Spinach quiche is a dairy-rich dish.
Making a spinach quiche can be time-consuming because its preparation entails creating a piecrust, shredding the cheese by hand, chopping vegetables and sauteing the spinach. It can also be highly caloric due to its dairy content. You can save significant prep time by using a frozen, ready-made piecrust; purchasing shredded cheese, along with minced garlic and frozen, chopped spinach; and forgoing the sauteing step. Using an egg substitute product -- along with fat-free milk and low-fat cheese -- will also reduce the dish's calories.
Instructions
1. Place one package of frozen chopped spinach in a small bowl in the refrigerator to thaw the night before baking the quiche. Place 1 frozen 9-inch deep-dish piecrust in the refrigerator to thaw as well.
2. Open the spinach package in a colander and drain the liquid.
3. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
4. Peel one small onion and chop it into small pieces with a sharp knife.
5. Pour 1 cup of egg substitute product in a large bowl.
6. Beat the egg substitute with an egg whisk for two minutes.
7. Add 1 cup of fat-free milk, 1 minced garlic clove, 1 tbsp. flour, 3/4 tsp. hot sauce, 1 tsp. dried basil leaves and the onions to the eggs.
8. Add the thawed spinach to the eggs and stir with a wooden spoon.
9. Add 3 oz. of shredded, low-fat Swiss cheese and 3 oz. of shredded, low-fat Cheddar cheese to the bowl, and blend in with the wooden spoon.
10. Pour the quiche batter into the thawed piecrust.
11. Bake the quiche for 50 minutes. The dish is finished cooking when you put a knife in the center and it comes out clean.
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