Basic Quiche Recipe - Cooking Index
Basic Quiche Recipe - Cooking Index
You can vary the cheese and vegetables in this custard-like egg dish to suit your taste or the season. Try sharp cheddar, Gruyere, or Swiss cheese for a variation. Other vegetables that work well include cooked, drained spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, red bell peppers, and sliced zucchini.
Type: Eggs| 1 | Buttery Pie Crust - (see recipe) | |
| 3 | Eggs | |
| 3/4 cup | 177ml | Low-fat (1%) milk |
| 1/4 cup | 36g / 1.3oz | Shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese |
| 6 | Canadian bacon - chopped 1/4" pieces | |
| 1 1/2 cups | 355ml | Sliced fresh mushrooms |
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Freshly-ground white pepper |
| 1/8 teaspoon | 0.6ml | Nutmeg |
| 1/8 teaspoon | 0.6ml | Dried thyme |
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a deep 9-inch pie plate with pie crust as directed in the recipe.
In a medium bowl, with an electric mixer at medium speed, beat the eggs 1 minute. Stir in the milk, cheese, bacon, mushrooms, pepper, nutmeg, and thyme.
Pour into the prepared pie crust and bake until the top is firm and brown, about 50 minutes.
This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 1/6 recipe.
Exchanges Per Serving: 1 1/2 Starch, 1 Medium-Fat Meat, 2 Fat.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 290; Calories from Fat 147; Fat 16g; Saturated Fat 3g; Cholesterol 124mg; Sodium 386mg; Dietary Fiber 1g; Sugars 3g; Protein 12g.
Source:
American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org
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