Healthy Vegetable Pie

The introduction of pies, and my favorite healthy vegetable pie, to the culinary world was a huge revelation!  The flavor combinations and ingredient choices left so much open to the imagination. I have enjoyed chicken pies, fruit pies, beef pies, vegetable pies, the choices are limitless. We could eat a pie every day for the next month and never eat the same ingredient twice. For this reason alone, I am a huge pie fan.  

Pairing a slice of pie with a nice little side salad makes for a heatlhy fulfilling meal that I would gladly serve to my family. Another bonus is being able to put ingredients together in a crust and clean up the kitchen while it cooks. When I am finished eating, all that remains are forks and plates. Can it get any easier?

Healthy Vegetable Pie

This delicious pie makes for a delightful, healthy breakfast or a light lunch. It is incredibly tasty and full of good for you nutrition. This recipe provides one easy method to get in your recommended daily amount of vegetables without adding a lot of calories, and that is a win win for everyone.

Healthy Vegetable Pie

• CourseBreakfast & Brunch, Lunch
• CuisineAmerican

Servings8-10 people

Prep Time20 minutes

Cook Time45 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 Pie Crust
• 1tbsp Unsalted butter
• 2 shallotsdiced
• 1 red bell pepperdiced
• 1-2cloves garlicminced
• 1-1/2cups spinachroughly chopped
• 1cup sundried tomatoesoil-packed, but drained and chopped
• 2tsp chopped fresh thyme
• 2large eggs
• 1/2cup half-and-half
• 1cup Italian 5-cheesecan substitute cheese of choice
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375°
2. In a large skillet melt butter over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until caramelized,
3. Add bell pepper and cook an additional 4 minutes, until slightly softened. Add garlic and cook an additional 1 minute
4. Add spinach, tomatoes, thyme, salt and pepper to taste, stir to combine, and let cool.
5. In a mixing bowl beat eggs and half-and-half together. Add salt, pepper and cheese and combine.
6. Put the vegetable mix in the pie crust and cover with the egg mixture
7. Bake for 45 minutes or until set.

Recipe Notes

This recipe is very similar to a quiche, but the minimal use of eggs and milk create a more meatier interior.

Easy Healthy Vegetable Pie

This pie is easy and healthy and worth making. If you try it, please let us know what you think.
 

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