Broccoli-Cheese Pie

From EatingWell: Winter 2004, The Essential EatingWell Cookbook (2004)

If you want to give this a fancy name, call it a crustless quiche. For a vegetarian version, simply omit the Canadian bacon.

READER'S COMMENT:

"This was fantastic. I agree with the first reviewer that it's a good base. I didn't have Canadian bacon or mozzarella, so I used deli ham and gouda, which turned out great. "

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9 Reviews for Broccoli-Cheese Pie

07/20/2012

Anonymous

Good basic recipe/be careful of substitutions!!

We eat too much in this country...even our animals are 10-20 pounds overweight :) To make this recipe a winner start with a generous vegetable salad, no small "side salad" and instead of high fat prepackaged dressing, mix a table spoon or two at the most with vinegar of your choice and dried herbs. Then eat your portion of quiche. The low fat/highly satisfying cheeses are goat, mozarella, feta, and swiss, but again, look at the amount that you are putting into the recipe because it will send the calorie count way up if you put in too much. Gouda, cheddar and havarti are delicious, but they are super high in calories and fat, so the readers who are adding those cheeses are sabotaging the recipe. And adding any type of processed meat whether it is beef, turkey or pork is bad, bad, bad. Add a little precooked shredded chicken or turkey breast. As for the bland taste, that is what your spices are for! ANy type of "hot" spice will rev up your metabolism and add great flavor!

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03/06/2012

meghantappan

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Good Meal

I liked this. I used ham, cheese and broccoli (frozen) and omitted the breadcrumbs. It tasted great and was filling. Much easier than traditional quiche with crust!

Pros: easy, quick prep, uses veggies

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09/14/2011

CMARSHALL

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Loved it.... It's a keeper...

Loved this recipe... took one readers advice and used ham cubes and Gouda cheese. I used broccoli and cauliflower and did not use any bread crumbs in bottom of the pie dish. This will be a keeper.. even left overs the next day for lunch were delish!

Pros: Very light and healthy!

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02/16/2011

freeman-online

Recommends this recipe

Nice Idea

I made this recipe into 12 large muffins rather than a pie. It makes for one generous "muffin" size...2 would be a total serving. I followed directions except used turkey bacon and cheddar cheese and I think they turned out tasty. My husband liked them...which speaks a lot. My kids are always skeptical of anything with veggies, but ate them for dinner without much complaint. No wows though.

Pros: Easy, most items already have in fridge

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08/30/2010

ashleyadm

This was fantastic. I agree with the first reviewer that it's a good base. I didn't have Canadian bacon or mozzarella, so I used deli ham and gouda, which turned out great.

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