Catalina’s Yummy Broccoli, Artichoke & Cheddar Quiche

Cata2Go's Note:

Basic recipe for a crustless quiche. 4-6 servings

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 8 egg whites (1 small carton egg whites)
• 4 whole eggs
• 2⁄3; cup yogurt or 2⁄3; cup sour cream
• salt & pepper
• paprika
• oregano (or any other spices you like) or garlic powder (or any other spices you like)
• 1 large onion , diced
• 1 stalk broccoli , chopped into small pieces
• 1 (8 ounce) can artichoke hearts , chopped
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (the cheese is optional, but it makes it super tasty. Also, low fat cheese works just as well) (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease or spray a deep dish pie plate or small casserole dish.
3. Fry onion in oil till soft, then add broccoli. Stir fry till cooked. Set aside.
4. Meanwhile, with an electric beater, beat together the egg whites and whole eggs in a large bowl till frothy.
5. Add the yogurt and spices. Beat some more till well mixed.
6. Add the vegetables and the cheese to the eggs. Stir everything together and pour into the pie plate or dish. (You can also pour it into a prepared pie crust if you want).
7. Bake for 50-60 minutes. You’ll know it’s cooked because it will puff up.
8. Once cooked, let it sit for 20 minutes at room temperature before serving. (it tastes better if it sits even longer, ie. 1-2 hours. You can also make it in the morning, let it sit, then reheat for the evening. It doesn’t need to be served super hot, just warm).
9. You can play around A LOT with this recipe. For example:
10. Use cream cheese instead of yogurt, or a bit of both.
11. Change the vegetables & cheese to:
12. -spinach, red onions, & feta,
13. -potatoes, red peppers, onions, & parmesan (use ½ cup only) & rosemary (goes sooo great with the potatoes)
14. -roasted red peppers, onions, brie (freeze the brie first, then you can shred it without it falling apart)
15. -mushrooms, asparagus, onions, swiss cheese.
16. -red & white onions, green onions, any cheese you have.

Reviews

[Chef #691754]

My friends and family are still raving about this! I used onion, artichoke, broccoli, and bacon in mine and did use a Pillsbury roll-out pie crust. Deeeeeelicious!

[CandyTX]

This was a great recipe and so forgiving! We used the sour cream version and we added a couple of eggs, a big can of diced tomatoes (drained), some chopped up bacon, and several seeded serrano peppers. It was SO good. Thank for the great idea! We ended up with 2 small casserole dishes because of all the extra stuff we added, but it was super forgiving :)