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Vegetable and egg bake

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 55 minutes, around $1.95 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

55mintotal
≈ $1.95a serving
427kcalper serving
31gof protein
VegetarianIn season in OctoberFreezes well
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Vegetable and egg bake, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 180 °C, convection or regular. Lightly butter or oil the baking dish.

  2. Prep the vegetables

    Wash the 2 zucchini and peel the 2 carrots. Cut the zucchini into small dice and the carrots into thin rounds or small dice.

  3. Precook the vegetables

    Bring salted water to a boil in the saucepan and drop in the carrots for 5 minutes. Add the zucchini and cook 3 minutes more, then drain well in the colander.

    Tip · Drain the vegetables really carefully, leaving them in the colander for a few minutes. Any leftover water would make the bake runny and it wouldn't set.

  4. Make the custard

    In the mixing bowl, beat the 6 eggs with the 40 cl of milk, the 60 g of crème fraîche, the nutmeg, salt and pepper. Whisk until fully combined.

  5. Assemble in the dish

    Spread the well-drained vegetables over the bottom of the baking dish. Gently pour the egg mixture over them.

  6. Bake

    Bake at 180 °C for 30 minutes, until set and lightly golden. A knife stuck into the center should come out clean.

    Tip · If the top browns too fast before the center is set, cover the dish with a sheet of aluminum foil or turn the oven down to 160 °C. Serve with a green salad.

  7. Let it rest

    Take the dish out of the oven and let the bake rest a few minutes before cutting it into slices.

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The questions you're asking

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 427 kcal. 20% comes from carbs, 29% from protein and 49% from fat.

21 gCarbs
31 gProtein
23 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy427 kcal
Protein30.7 g
Carbs21 g
of which sugars20 g
Fat23.3 g
of which saturated fat9.2 g
Fiber5.7 g
Salt0.8 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $1.95 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $3.90for 2 people
≈ $1.95a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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