Cauliflower Cheese Pie with Grated Potato Crust
This Cauliflower Cheese Pie with Grated Potato Crust is truly a treat. Put your food processor to work and have your crust baking in no time. This dish is warm, cheesy and delicious.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Food processor
- Stove top
- Oven
Ingredients
Crust
- cooking spray of choice
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 3 medium grated raw potatoes (about 2 cups)
- 1 medium grated onion
Filling
- 1 tbs extra virgin olive oil
- 3 or more cloves of garlic, minced
- 2 small onions, chopped (sometimes I like to sub a large shallot for an onion)
- ¼ tsp dried basil (fresh is even better)
- ¼ tsp dried thyme (fresh is even better)
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 medium cauliflower, cut into small florets
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 2 eggs, beaten
- ¼ cup milk (low fat ok) OR ¼ cup Greek yogurt (low fat ok)
- freshly ground pepper
- pinch of paprika
Instructions
- Prep time is based on the use of a food processor. See note below for suggestions on grating and chopping using your food processor.
- Preheat oven to 400 F. Grease a shallow 9-inch pie/cake pan with cooking spray. In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg. Add the grated onions and potatoes as well as the salt and pepper mixing to combine. Transfer to the pan and pat into place (use your fingers, the back of a spoon or a spatula), building up the edge as high as you can. Bake for 30 minutes, then remove from oven, spray with cooking spray and bake for 10 more minutes. Remove from oven and cover the bottom of the baked crust with about HALF the cheese. Lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees F.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add garlic, onions and spices. Cook until onions are translucent (about 5 minutes). Add the cauliflower, cover and cook until cauliflower is fork tender stirring occasionally (about 10-12 minutes). Spoon the cauliflower mixture into the baked crust.
- Beat the eggs and milk (or yogurt) together seasoning with freshly ground pepper and pour over the top of the cauliflower. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the top. Dust lightly with paprika. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until set. Serve hot. Reheats well.
Notes
Prep time is significantly cut down by using a food processor. For the crust, use the food processor medium grating disc to grate the onions and potatoes, working in batches. For the filling, fit the metal blade onto food processor and drop garlic through feeding tube with the machine running. Turn the machine off and add the onion to the work bowl. Pulse until chopped. I recommend chopping the cauliflower by hand to get desired size.