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Dotted Swiss and Spinach Quiche

Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Jan 12, 2010
Bake-Off® Contest 34, 1990
Ellen Burr
Truro, Massachusetts
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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
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Ingredients

Crust

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

  • Step 
    1
    Place 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.
  • Step 
    2
    Place 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.
  • Step 
    3
    In 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.
  • Step 
    4
    Place 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
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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