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Spinach and Cheese Quiche

Spinach and Cheese Quiche
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10 ratings
Here’s a delicious entrée for brunch or a vegetarian dinner. You can even customize the filling—try adding some chopped red sweet pepper and a few fresh mushroom slices.
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Here's the skinny:

1 9-inch prepared piecrust > 1 recipe Baked Oil Pastry
10 eggs, beaten > 21/2 cups refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed and beaten
1/2 cup whipping cream > 1/2 cup fat-free half-and-half or fat-free milk
3/4 teaspoon salt > 1/4 teaspoon salt

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
250  (before)

200  (after)
Total Fat
19 g (before)

10 g (after)
Saturated Fat
2 1/2 g (before)

2 1/2 g (after)
Cholesterol
240 mg (before)

10 mg (after)
Sodium
320 mg (before)

210 mg (after)
Vitamin A (%DV)
15 % (before)

25 % (after)
Prep Time:30 min
Start to Finish:30 min
makes:10 Servings
1 recipe Baked Oil Pastry (below)
3 ounces Gruyere or Swiss cheese
21/2 cups refrigerated or frozen egg product, thawed and beaten
1 cup chopped fresh spinach or 1 package (9 oz) Green Giant® frozen chopped spinach, thawed and well-drained
1/2 cup fat-free half-and-half or fat-free milk
1 tablespoon snipped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1  Prepare Baked Oil Pastry. Reduce oven temperature to 350ºF. Shred Gruyere cheese; you should have 3/4 cup. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the cheese.
2  In a large bowl, beat together remaining cheese, the egg, spinach, half-and-half, thyme, salt, and pepper. Pour egg mixture into Baked Oil Pastry.
3  Bake for 40 minutes. Sprinkle with the reserved 2 tablespoons cheese. If necessary to prevent overbrowning, cover edge of quiche with foil. Bake about 10 minutes more or until a knife inserted near center comes out clean. Let stand on a wire rack for 10 minutes before serving.
4  Baked Oil Pastry: Preheat oven to 450ºF. In a medium bowl, stir together 1-1/3 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Add 1/3 cup cooking oil and 3 tablespoons fat-free milk all at once. Stir lightly with a fork. If necessary, stir in 1 tablespoon additional milk to moisten. Form into a ball. On a well-floured surface, slightly flatten dough. Roll from center to edge into a circle about 12 inches in diameter. To transfer pastry, wrap it around the rolling pin; unroll pastry into a 9-inch pie plate. Ease pastry into pie plate, being careful not to stretch it. Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond edge of pie plate; fold under edge and flute as desired. Line pastry with a double thickness of foil. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove foil. Bake for 5 minutes more. Cool on a wire rack while preparing filling.

Nutritional Information

10 Servings: Calories 200 (Calories from Fat 90); Total Fat 10g (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 10mg; Sodium 210mg; Total Carbohydrate 15g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 1g); Protein 11g % Daily Value Vitamin A 25%; Vitamin C 2%; Calcium 15%; Iron 10% Exchanges 1 Starch, 0 Lean Meat, 1 Very Lean Meat, 1 1/2 Fat Carbohydrate Choices 1