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Directions for: Three Cheese Vegetarian Quiche with Tossed Salad
Ingredients
Three Cheese Vegetarian QuicheCooking spray (non cholesterol)
1 small, chopped onion
1 chopped green pepper
10 sliced mushrooms
1 cup fresh or frozen broccoli (optional)
1 deep dish lower-fat frozen pie shell
cup grated low-fat Cheddar cheese
4 to 5 large eggs
cup 1% milk
fresh ground pepper to taste
cup grated low-fat Cheddar cheese
cup grated Gruyere cheese
cup grated low-fat mozzarella cheese
Tossed Salad1 heads green leaf lettuce (or bagged romaine)
1 unpeeled apple, cored and cut into bite sized pieces
3 Tbsp low-cal creamy Italian dressing
Croutons (optional)
Directions
Three Cheese Vegetarian Quiche1. Preheat oven to 375F.
2. Spray large nonstick frying pan with cooking spray. Place at medium-high heat.
3. Add chopped onion, green pepper, mushrooms and broccoli. Saut about 1 minute.
4. Grate and sprinkle cup Cheddar cheese in bottom of pie crust.
5. Whip egg whites until frothy. Add yolks, milk and pepper. Mix together until well blended.
6. Pour into pie crust over first layer of cheese.
7. Add sauted vegetables and three cheeses.
8. Bake for 50 minutes or until top is golden brown and inserted knife comes out clean.
Tossed Salad1. Rinse lettuce and spin dry. Refrigerate in bowl until ready.
2. Wash apple just before serving. Add to salad bowl.
3. Pour dressing over salad and toss to coat just before serving.
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