Often we have leftover vegetables from a previous meal and use the leftovers like this steamed broccoli for a delicious addition to a savory pie like this one.
You can make your pie crust homemade with my recipe, or use a premade crust this is very adaptable.
This pie is a little spicy as the Italian capicola is a hot spicy rimmed ham.
We really love to change it up and add roasted peppers or artichoke hearts along with the same egg filling and cheeses, it's a great combination of flavors.
Just stroll through the different vegetables and meat suggestions and make your own combination of fillings for this pie.
You can serve this as an appetizer before a big meal or this quiche-like pie is just perfect when you want a lighter meal.
Scroll down to the recipe card for this easy recipe and change this up with whatever else you would like to add to your pie.
Perfect for Weeknight Easy Meals in a Hurry!
Using a few store-bought ingredients, you can get this savory pie on the table in no time.
I love changing this up and adding different ingredients to make a different pie every time.
My kids just love this pie and one of our other favorite combinations is loaded with crumbled cooked bacon, tomatoes, and fresh spinach leaves, it's like a BLT.
Get your creative juices going and invent a savory pie that your family will love.
Meat Substitutions
- bacon crumbled
- cooked Italian sausage
- grilled chicken
- pork sausages chopped
- any kind of deli meat
Tools
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- pie plate
- knife
- serving spatula
- fork
Other Additions
- cooked Italian sweet or hot sausage
- chopped pepperoni
- chopped capicola(hot ham)
- prosciutto or crispy bacon
- sliced peppers
- artichoke hearts
- mushroom slices
- diced eggplant
- shredded zucchini
- sliced plum tomato,
- spinach
- cooked escarole
Ingredients You Will Need
- 9-inch deep-dish pie crust homemade or store-bought
- eggs
- shredded cheese blended cheddar, mozzarella, provolone
- steamed broccoli
- hash browns cooked or tater tots browned and crumbled
- granulated garlic powder
- butter
- whole milk ( you can use 1% also for dieters)
- 6 or more slices of capicola or other ham
- salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste
- optional: add around 1/2 cup chopped cooked meats of any kind
Tips
- Cutting calories? This bakes perfectly crustless.
- this can be made individually in a muffin pan
- Use 2 % milk for less fat
- You can use all egg whites if watching cholesterol
- For meat eaters add any kind of chopped cooked meats you like
- Topping with fresh basil and using mozzarella or provolone is the perfect Caprese quiche style
- Always spray the pie plate with cooking oil before adding pie crust.
- Always preheat the oven first
- Avoid too many additional vegetables that are water-filled or this will be soggy limit them to around 1 cup of mixed
More Recipes To Try
Mushroom Zucchini Quiche
Zucchini Tomato Tart
Low Carb Zucchini Cupcake
Bacon and Egg Biscuits
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Savory Pies
This capicola potato broccoli pie is a delicious blend of flavors that's perfect any time of the day not just for breakfast.
Many times we love breakfast for dinner and this is the one that's asked for the most and so versatile.
Whether you add, bacon, sausage, or just use all vegetables, this is a delicious all-in-one meal and one of the easiest to make with simple ingredients.
Let us know how you like this recipe in the comments.
Yield: 10

Capicola Potato and Broccoli Pie
This is a great brunch pie with deli capicola, hash brown potatoes, broccoli, and lots of cheese baked in a flaky pastry crust.
Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 55 Min
Ingredients
- 6 sliced or more of hot capicola deli meat (or use black forest ham) cut into small pieces
- 1 cup steam broccoli florets seasoned to taste with granulated garlic, salt, and pepper
- 4 eggs beaten with 1 cup milk
- 3 tablespoon melted butter
- 1 cup cooked cubed potatoes (leftovers work great cubed (or use frozen crispy hash brown, thawed tater tots smashed up in a pinch)
- 1 store-bought 9-inch deep-dish pie crust or homemade pie crust
- 1 1/2 cups of cheddar blended cheeses shredded provolone, cheddar, and mozzarella
- Optional Additions: sliced peppers, artichoke hearts, mushroom slices, diced eggplant, shredded zucchini or sliced plum tomato, spinach, cooked escarole, crumbled bacon, Italian sausage, steamed chopped asparagus, breakfast sausages crumbled
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees, then lower to 350 degrees when ready to bake this.
- In a medium-sized bowl beat the eggs with milk, season light with salt and pepper.
- Spray a pie plate with cooking oil.
- Line the pie plate with pie crust, place the steamed broccoli on the bottom and sprinkle with 1/2 cup blended cheese.
- Add the hash browns on top and capicola or other ham.
- Drizzle the top with melted butter.
- Pour the egg mixture on top.
- Sprinkle the top with the rest of the cheese.
- Bake at 350 preheated oven for 45 minutes to an hour until the top gets nicely browned.
- Let the pie rest for 10 minutes before cutting.
Calories
421.67Fat (grams)
28.64Sat. Fat (grams)
12.18Carbs (grams)
27.59Fiber (grams)
2.19Net carbs
25.40Sugar (grams)
1.94Protein (grams)
14.02Sodium (milligrams)
633.55Cholesterol (grams)
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Prime Rib Pot Pie
Venison Stew Pot Pie
Turkey Pot Pie
Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2016. It was edited and re-published in 2021.
This potato Broccoli pie is loaded! WOW! I love that you combined those vegetables with the other ingredients - YUM!
ReplyDeleteSuch a decadent dish, makes a great option for a brunch spread!
ReplyDeleteI love the extra kick from the Italian capicola. So good!
ReplyDeleteInteresting recipe. Love the simplicity. And all the cheese. I will save this to give it a try. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWow this looks so yummy! I'm going to cook this soon :)
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