Broccoli Pie

Submitted by weekend cooker

"here is a dish, that the kids will love too. A great vegetable dish to compliment a nice dinner."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 6-8 pie slices
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package broccoli spears, thawed
• 1 (12 ounce) package shredded cheddar cheese, divided
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 3⁄4 cup buttermilk biscuit mix
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Cut large chunks of broccoli into smaller pieces and discard some of the stems.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine broccoli, 2/3 of the cheese, and all the onion, and mix well.
3. Spoon into greased 10 inch deepdish pie plate.
4. In the same mixing bowl, mix eggs, and biscuit mix, and beat for several minutes.
5. Add milk, salt, and pepper, and mix until fairly smooth. Pour over broccoli and cheese mixture.
6. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
7. Top with remaining cheese and bake just until cheese melts.
8. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing to serve.

Reviews

[bluemoon downunder]

To make life easier on a week night, I used the recommended frozen broccoli, thawed, and added the stems to my freezer ingredients bag for next time I make my Recipe #135453. I minced the onion - a great insurance against the onion still being that bit crunchy - and added 4 cloves of minced garlic and one leek, finely sliced: a fairly standard additions for me as we love the combined flavour of these three. I used low-fat milk and the Zaar Kitchen Dictionary's substitution for the biscuit mix. It came together well but I felt it needed a lift with some herbs or spices so I added a generous quantity of what's become my favourite herb mix in so many recipes: rosemary and sage from a grinder. We enjoyed this yummy pie with Recipe #327419 for a very tasty dinner. A great way to dress up greens! Thank you for sharing this recipe, weekend cooker. Made for 1-2-3 Hit Wonders.

 

[Brooke the Cook in]

Quick and great for kids who love broccoli like my DS! I think I had this ready in under an hour. I used egg substitute in place of the eggs and a reduced amount of fat-free cheddar cheese since there was just the three of us eating... plus I wouldn't have had room in my pie plate for any more cheese! I have a very large pie plate (11 inch I think), although its shallow not a deepdish and she was full to the brim! This makes a large pie and would easily feed 6 as a side... We ate it as a main meal and had plenty of leftovers. I sprinkled cayenne pepper on my slice and DH said it could've used something. All in all this is a very nice broccoli pie. Made for Market tag.