Ellen Burr
Truro, Massachusetts
Convenient refrigerated pie crust and frozen spinach team up for this beautiful brunch quiche.
Dotted Swiss and Spinach Quiche
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 16
- Servings 8
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 crust from 1 box (14.1 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Pie Crusts (2 Count), softened as directed on box
- 2 teaspoons honey mustard or sweet hot mustard
- 1 teaspoon milk
- 1 tablespoon sesame seed
Filling
- 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup chopped green onions (4 medium)
- 1 cup frozen cut leaf spinach, thawed, well drained*
- 1/2 cup finely chopped cooked ham (2 oz)
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/4 cup Pillsbury BEST® all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup whipping cream
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese (4 oz)
- 2 tablespoons sesame seed, toasted**
Instructions
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Step1Place pie crust in 9-inch glass pie pan as directed on box for One-Crust Filled Pie. Brush mustard over bottom of crust. Brush edge of crust with milk. Press 1 tablespoon sesame seed onto crust edge.
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Step2Place oven rack in lowest rack position in oven; heat oven to 400°F. In 8-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until crisp-tender. Stir in spinach, ham and thyme. Reduce heat to low; cook until spinach is thoroughly heated. Spread spinach mixture over mustard in bottom of crust.
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Step3In small bowl, beat flour, pepper, nutmeg, whipping cream and eggs with wire whisk until well blended. Pour egg mixture over spinach layer. Sprinkle with cheese and 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seed.
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Step4Place quiche on lowest oven rack in oven; bake 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean and crust edge is deep golden brown. After 15 to 20 minutes of baking, cover crust edge with strips of foil to prevent excessive browning. Cool 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
350
Calories
26g
Total Fat
11g
Protein
18g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 350
- Calories from Fat
- 230
- Total Fat
- 26g
- 40%
- Saturated Fat
- 13g
- 65%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 135mg
- 46%
- Sodium
- 330mg
- 14%
- Potassium
- 160mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 18g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 11g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 45%
- 45%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 6%
- 6%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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