Healthy Mini Vegetable Quiches

Submitted by Nikki Dinki Cooking

"These low-fat, low-cal, high protein and high fiber vegetable quiches are the perfect way to start your day. Go to my Youtube or Facebook page: "Nikki Dinki Cooking" for a "How To" video on making these!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 12 mini quiches
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• 8 ounces baby portabella mushrooms
• 1 medium leek
• 1⁄2 medium red pepper
• 1⁄2 medium green pepper
• 3 garlic cloves
• salt
• pepper
• 3 eggs
• 7 egg whites
• 1 cup 1% low-fat milk
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1⁄2 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1⁄4 cup parmesan cheese

directions

1. Sauté mushrooms for 2-3min in a pan sprayed with cooking spray over med heat.
2. Add leeks, peppers and garlic and saute for another 5-7min.
3. Add salt and pepper to taste.
4. Turn off heat and put aside to semi-cool.
5. Beat together eggs, milk, paprika, and hot sauce.
6. Spray a muffin pan and pour egg mixture in muffin tins filling them 3/4 of the way full.
7. Then add the vegetable mixture to each one and top with Parmesan cheese.
8. Bake at 350 for approx 25min until golden brown.
9. Eat immediately or cool on cooling rack and store in the fridge.
10. To reheat put them on high in the microwave for 30sec to 1min or in the toaster oven on 400 degrees for 7-10min.

Reviews

[katindallas]

OMG!!! I just made these to have for my low cal diet. I did make a couple of modifications out of taste and diet. I used spinach instead of the leeks and peppers, used skim milk, egg beaters (2 cups) instead of eggs, and used apple smoked gruyere instead of parm. I just had to try one tonight because they made the house smell so good, and they were unvbelievable!! A couple of notes, I had to cook them about 45 minutes because they still had liquid coming out after 25 and 35 minutes (but that might be the egg beaters) and next time I will cook them in muffin cups because they stuck to the pan a bit. But, Nikki, such an awesome recipe!!!! Thank you so much!!!

 

[djbarnez]

These came out WONDERFULLY. Thanks, Nikki! I used 7 eggs instead of the eggs/whites because I feel weird about just using whites in things and wasting the yolks - yolks are the best part! :) Also added some bacon bits - makes them a tiny bit unhealthier but added an awesome dimension of flavor.

 

[CamaroChick]

Excellent! Followed recipe and they turned out really nice. Next time I might change up the veggies, maybe add ham or turkey, who knows. Might try with only egg whites to keep it even healthier.

 

[linda21224]

What a great way to start off my family's day! <br/>I used red and orange peppers along with some thinly sliced pepperoni for my carnivore hubby :)<br/>It turned out beautifully and was scrumptious. It was nice to learn a new way to enjoy the incredible, edible egg!!