Swiss Chard and Mozzarella Quiche in Zucchini Crust

Name: Swiss Chard and Mozzarella Quiche in Zucchini Crust
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter; 355 milliliters dry bread crumbs; 2 eggs; 5 fresh basil leaves, roughly chopped; 1 sprig fresh rosemary, leaves finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 237 milliliters milk; 6 1-inch fresh mozzarella balls, quartered; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 4 servings salt and black pepper to taste; 5 leaves Swiss chard including stems, roughly chopped; 1 teaspoons tarragon; 1 large zucchini

Swiss Chard and Mozzarella Quiche in Zucchini Crust might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This main course has 392 calories, 12g of protein, and 22g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of mozzarella balls, bread crumbs, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the milk you could follow this main course with the Milky Way Brownie Bites as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

Heat olive oil in a skillet; cook and stir the garlic in the hot oil until slightly browned, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Olive Oil

Garlic

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle in the rosemary and let cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 more minutes. Cook and stir the chard until the leaves are wilted; cover the skillet and let the chard steam until the stems are tender, about 5 minutes.

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Rosemary

Swiss Chard

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Frying Pan

Transfer the chard mixture to a bowl, stir in the tarragon and basil, season to taste with salt and pepper, and let cool. Stir in the mozzarella.

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Salt And Pepper

Mozzarella

Tarragon

Basil

Swiss Chard

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Bowl

Trim the stem and blossom ends from the zucchini and halve lengthwise. Scoop out the flesh with a spoon, leaving a 3/4-inch thick shell. Discard the flesh. Beat 2 eggs with the milk in a bowl. Lightly fill the shells with the chard mixture.

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Zucchini

Pasta Shells

Swiss Chard

Egg

Milk

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Bowl

Pour the egg mixture over the chard.

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Swiss Chard

Egg

Bake in the preheated oven until the quiche filling is set and the zucchini shells are tender, about 40 minutes.

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Zucchini

Pasta Shells

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To prepare crumb topping, melt butter in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir the bread crumbs in the butter until well combined and starting to give off a toasty fragrance, about 2 minutes.

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Breadcrumbs

Butter

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Frying Pan

Remove the stuffed zucchini from the oven and gently pat the bread crumbs over the top in a layer; return to oven and bake until the crumbs are browned, 10 to 15 more minutes.

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Breadcrumbs

Zucchini

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