Zucchini Cheese Pie

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I made this for dinner tonight. I was easy to make and tasted great!

 

ZUCCHINI CHEESE PIE

 

1 tsp. olive oil

1 small chopped onion

1-2 cloves garlic, minced

1 jalapeno, finely chopped (optional)

1-1/2 pounds zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch circles

1/2 cup chopped red pepper

1/4-1/2 tsp. basil

1/2-1 tsp. salt

1/4-1/2 tsp. black pepper

1 egg

2 egg whites

1 cup low or non-fat cottage cheese

1-2 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese

 

Preheat oven to 350F.

Heat oil in pan and saute onion, garlic and jalapeno pepper until the

onion is soft. Add zucchini and red pepper and continue cooking until

zucchini is tender but still firm. Add seasonings and set aside.

Mix eggs and cottage cheese with a fork until well blended.

Spray a 10-inch pie plate with nonstick spray. Place vegetable

mixture in bottom of pie plate. Cover with egg and cottage cheese

mixture. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.

Bake for 30 minutes or until knife inserted in the middle comes out

clean.

 

Serves 4

 

**I didn't have a jalapeno on hand, so I used 1/2 of a 4 oz. can of

Old El Paso green chilies and it worked really well. I also mixed

some of the Parmesan cheese into the egg-cottage cheese mixture and

then sprinkled a little more on top with some fresh chopped parsley.