Vegetable pie is a meal in a dish. It's savory, nutritious and delicious, can be prepared ahead and reheats easily in the microwave. This makes it a very convenient dish for the home cook.
Vegetable Pie in Pastry
A 9-inch pie with a double crust containing 3 parsnips, 3 carrots, 1 sweet potato, 2 cups mushrooms, 1 cup leeks or onions, 2 cups broth, 3 tbsp. flour, 3 tbsp. butter and seasonings has 330 calories in each of six servings, plus 16.5 g fat, 42 g carbohydrates and 5.6 g protein.
Shepherd's Pie
If you make the same filling for your vegetable pie, but omit the pastry crust and use 3 cups of mashed potatoes for the topping, each serving has 233 calories, 8 g fat, 35 g carbohydrates and 6.8 g protein. This saves nearly 100 calories per serving.
Quiche And Other Vegetable Pies
Quiche, frittata and the Spanish tortilla or egg and potato omelet are all forms of vegetable pie. In these dishes the mixture of vegetables is held together with a custard of eggs and milk. They are often served with cheese as well, and these dairy ingredients add fat and calories. A spinach quiche, for instance, has 343 calories in an 8-oz. serving, according to a recipe published by the University of Mississippi.
References
- USDA: Nutrient Database
- Spanish Quiche
- "Hoppin' John's Lowcountry Cooking"; John Martin Taylor; 2000
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