French Leek Pie Recipe
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French Leek Pie

By: plume d'argent 
"It's an original French recipe My Mum used to bake during the holidays. Great to eat with a salad during summer or even winter time. Absolutely Delicious!!! Can be prepared the day before and served as a starter or main dish. Can substitute Emmental for Gruyere cheese."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (70)

What to Drink?
Wine Chardonnay
Beer Beer
Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
40 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr

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Original Recipe Yield 1 (9 inch) pie
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (9 inch) refrigerated pie crust
  • 2 teaspoons butter
  • 3 leeks, chopped
  • 1 pinch salt and black pepper to taste
  • 1 cup light cream
  • 1 1/4 cups shredded Gruyere cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat. Stir in leeks; cook, stirring occasionally, for about 10 minutes, or until soft. Season with salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low. Stir in cream and cheese, and warm through. Pour mixture into pie shell
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until custard is set and golden on top. Allow to sit 10 minutes before cutting pie into wedges.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 365 | Total Fat: 26.8g | Cholesterol: 57mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 29, 2008 by MSFABIAN1   view full review
Phenomenal. This was one of the best recipes I have ever gotten from this site and if you saw...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 15, 2008 by SunnyByrd   view full review
We loved this! I was so worried about it coming out right (I've never made a cheese pie...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 11, 2009 by Marigold   view full review
Quick note to a number of the reviewers of this recipe - gruyere IS Swiss cheese. What you...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2006 by KEZ   view full review
Fantastic. We really enjoyed this. I made just as stated and I don't think you could make it...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2007 by SSPILMANN   view full review
I found this recipe after a trip to Alsace, where they serve their famous "tartes flambées". ...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2009 by Karen in DE   view full review
Cheese suggestion: I agree--easy and delicious. My son doesn't like Swiss cheese, so I thought...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 4, 2009 by Nico's Mama   view full review
I thought this was very tasty! Next time I'm going to double the ingredients, though - I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 6, 2009 by PlantQueenie   view full review
Excellent recipe! I'm a big fan of quiche, so I was very dubious that this recipe could work...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 2, 2009 by Valentina   view full review
I've been wanting to make this for a while and finally did it although I didn't have Gruyere...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 15, 2011 by Erinmoo526   view full review
Fried 3 strips of bacon, set aside. Cooked leeks in bacon fat/butter and added crumbled bacon...

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