me&thegals
A Major Squash & Pumpkin Lover
Hi everyone! I'm assuming a lot of us have gardens and cook according to what's growing. I thought it would be helpful to have a place to showcase the best of the best.
While I surely love trying out new recipes, could we save this spot for ones that are Tried and True by you and your family?
I'll start with one of my favorites. I have it in the works right now to use up some kale and Swiss chard.
Swiss Chard PieI LOVE this pie/quiche! Just add a nice fruit salad and youve got an entire meal that includes whole grains, fruit, vegetables, protein and dairy!
1 onion, chopped
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon oil
1 bunch Swiss chard/kale/mustard greens, spinach... (about 12 cups)
6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1 piecrust (see below for no-roll crust recipe)
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Brown onion and garlic in oil. Trim and chop chard (can include greens and stems), add to pan and cook down until wilted. Beat eggs and milk in bowl. Mix in salt and chard mixture. Pour into piecrust. Sprinkle cheese on top, pushing slightly into chard mixture. Bake until knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 30-40 min.
1 piece (including 1/8 of crust below): 367 calories,
13 grams protein, 5 grams fiber
Vitamin A 170% Vitamin C 42%
Calcium 24% Iron 23%
Whole-wheat, no-roll piecrust
1 cups flour (whole-wheat pastry flour best, whole-wheat flour okay)
1 tsp sugar
tsp salt
cup oil (I prefer mixture of canola and olive)
3 tbsp milk
Place all ingredients in pie pan. Mix with fork until well blended and pat into the pan. Push pastry up the sides and form a nice edge with thumb and finger. Prick to avoid bubbling during baking.
While I surely love trying out new recipes, could we save this spot for ones that are Tried and True by you and your family?
I'll start with one of my favorites. I have it in the works right now to use up some kale and Swiss chard.
Swiss Chard PieI LOVE this pie/quiche! Just add a nice fruit salad and youve got an entire meal that includes whole grains, fruit, vegetables, protein and dairy!
1 onion, chopped
2-3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon oil
1 bunch Swiss chard/kale/mustard greens, spinach... (about 12 cups)
6 eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup shredded cheese
1 teaspoon salt
1 piecrust (see below for no-roll crust recipe)
Heat oven to 400 degrees. Brown onion and garlic in oil. Trim and chop chard (can include greens and stems), add to pan and cook down until wilted. Beat eggs and milk in bowl. Mix in salt and chard mixture. Pour into piecrust. Sprinkle cheese on top, pushing slightly into chard mixture. Bake until knife inserted into center comes out clean, about 30-40 min.
1 piece (including 1/8 of crust below): 367 calories,
13 grams protein, 5 grams fiber
Vitamin A 170% Vitamin C 42%
Calcium 24% Iron 23%
Whole-wheat, no-roll piecrust
1 cups flour (whole-wheat pastry flour best, whole-wheat flour okay)
1 tsp sugar
tsp salt
cup oil (I prefer mixture of canola and olive)
3 tbsp milk
Place all ingredients in pie pan. Mix with fork until well blended and pat into the pan. Push pastry up the sides and form a nice edge with thumb and finger. Prick to avoid bubbling during baking.