This Potato, Zucchini and Cheese Casserole is a one-stop meal, simple, flavorful, filling and as lazy a meal as it can get.
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This week I decided to go back to an old favorite dish of mine and make a one-dish meal with this potato, zucchini and cheese casserole.
Also this week we were hit by a tropical storm. Luckily--besides having been rained on and on for four days--nothing else happened. The good side of it is that the temperature dropped low enough that I could use my oven without the whole place feeling like midday in the Sahara.
This simple dish is nearly a whole meal in itself. It packs protein, carbohydrate, dairy, and vegetables in a cheesy, warm, soft slice. And the leftovers--because the portions are pretty big in this recipe--can be packed the next day for the school lunch, as it keeps very well and tastes better the next day.
Buen provecho!
Potato, Zucchini and Cheese Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 ½ lb [1.13 kg] of starchy potatoes or similar
- 1 large zucchini
- ¼ cup of olive oil, , divided
- 2 white onions, , thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons of salt, , divided
- ½ teaspoon of freshly-cracked pepper, , divided
- 4 eggs
- 1 red bell pepper, , diced
- 1 ½ cup of shredded Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Heat oven at 375 º F [190 ºC].
- Grate potatoes and zucchini separately with the coarse side of the grater.
- Heat half the oil over low heat in a 12" [30 cm] skillet.
- Add onions and cook covered for five minutes. Stir occasionally.
- Add the potatoes, cook and stir for three minutes.
- Season with 1 ½ teaspoon of salt and ¼ teaspoon of freshly-cracked pepper.
- Remove from the heat and cool to room temperature.
- In a separate bowl whisk eggs and season with a ½ teaspoon of salt and a pinch of pepper.
- Mix eggs, bell pepper, cheese, potatoes and zucchini.
- Pour the remaining oil into the skillet, followed by the potato mix.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool for five minutes before serving.
- Serve as a side dish, or with salad for a light meal.
Do you know what the best kind of substitute would be for eggs in this recipe?
I made something similar the other night but I didn't grate the vegetables. I must try that next time. It would be more like a cake and less like an omelette.
This is gonna be my first time trying Dominican food. And I know ima love it I'm really open about trying new things especially other culture foods. It's also been two months since I've been a vegetarian, but I still eat seafood.