Basic Quiche from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Basic Quiche Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

1 recipe Buttery Pie Crust, (see recipe)
3 eggs
3/4 cup low-fat (1%) milk
1/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
6 slices Canadian bacon, chopped 1/4" pieces
1 1/2 cups sliced fresh mushrooms
1/4 tsp freshly-ground white pepper
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp dried thyme

Recipe Instructions:

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.

Comments: 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.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-18-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 2002"

Servings: 6

“Food for all is a necessity. Food should not be a merchandise, to be bought and sold as jewels are bought and sold by those who have the money to buy. Food is a human necessity, like water and air, it should be available.”

~ Pearl Buck (1892-1973) American Nobel Prize winning author.

 

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