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Zucchini and Ricotta Bake
vegetables

Zucchini and Ricotta Bake

A rich zucchini bake with creamy ricotta and yellow cheese. Easy to make and perfect for lunch.

⏱ 1 hr 5 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Mediterranean👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Preheat the oven to 180°C (355°F). Grease a 24 cm pan.
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOvenBaking pan
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  2. 2
    Salt the vegetables and leave in a colander 10 minutes, then squeeze out the liquid by hand.
    Colander
  3. 3
    Mix the ricotta and eggs until smooth.
  4. 4
    Add half of the yellow cheese and baking powder and mix.
  5. 5
    Add the vegetables, garlic, olive oil, parsley, salt and black pepper and mix.
  6. 6
    Pour into the pan and spread evenly.
    Baking pan
  7. 7
    Sprinkle the rest of the yellow cheese over the top.
  8. 8
    Bake 40–45 minutes, until the quiche is firm and golden.
    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
  9. 9
    Let cool 10 minutes before cutting.
    💡Resting before cutting sets the pie: cut straight out of the oven, it is still soft inside and the slices fall apart.
340calories
18 gprotein
8 gcarbs
26 gfat
● protein 22%● carbs 9%● fat 69%

Per serving (287 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (3) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

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