pie is looking great Lynn 🙂
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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Better than quiche!
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Thanks 🙂
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Love this idea, Lynn! Looks incredible!!
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Thanks Lana!
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The pie looks amazing. Now if only I could bake… 😀
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ha ha I wish I could hand you a piece!!:)
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I wish too!
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🙂
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I have my story up in memoirs, we might have some similarities 😦
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Was this message meant for me? x
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yes wasn’t sure if you had read any of my story. This cooking blog turned into me telling my story piece by piece. It is under memoirs and my recent post was Saturday.
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I must have missed the post. I’ll take a look.
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I have them up under memoirs and they start at the beginning of moving to Saudi
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Thank you for pointing this out to Lynz. You were right. I’m sorry… 😦
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Always looking for another way to use zucchini this time of year. Thanks.
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Thanks so much!
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I have a similar recipe with sliced zucchini. My recipe calls for using Crescent rolls as the crust which make all the difference. A real yummy crust. But this pie is a favorite:)
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Yes my friend used the roll dough as well, I like to use pie crust as it is crispy. so either way it is nice!
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Yummmmmm-my!
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We call them courgettes and I have never thought of turning them into pie …. I will rectify (sans pepperoni for me too) 🙂
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ha ha let me know how it goes please!
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I just visited a friend who served zucchini bread she had made and froze from the summer. We both grow zucchini and there’s always so many! Now I have another recipe. Thanks, Lynn!
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So glad! Yumm I love zucchini bread!!
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Looks and sounds delicious! 🙂
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Hi Rachael, thanks so much!
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the pie looks great!
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Thanks!!
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I will try this pie Lynz, it looks and sounds so delicious 🙂
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thanks Irene!
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So unique and appetizing Lynz!
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Thanks Tasha!
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Yummy…I fancy it with and without the pepperoni…delicious😊
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Hi Frances, thanks dear! me too
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Yummy, Lynn. Anything with pie in the name has to be good!
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ha ha I agree!
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Zucchini Pie! Another first for me! Love it, keep ’em coming!
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thanks Sadie!
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zucchini pie!!! wowww i never see any recipe like this before…. sure i will try …. thanks for sharing love 🙂
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Hi dear thanks!
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Any time Lynz…. Have a Super Great week 🙂
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you too!
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🙂
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yum that looks delicious! I remember when I first cam to japan I thought I had bought Zucchini but they were rather watery and didn’t cooked up well. I soon discover they were Japanese cucumbers not at all all big like the ones I am used to from home!
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oh my!!! that would be quite interesting!
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mmmn not my greatest cooking success!
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I have done so many things like that!
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Challenges of shopping in a foreign market!
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so true! I will try to think of some, we could do a post lol
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Yep like the time my mum visited in Japan. I came home to a lovely uppa and a donut on plate. Bliss. I bit into the donut expecting sugary sweetness and she had bought this curry donut, an abomination of a donut! Not Japan’s finest moment at the best of times but even worse when you are expecting jammy goodness!
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ohhh that would be something!!
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I’m anxious to try this out..thank you!
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Thanks! 🙂
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This sounds so yummy, Lynn! I am a huge fan of zucchini! 😀 Would love to try it and all of your yummy recipes!
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Thanks Anna! 🙂
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That looks so good!! My kind of food 🙂
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hi Elaine, thanks! 🙂
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The pie looks great.
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Thanks Karina!
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🙂
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Looks great
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Thanks!
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I love the idea of using zucchini this way! This would be great for brunch!
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I love the idea of using zucchini in a pie! I bet this would be wonderful for brunch!
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yes I agree!
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I never know what to do with courgettes ( zucchini) ; well apart from the obvious! Thank you!
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ha ha thanks!
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I love zucchini and this looks yummy!
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Hi Magret!
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I love zucchini and this pie looks super luscious. …
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thanks so much
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Interesting how I thought it wouldn’t able to make a zucchini pie due ti ts water content, but I was completely wrong. Looking at these delicious photos, I just want to eat it right away!!! Yum! 😉
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*due to its water content
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thanks!
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No worries Lynn! 😉
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What a great use of zucchini, and perfect for kids! Yummy 🙂
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yes they always like it!
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I have to try it!
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I hope you do!
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Looks delicious! I made something similar few weeks ago and we really liked it:)
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so glad!
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This is one way of enjoying zucchini. Yum! 😀
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We love it! thanks anna
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I’m sure. It looks delicious and healthy. 😀
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I never cared for zucchini but I do like this!
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Lovely!
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Thanks
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Suuuuper yummy!!! I will try it!!! 🙂 Hugs!! ❤
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Thanks! Hugs
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