Chicken zucchini quiche
Chicken zucchini quiche recipe in the zucchini category
Recipe ingredients:
- 1/2 recipe basic pie crust dough
- 3 medium zucchini, grated
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1 cup fresh mushrooms, sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 8 eggs
- Freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups evaporated milk
- 2 cups Swiss cheese, shredded
- 1 cup cooked chicken, shredded
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Recipe method:
- Line a 10 inch pie plate with the pie pastry, trimming and fluting the edge.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 5 minutes or until partially browned. Set aside.
- Place the zucchini in a colander. Sprinkle with salt.
- Drain for 20 to 30 minutes. Squeeze out excess moisture.
- Saute the green onions and mushrooms in the butter in a small skillet.
- Beat the eggs and pepper in a mixer bowl.
- Add the cream cheese and evaporated milk. Beat until smooth.
- Sprinkle half of the Swiss cheese over the pie crust.
- Layer the chicken, mushrooms, green onions and zucchini over the Swiss cheese.
- Sprinkle with the remaining Swiss cheese.
- Pour the egg mixture over the layers. Top with fresh basil.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.
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