My Broccoli Quiche

Submitted by riffraff

"I took eleventy three recipes from here, messed them all up and this is the result. This is a great breakfast or lunch dish and is easily reheated. Use whatever kind of mushroom you like, I used portabella. The crust can be either the roll out kind, frozen or homemade. I used the roll out kind."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 ready-made pie crust
• 1 tablespoon olive oil or 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 cup fresh broccoli, cut into smallish pieces, dice the peeled stems
• 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup bell pepper, chopped, any color will work
• 1⁄4 cup mushroom, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
• 1 cup Egg Beaters egg substitute, egg substitute
• 1⁄4 cup skim milk
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Pre-bake pie shell in a deep pie plate for about 10 minutes, till the shell is slightly tan but not browning.
2. While the shell is baking sauté the onion, bell pepper, and mushrooms in the oil till they are slightly tender.
3. Add broccoli to the pan towards the end and sauté.
4. When the crust is done put veggies in the crust.
5. Sprinkle cheddar over veggie mixture and top with parmesan.
6. In a small bowl combine eggbeaters, milk, garlic powder, salt and pepper.
7. Mix well.
8. Pour over the veggie mixture and cheeses, being careful not to overfill.
9. Bake at 350 until done and no longer jiggly in the center, about 30 minutes.
10. Allow to cool for 15-20 minutes before cutting.
11. This can be cut into portions, wrapped in plastic wrap and re-heated for 2 minutes in the microwave.

Reviews

[JackieGK]

I made this for Christmas Morning without the crust. FANTASTIC! Leftovers reheated very well. And it fits very nicely into our healthier lifestyle.

 

[Queenkungfu]

Oh Riff, this was so yummy!DoryJean54 recommended I make this and I am so happy I did! I must admit I didn't use the crust because I just have to skip the extra calories.I am so glad I decided to do this because the egg mixture is wonderful all by itself and I could eat more of it:) Thank you so much for posting your creation.

 

[DoryJean54]

I just took this out of the oven & could hardly wait to try it, OMG it was delious! I had a real hard time not going back for a 2nd. piece! I have trouble with portion control, if it's good I want to keep eating it! I don't like eggbeaters at all by themself but mixed in someting no problem...I did use my own piecrust though, I am a homemade piecrust snob, I used red peppers & green onions though..but followed everything else. Very very good! I'll be making this for a long time!

 

[Richard-NYC]

This is a fantastic recipe using lowfat ingredients. I used frozen chopped broccoli with excellent results. Next time I will try this without a crust for an even lower calorie meal. This is a great breakfast!