An incredibly easy and quick idea, as well as delicious, the savory bread pie and zucchini has a super gooey cheese filling. You only need a few ingredients to bring to the table a unique and delightful dish, almost like a bread lasagna, rich and irresistible, just like the croque madame. If they’re out of season or you don’t like them, you can replace them with other vegetables, chopped small and sautéed.
Let’s get to work and prepare the savory bread and zucchini pie together.
OTHER RECIPES WITH ZUCCHINI
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Stovetop, Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Spring, Summer, and Autumn
Ingredients for preparing the savory bread and zucchini pie
- 10 slices toast bread
- 3 zucchini
- 1 onion
- 3 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt and pepper
- 1 egg
- 5.3 oz sliced cheese
- 1 cup cup milk
- 1.4 oz Parmesan cheese
Tools
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- Grater with large holes
- Baking dish
Steps for preparing the savory pie with zucchini and cheese
First, wash the zucchini and, after trimming them, grate them with a grater with large holes. Roughly chop an onion. Sauté it in a pan with a drizzle of oil. Add the zucchini, salt, and pepper and let them dry well for about ten minutes.
In a bowl, break an egg. Add the milk, salt, and mix with a fork. Soak the slices of bread in the milk and egg mixture and place them in a single layer in a baking dish. Cover with the sliced cheese. Add the zucchini and more sliced cheese.
Soak more slices of bread and close the savory pie. Enrich with grated Parmesan cheese, a drizzle of oil, and bake in a static oven at 350°F for about 30 minutes or until the bread is golden. Remove from the oven and serve either hot or warm.
Storage
The savory pie keeps for two or three days in the fridge.
