{"id":3731,"slug":"zucchini-pie","title":"Zucchini Pie","description":"Zucchini pie is a savory Italian supper pie. Fresh zucchini squash, mozzarella cheese, and herbs give this pie its distinctive taste.","ingredients_raw":["1⅓ cup flour","½ teaspoon salt","½ cup shortening","3 tablespoons water","4 cups thinly-sliced zucchini (from about 3 small squash)","½ cup chopped onion (about ⅓ large onion)","¼ cup parsley (or 2 tablespoons parsley flakes)","½ teaspoon basil","¼ teaspoon black pepper","¼ teaspoon garlic powder","⅛ teaspoon oregano","2 beaten eggs","8 ounces (2 cups) shredded mozzarella","1½ ounces butter for frying"],"ingredients_norm":["flour","salt","shortening","water","zucchini","onion","parsley","basil","black pepper","garlic powder","oregano","egg","mozzarella","butter"],"steps":["Preheat oven to 375° F/191° C/Gas mark 5.","Sift flour and salt into a bowl. Cut in shortening until mixture forms coarse particles. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and mixing to make a pliable dough.","Roll out the pie crust to a circle and then fit it into a pie plate; bake for 15 minutes.","Melt the butter in a Dutch oven. Add the zucchini and onion. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent (about 10 minutes).","Stir the seasoning into the vegetable mixture and set aside.","Combine 2 beaten eggs and grated cheese in a bowl, then stir into the vegetable and spice mix.","Pour the filling into the pie crust and bake for 20 minutes, or until center is set.","Serve hot."],"categories":["Vegetarian recipes","Recipes using zucchini","Recipes for pies and tarts","Side dish recipes","Baked recipes","Recipes using low-moisture mozzarella","Recipes using butter","Recipes using basil","Recipes using pie dough","Recipes using egg","Recipes using wheat flour","Recipes for pie dough"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":90,"servings":"6 to 8","yield_text":null,"difficulty":"medium","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Zucchini_Pie","source_ref":"4605243","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Zucchini_Pie&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"3f7ea8ad8aeb6c78b433bad770829af96c3f80314ef80804956235efaadfd74e","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:32Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:32Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/zucchini-pie"}