Italian Asparagus Quiche

Recipe Ingredients

1/2 cup	55g / 1.9oz	Sliced carrots
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Chopped onions
1		Prepared 9" pastry pie crust
3/4 cup	109g / 3.8oz	Lowfat cottage cheese
1 tablespoon	15ml	Flour
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Italian seasoning
1 teaspoon	5ml	Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Red pepper sauce
2		Eggs
1/2 cup	118ml	Milk
1 cup	146g / 5.1oz	Shredded Cheddar cheese
2 cups	474ml	Frozen asparagus cuts and tips - thawed, drained
		= (abt a 12-oz pkg)

Recipe Instructions

Cook carrots and onions in small amount of water until crisp-tender. Drain and set aside.

Bake pastry crust at 350 degrees about 15 minutes or until very lightly browned.

In food processor or electric blender, process cottage cheese, flour, salt, Italian seasoning, mustard and pepper sauce until smooth. Add eggs and milk. Process 5 seconds longer or until mixed.

Place 3/4 cup of the Cheddar cheese in bottom of crust. Arrange asparagus and drained vegetables evenly over cheese. Pour cottage cheese mixture over vegetables. Sprinkle with remaining Cheddar cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees about 45 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean. Let set 10 minutes before serving.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board at http://www.asparagus.com

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