Summertime Chard Pie
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Yields:
-
2 pies
- Serves:
- 16
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic scapes, chopped or 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 bunch swiss chard, stems removed and leaves chopped
- 8 eggs
- 12 ounces evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 frozen deep dish pie shell
- 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
- 15 ounces diced tomatoes, drained well
- 1⁄2 cup fresh peas, blanched
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped
- 1 -2 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped, to sprinkle on top of pies
directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
- Add onion and garlic, cook, stirring occasionally, until tender.
- Add chopped chard to pan and cook, stirring often, until wilted.
- Remove from heat.
- Beat together eggs, milk, and basil.
- Place greens and onions mixture into pie shells. Sprinkle with peas, and top with tomatoes.
- Carefully pour egg and milk mixture into pie shells over vegetables.
- Top with grated cheese and sprinkle with dill.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes, until pies no longer jiggle in the center.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
christinajrn
Aurora, Colorado