Cauliflower Cheese Pie

Name: Cauliflower Cheese Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 piece Pie Crust (1 single pie crust (savory or puff pastry - homemade or store bought)); 1.1 lb Cauliflower (1.1 pounds cauliflower broken into pieces & steamed very al dente (drain and towel dry well) (250 grams)); 1 tbsp Olive Oil (1 tablespoon olive oil); ¾ cup Pancetta (¾ cup pancetta (chopped) (100 grams)); 1 piece Shallots (1 shallot (minced)); 1 clove Garlic (1 clove garlic (minced)); 3 pieces Egg (3 large eggs); ¼ tsp Table Salt (¼ teaspoon salt); 2 pieces Black Pepper (2 dashes black pepper); 3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese (3 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese); ½ tbsp Parsley (½-1 tablespoon fresh parsley (finely chopped) — up to 1); ½ cup Mozzarella Cheese (½-¾ cup shredded cheese (firm mozzarella, fontina or gruyere - a soft creamy cheese) — up to 0.75)

Cauliflower Cheese Pie - Main Dish,Side Dish (Italian)

55 minItalian

Servings6

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Ingredients

For 6 servings

Pie Crust1 piece · 1 single pie crust (savory or puff pastry - homemade or store bought)
Cauliflower1.1 lb · 1.1 pounds cauliflower broken into pieces & steamed very al dente (drain and towel dry well) (250 grams)
Olive Oil1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon olive oil
Pancetta¾ cup · ¾ cup pancetta (chopped) (100 grams)
Shallots1 piece · 1 shallot (minced)
Garlic1 clove · 1 clove garlic (minced)
Egg3 pieces · 3 large eggs
Table Salt¼ tsp · ¼ teaspoon salt
Black Pepper2 pieces · 2 dashes black pepper
Parmesan Cheese3 tbsp · 3 tablespoons freshly grated parmesan cheese
Parsley½ tbsp · ½-1 tablespoon fresh parsley (finely chopped) — up to 1
Mozzarella Cheese½ cup · ½-¾ cup shredded cheese (firm mozzarella, fontina or gruyere - a soft creamy cheese) — up to 0.75

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Steps

1Pre-heat oven to 400F (200C). Lightly grease and flour a 8-9 inch pie dish.
2In a small/medium pan add the olive oil, pancetta, shallot and garlic, cook until the pancetta is lightly golden, let cool.
3In a medium pot steam the cauliflower pieces until very al dente approximately 2-4 minutes. Then drain and towel dry.
4In a large bowl beat the eggs, salt and pepper. Add the parmesan cheese and parsley, combine, then fold in the cauliflower. Set aside.
5Roll out the pie pastry and place in the prepared pie dish, prick the bottom well with a fork. Sprinkle half the pancetta mixture on the bottom, top with the egg mixture, shredded cheese and remaining pancetta mixture. Fold the overlapping pastry on top of the filling. Bake for 15 minutes then lower the oven to 350F (180C) and continue to bake for another 20-25 minutes or until set and crust is golden brown.