Ham and Spinach Quiche
Tracie's Ham and Spinach Quiche
10 to 12 medium or large. raw eggs (or Egg Beaters equivalent)
2 cups low fat shredded Cheddar Cheese (or cheese of your choice)
2 medium onions, chopped and sauteed in a small pan.
2 TBSP Olive Oil (for sauteing onions)
1 small package (box) frozen, chopped spinach (allowed to thaw and most water squeezed out, approx 1 cup)
1 small package finely chopped ham pieces (approx. 1 cup)
Garlic Powder (or can use real finely chopped garlic, maybe a few TBSP)
Black Pepper (1/8th tsp)
Dried Basil leaves (approx. 1/4 to 1/2 tsp, can omit this if you dont like basil)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sautee onions in a small saucepan with about 2 TBSP Olive Oil until translucent, sit aside. Mix eggs with milk in a large mixing bowl with whisk or electric beater until well combined, stir in garlic powder, black pepper and basil. You ideally could also add any other spices to this that you like. In the past, I have also experimented with Cajun seasoning, Italian Seasoning, etc and they have all turned out well. It just depends on what you like. Coat a 9x12" baking dish (my glass one I use is a bit smaller than this) with fat free cooking spray. Just remember that if you use a larger pan, the squares will be thinner and the recipe will take less time to cook so adjust accordingly. Sprinkle the spinach, onions, ham and cheese evenly in layers in the pan, it doesnt really matter what order you put them in, although I likely would not recommend using your cheese as the bottom layer so as not to burn it. Pour the contents of your mixing bowl with the eggs, milk and spices over the top of everything and bake in a 350 degree oven for approx. 1 hour to 1 hr & 15 minutes depending on the heat of your oven and until top is nicely browned and a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool to warm stage and then cut into desired size squares. These can be eaten as a breakfast, a lunch or as a light supper and can be eaten hot or cool and they freeze and thaw really nicely too.
*SOME NOTES...this recipe is great for lapbanders who are in the mushy stage of their date and for those after as well.
*Sorry, I dont have a calorie count on this one yet.
Will try adding it in at a later time*
*This is a completely customizable recipe that can be altered to your liking. You could also use this basic recipe and make something such as a Cheeseburger Quiche using cooked ground turkey or cooked lean ground beef, omitting the spinach and adding in some finely chopped turkey bacon and different cheeses. Ham and chopped broccoli is also good, as is a pizza quiche using layers of turkey pepperoni or cooked, ground turkey sausage, onions, mushrooms, chopped and cooked green peppers and mozzarella cheese and then you could use a bit of warmed pizza sauce on the top of a cut square once the quiche comes out of the oven.. Experiment and come up with your own combinations.*
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