Silverbeet and mushroom pie

Recipes / Vegetarian

Mushroom cups have a dense, meaty texture which make them the ideal filling for this delicious vegetarian family pie.

Recipe «Silverbeet and mushroom pie» presented in category Recipes / Vegetarian, to prepare this dish you will need no more 50 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 2 tbsp olive oil, 2 onions, finely sliced, 3 cloves garlic, chopped, 500g mushroom cups, thickly sliced, 1 bunch silverbeet, roughly chopped , Pinch nutmeg, Salt & freshly ground black pepper, 4 eggs , 300ml lite thickened cream, 1/2 cup grated reduced fat Swiss cheese.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 2 onions, finely sliced 
  • 3 cloves garlic, chopped 
  • 500g mushroom cups, thickly sliced 
  • 1 bunch silverbeet, roughly chopped 
  • Pinch nutmeg 
  • Salt & freshly ground black pepper 
  • 4 eggs 
  • 300ml lite thickened cream 
  • 1/2 cup grated reduced fat Swiss cheese 

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C. Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over a moderate heat. Saute the onion and garlic for 5 mins or until soft. Add the mushrooms and saute for another 2 mins. Add the silverbeet, nutmeg and season. Cover the saucepan and cook until the silverbeet wilts. Remove from the heat, stir the silverbeet through the mushrooms and drain any excess moisture.
  2. Transfer the silverbeet mixture into a large 6 cup capacity baking dish. Whisk the eggs and cream together, season and stir through the grated cheese. Pour the egg mixture over the silverbeet mixture, swirl the egg mixture through the silverbeet using a fork.
  3. Bake the pie for 40 mins or until golden and set. Allow to cool slightly before slicing.