Savory Skillet Pie
A cornmeal crust forms the base for this savory pie, which showcases fresh summer produce. For optimum flavor, buy the corn, bell peppers and other produce at a farmers’ market. You get twice the bang for your buck when you cook with local, in-season vegetables and fruits. They’re not only at their peak of flavor but also abundant, which brings down their price. Plus, produce from local sources doesn’t have to travel far, so it’s picked at its ripest and goes from farm to table in a flash.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 12 of 14 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Cheddar Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 113 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Bacon | 1 slice cooked (8g) | 43 |
| Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Chives | 1 tbsp (3g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Chard | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 8 Tbs. (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 3 Tbs. ice water, plus more as needed
- 4 thick-cut bacon slices, diced, cooked and fat reserved
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 small red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch strips
- 2 ears of corn, kernels cut off cobs, kernels and cobs reserved
- 4 oz. green beans, trimmed and cut thinly on the bias
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 1 bunch chard, ribs removed and leaves cut into strips
- 1 1/4 cups half-and-half
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 Tbs. minced fresh chives