Best French Courgette Zucchini Quiche Recipes

COURGETTE QUICHE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl add the butter to the flour and lightly rub in with your fingers until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.
• Add the cold water and with a blunt knife, gently bring the pastry together, then finish off with your hands, trying to work the dough as little as possible.
• You may need to add a drop or two more water if there are still a lot of crumbs of flour.
• Once the dough is just combined, wrap in clingwrap and place in fridge for at least half an hour. (You can make the pastry up to 2 days before you want to cook the quiche, or freeze for up to a month).
• Preheat the oven to 190˚C/370˚F
• Roll out the pastry on a gently floured work surface. Sprinkle the top with flour and roll out the pastry to a 27cm diameter circle.
• Gently roll the pastry so it wraps around the rolling pin then lift this over to your dish. Unroll it over your 23cm/9" pie tin/dish.
• Trim the edges. If there are any tears in the pastry, dab a little water around the edges of the hole, and then press a pastry scrap into the hole.
• Prick the base lightly with a fork then line it with a large piece of baking paper and fill with some rice or cooking beans. Place in oven for 25 minutes until very light brown.
• Fry the sliced courgette and spring onion in the olive oil in a frying pan over a medium to high heat for 3 minutes each side. You want them to have a some colour - this gives them flavour.
• In a bowl, whisk the eggs and the milk together with a fork, then add the grated cheese, herbs and black pepper.
• Once the pastry is cooked, remove from the oven and turn the oven down to 170˚C/ 340˚F. Carefully lift the corners of the baking parchment and lift out of your case (taking care as the beans/rice will be very hot).
• Spread the teaspoon of Dijon mustard evenly over the pastry base, then sprinkle over the zucchini and spring onion mixture and the sweetcorn before carefully pouring the egg mixture over.
• Place back in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until lightly golden and puffed up.
• Leave in the dish for at least 10 minutes to cool. Best served at room temperature.

ZUCCHINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9 x 9 inch casserole dish.
• In a large bowl combine biscuit mix, oregano, seasoning salt, garlic powder, salt, parsley and Parmesan cheese. Stir in onion, eggs and oil. Mix well and add zucchini. Pour into prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until cooked through and golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes before slicing.

EASIEST ZUCCHINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Spread zucchini on the bottom of the pie shell. Pour eggs over zucchini and top with Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven until eggs are set, about 30 minutes.

CHEESY ZUCCHINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate while preparing filling., In a large skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Add zucchini and onion; cook and stir until tender. Drain and cool slightly., Whisk eggs and seasonings until blended. Stir in cheese and zucchini mixture. Spread mustard over pastry shell; add filling., Bake on a lower oven rack until a knife inserted in center comes out clean and crust is golden brown, 35-40 minutes. If needed, cover edge loosely with foil during last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

FRENCH COURGETTE (ZUCCHINI) QUICHE

Steps:

• Place zucchini on a piece of foil and sprinkle with salt. Set aside for 30 minute.
• Cut the bacon into small pieces and fry in a heavy skillet until crisp. Remove and drain on paper towels.
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• In the same pan using either the remaining drippings OR the butter mentioned in the ingredient list, saute the onions for 5-10 min until tender and golden.
• Squeeze the zucchini dry and add to the onion in the pan, along with the flour.Heat 1 minute.
• Spread half of the cheese and the bacon over the bottom of the pie shell.
• Lightly beat the eggs with a wire whisk. Add the half and half and pepper. Stir well and add zucchini mixture.
• Place pie shell on a cookie sheet.
• Carefully pour custard mixture into pie shell.
• Sprinkle with the rest of the cheese and bacon.
• Bake on center shelf for 15 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 350F and continue baking 20-25 minutes more, or until the top is puffed and brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and slide carefully onto wire rack to cool 5-10 minute to let set. Serve hot.

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

CRUSTLESS ZUCCHINI QUICHE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Arrange sliced tomatoes on paper towel and sprinkle with salt. Leave for a few minutes, then pat dry.
• Meanwhile, in a large cooking skillet, heat 2 tbsp Private Reserve extra virgin olive oil over medium heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add zucchini and shallots. Season with kosher salt, pepper, and 1/2 tsp sweet paprika. Raise heat slightly, and sautee, tossing regularly, until vegetables are tender and nicely colored (with some brown spots on zucchini).
• Transfer the cooked zucchini and shallots mixture to the bottom of a lightly oiled 9-inch pie dish like this one. Arrange sliced tomatoes on top. Add mozzarella, and Parmesan (spread evenly across).
• In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, remaining 1/2 tsp paprika, baking powder, flour, and fresh parsley.
• Pour egg mixture into the pie dish on top of the cheese mixture.
• Bake in 350 degrees F heated-oven for about 30 minutes or until the egg mixture is well set in the dish. Remove from oven and wait 5 to 7 minutes before slicing to serve (Quiche will puff up slightly because of the baking powder, but will quickly go down as it sits.)

ZUCCHINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small skillet, saute zucchini in butter until tender; drain. Place half the zucchini in the crust. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. , In a large bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, cream, eggs, salt, oregano, basil, garlic powder and pepper. Pour into crust. Arrange remaining zucchini slices over top. Sprinkle with paprika. , Bake for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

ZUCCHINI, BACON, AND GRUYèRE QUICHE

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
• Fit pie dough into pie plate and lightly prick all over. Bake according to package instructions, then transfer crust in pie plate to a rack.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• While crust bakes, cook bacon in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until just crisp, about 6 minutes. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to a paper-towel-lined plate, reserving fat in skillet.
• Add zucchini and 1/4 teaspoon salt to fat in skillet and sauté over moderately high heat, stirring frequently, until zucchini is tender and starting to brown, about 5 minutes, then transfer with slotted spoon to a plate.
• Heat cream, milk, pepper, and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt in a 1- to 2-quart saucepan until mixture reaches a bare simmer, then remove from heat.
• Whisk together eggs in a large heatproof bowl, then gradually whisk in hot cream mixture until combined. Stir in bacon, zucchini, and cheese and pour into piecrust. Bake until filling is just set, 25 to 30 minutes. Transfer quiche in pan to rack to cool slightly, about 20 minutes.

ZUCCHINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Saute onion in butter until golden.
• Mix cheese with zucchini and onion.
• Add the remaining ingredients, Mix well.
• Pour into a 9-inch greased pie plate. (No crust needed!)
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 30-35 minutes or until center is set.
• Serve with a salad for a light meal.

CHEESY ZUCCHINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Butter a 9-inch pie plate and press the crumbs into it to make a crust.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F degrees.
• Sauté the zucchini in the olive oil for 3 minutes; remove and drain again on paper towels.
• In a saucepan, melt margarine.
• Add flour; stir well.
• Add milk slowly stirring all the time.
• Cook until thickened.
• Stir in the cheese, egg and salt and pepper.
• Gently mix in the zucchini.
• Ladle into the bread crumb crust.
• Bake in 350°F degree oven for 35 minutes.

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.

CREAMY ZUCCHINI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Spread the bottom of the pastry shell with the mustard and bake for 10 minutes.
• Cool.
• Reduce oven heat to 350.
• Place zucchini in colander, sprinkle with salt and drain for 5 minutes.
• Saute the mushrooms in butter.
• Sprinkle one cup of Jack cheese in the bottom of the pastry shell.
• Spoon mushrooms on top.
• Squeeze zucchini to remove the excess moisture.
• Place in the shell, separating and fluffing with fingers.
• Beat together the cream cheese, cream, egg yolks and egg, season with salt and pepper.
• Place the pastry dish on a baking sheet and carefully pour in egg-cream mixture.
• sprinkle the remaining Jack cheese on top.
• Bake in a 350-degree oven for 45 minutes, until top is puffed and golden and a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.