Healthy Gourmet Quiche

Total Time: 57 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 frozen pie crusts (made with vegetable oil not lard)
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt or 1/2 teaspoon other salt
• 3/4 cup 2% low-fat milk
• 5 ounces frozen chopped spinach
• 1 cup fresh broccoli
• 6 stalks fresh asparagus (optional)
• 1/2 large onion, minced
• 1/2 cup low fat cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup cheddar cheese (i use sharp cheddar)
• aluminum foil

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cover just the edges of the pie crust (the lip) with aluminum foil to brevent over browning.
• 3 crack eggs into a large mixing bowl and add the milk, blend with an electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute, or beat with a whisk or fork for several minutes until well blended and uniform (the more thoroughly you mix this, the more fluffy and light this dish will be).
• 4 take the frozen chopped spinach and the fresh broccoli and cut them finely or run through food processor until minced and then put into the bowl with the egg mixture.
• 5 thinly slice dime sized slices of the asparagus.
• 6 add asparagus, minced onions, and salt into the mixture and stir well and pour half of the mixture into each pie crust.
• 7 bake the quiches in the oven for 35-45 minutes until center is solid.
• 8 melt the cheddar cheese, either on the stive over low heat, or in the microwave after slicing it up.
• 9 pour half the melted cheddar on each quiche.
• 10 return the quiche to the oven and cook another 5-15 minutes, until quiche is cooked through and the cheese is slightly brown, to well browned, depending on your preference. we prefer barely browned and slightly liquid.
• 11 slice into 1/8ths for one serving.
• 12 variations- try other cheeses like swiss (traditional), herbed cheeses, provelone for a smoky flavor, or even gouda or edam. other good ingredients to try may be bacon (we use vegetarian bacon, a few strips finely minced as it is a strong flavor), ham, etc.