A few weeks ago I was looking for a fun vegetarian recipe and came across this recipe from Kath for tofu cheese pie I’ve had saved for ages. I carefully read her comments about what went wrong in her attempt at this and was convinced I could get it right. After all – it looked sooo good on her blog – I wanted to have a taste for myself 
I’m going to spoil the ending – the pie/tart was DELICIOUS! I cut down on some cheese (probably used 3/4 of what Kath used) and used 1/2 whole wheat pastry flour, but it was still incredibly rich and cheesy. It reminded me of a Chicago style deep dish pizza (because they use butter in the dough), which used to be my favorite until a certain drunken night at Uno’s (ha, I forgot how ridiculous we looked that night!) when they definitely served me some microwaved fare. Oh well, I’d rather have my own homemade version anyway 
Here are progress pics!
All the ingredients:
MAKING THE CRUST
Start with making the tart crust by combining flour with butter. *Make sure the butter is super cold or else your dough will be like mush and you won’t be able to roll it out (I’ve made this mistake once!)*
Rub in the butter into the flour until it resembles crumbs:
Add some water:
Shape into a ball:
Roll it out!
Place in a tart or pie pan – I had to patch up a few holes during the transferring process but it still worked out
And bake (I used some pie weights so it wouldn’t puff up):
MAKING THE FILLING
Blend some tofu, milk and spices:
Add the cheese (I used a blend of 3 different reduced fat cheeses, including TJ’s reduced fat mozzarella which is super low in fat!):
Ok, so this is where the tart became not vegetarian. I threw some ham chunks in at the last moment. The ham added a very nice flavor and texture, but you can certainly keep it vegetarian with your favorite veggies – it will still be delicious! I promise Sautee your veggies (and ham – optional):
Add them to the tofu mixture:
COMBINE
Now top the crust with the filling:
Add some more cheese (mmm, cheese 
) and bake!
Post baking – resting/cooling:
The whole tart (using my ingredients) was 1703 calories – divide to your liking.
And here is my plate with a slice of the tart. Did I mention it was delicious?!! 
Great the next day too!
Make this!!
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Looks delish!! Wish I were cool enough to make my own crust
That looks delicious, Elina! Thanks for the tutorial
Wow, that looks amazing!
Oh wow, that looks so good!! Thanks for the step by step
mmmm that looks major delish. I’ve seen so many egg dinners around the blogworld lately, and I am addicted to eggs so I might have to try your recipe. Looks delish and I can’t wait till your potluck!
wow that’s all i have to say wow
That should be served on the healthy side of the menu at Cracker Barrel. Yummy!
That looks really good! especially the crust
oh my god that pie looks incredible! anything with a a crust and cheese is a-okay in my book =)!
Coco, this tart is egg-less (I think the original recipe was vegan but with the addition of cheese and ham of course it’s not anymore) but I promise it’s still delicious
Shannon, what’s Crackel Barrel?
Yuuuuuum! I made something very similar during veganmofo and you just reminded me of how good it was. Ellis krieger has a healthy cornmeal crust I swear by. I would definitely love to meet up for lunch sometime. Where I Boston are you? I am at 40 broad.
I’ve never heard of pie weights before! How cool. Your tart looks amazing…simply delicious!
Lara, you can also line the pie with foil and add rice to weigh it down. The pie weights just make it a little easier (although I should have lined it anyway- it would make for easier removal
)
Oh my gosh that is a fantastic looking cheese and tofu tart!! Even as a cheese non-lover, that looks really scrumptious!
Wow…that looks delicious! A vegan quiche. The recipe on Kath’s site sounds really good. Another thing to bookmark!
ha those pie weights look cute
Wow your tart came out picture perfect! And super low-cal for that matter. Comfort food at its best!
Elina, Cracker Barrell is this restaurant chain that has a lot of southern food. I know they have one in Lowell off 495 and another at the Wrentham Outlets but I’m not sure if there are any others in the state. Not everything there is healthy but it’s yummy and has a cute gift shop!
When I drove cross country, I ate at them a lot. They have great healthy breakfast options.
looks sooooooooo good! as a cheese-obsessed gal, this is right up my alley — thanks for sharing!
looks awesome!
Thanks, Amy! Good to know