Marguerites Cookbook

A cooking blog all about making vintage recipes from a cookbook we inherited from our grandmother

Zucchini Torte

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It’s fall, and one of the most popular ingredients in fall cooking is zucchini. This is the time that zucchini are in season, and Marguerite took advantage of that with quite a few zucchini recipes. We planned on making this recipe back in August, but skipped it due to moving. However, the recipe that was supposed to be on the blog this week turned into such a failure we had to switch it up.  Don’t worry, though, we will share all of our recipe fails with you sometime around Christmas!

Until then, here is what Marguerite had to say about this zucchini torte recipe:

Zucchini Torte Recipe

As you can see, this recipe has an interesting set of ingredients. So, as with a lot of our recipes, Aaron asked his mom for some clarification. She said a torte can either be like a cake or like a quiche in her experience. She also suggested which pan we should cook the zucchini torte in since Marguerite did not specify.

Zucchini Torte

Making this zucchini torte was simple and straightforward. Cubing the zucchini was obviously a bit time consuming but mixing all the ingredients took no time at all. I do not like zucchini very much, so I did not even want to try this zucchini torte. I did think that it looked nice, and might appeal to someone who likes zucchini. Aaron did try it, because one of us had to, and he will eat almost anything. He did not enjoy this zucchini torte. It tasted strongly of zucchini, and not of much else. He also felt it didn’t taste enough like a cake or a quiche.

Zucchini Torte

Aaron said to me, “if I had extra zucchini around, I’d put it in some bread before this any day.” But if you like zucchini, this torte is probably for you. We hope you enjoy Marguerite’s zucchini torte!

Zucchini Torte
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Servings Prep Time
10 20 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
Servings Prep Time
10 20 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
Zucchini Torte
Print Recipe
Servings Prep Time
10 20 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
Servings Prep Time
10 20 minutes
Cook Time
40 minutes
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Chop zucchini into cubes.
  3. Mix together zucchini, Bisquick, onion, salt, oregano, and cheese.
  4. Pour into pan.
  5. Beat eggs and oil together and add to dry mixture until zucchini is covered.
  6. Bake uncovered at 350 for 40 minutes.
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Inside-Out Chicken Kiev

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There’s no question that the most numerous type of recipe in Marguerite’s cookbook is desserts, and we’ll get back to another one of those next week! But first, a recipe that is most likely the second popular in the book—a chicken recipe. This inside-out chicken kiev was a delicious twist on a classic!

Here’s what Marguerite had to say:

Chicken Kiev Recipe

You may notice a few differences between Marguerite’s recipe and our version below. The main difference is the title. We knew that a typical chicken kiev usually has the butter and spices stuffed and cooked on the inside, which was not a part of Marguerite’s recipe. So we decided to rename this recipe ‘inside-out chicken kiev.’ Aaron was almost as excited about the catchy new name as he was about the dish itself!

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Some other changes we made included minimizing the cook time from Marguerite’s and substituting dried ingredients for fresh ones. We make some type of chicken recipe about once a week and usually only cook it for up to 30 minutes. So when we read how long Marguerite wanted us to cook this recipe, we thought: That’s crazy! And so Aaron’s mother fielded yet another recipe-related phone call from us. We seriously call her 3-4 times while making these. Seriously. She agreed with Marguerite on the cooking time, but the thought of overly dry chicken still made us cringe. We’re glad we went with our guts and cut the cook time. Sorry Marguerite and Mercedes!

inside out chicken kiev

This inside-out chicken kiev smelled great while it was cooking, which made waiting for dinner time to eat it torture! I really liked this chicken recipe. I’ve liked almost all of the things we’ve been making lately, actually. The combination of the spices on the chicken made it incredibly flavorful. A whole bunch of butter slathered on it doesn’t hurt either. As Marguerite’s mother always said “If it calls for one stick of butter, then two will make it twice as good!” Okay, Paula Deen. Aaron also liked this inside-out chicken kiev. But, as I’ve mentioned before, he likes everything.

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We hope you try this simple recipe with your family. We think you’ll enjoy this inside-out chicken kiev as much as we did!

Inside-Out Chicken Kiev
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Servings Prep Time
2 10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Servings Prep Time
2 10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Inside-Out Chicken Kiev
Print Recipe
Servings Prep Time
2 10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Servings Prep Time
2 10 minutes
Cook Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
Servings:
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Melt butter in shallow dish.
  3. Mix bread crumbs, cheese, and spices (salt, garlic salt, oregano, and basil.)
  4. Dip chicken in butter, then crumb mixture.
  5. Place in casserole dish and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
  6. Mix apple juice, onion, and parsley.
  7. Add to leftover butter.
  8. When 30 minute cook time has passed, pour apple juice mixture over chicken and bake 2 to 3 minutes more.
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