How to Make an Easy Spinach Quiche

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.

Things You'll Need

• 1 package frozen chopped spinach
• 1 frozen 9-inch deep-dish piecrust
• Colander
• 1 small onion
• 1 cup egg substitute product
• Egg whisk
• 1 cup fat-free milk
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 1 tbsp. flour
• 3/4 tsp. hot sauce
• 1 tsp. dried basil leaves
• Wooden spoon
• 3 oz. shredded low-fat Swiss cheese
• 3 oz. shredded low-fat Cheddar cheese

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.

Tips & Warnings

• Using 1 cup of milk instead of milk and cream may lower the fat content, but detracts a bit from the flavor. Try the recipe both ways to determine what works best for you.

• If desired, add about 3 oz. of cooked ham to the spinach and cheese before pouring the milk and cream mixture into the crust.

References

• Cooks: Quick and Easy Spinach Quiche
• Egg Beaters: Spinach Quiche