Loaded Vegetarian Quiche Food

LOADED VEGETARIAN QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake pie crust in preheated oven until firm, about 8 minutes. Remove crust from oven and set aside. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, green bell pepper, mushrooms, and zucchini in hot oil until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove vegetables from skillet and set aside.
• Sprinkle tomato slices with flour and basil; cook in the skillet for 1 minute per side.
• Whisk eggs, milk, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl.
• Spread 1 cup Colby-Monterey Jack cheese in the bottom of pie crust. Layer vegetable mixture over the cheese and top with the tomatoes. Pour egg mixture into pie shell. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese atop the quiche.
• Bake in preheated oven until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before serving.

LOADED VEGGIE QUICHE WITH QUINOA CRUST

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9-inch pie plate (not deep dish) with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the quinoa, egg white, Parmesan and salt until well combined. Press the mixture into an even layer in the base and up the sides of the prepared pie plate.
• Bake the crust until toasty golden around the edges, 15 to 18 minutes. Let cool completely.
• For the filling: In another medium bowl, toss the scallions and kale to combine, then place in an even layer inside the prepared crust. Arrange the tomatoes evenly over the surface.
• In the same bowl you tossed the scallions and kale in, whisk the eggs and milk to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the custard evenly over the veggies. If using, top with the Cheddar.
• Bake until the crust is deeply golden and the egg custard is set, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before slicing and serving or let cool completely and serve at room temperature.

CRUSTLESS VEGETABLE QUICHE

Steps:

• Sautee veggies in oil until tender.
• Remove veggies and allow to cool.
• Beat eggs in bowl, add salt and pepper add cool veggies to eggs and mix well.
• Spray glass pie plate with cooking spray.
• Pour half of the egg mixture in pie plate.
• Add the cheese slices.
• Top with remaining egg mixture.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15-17 minutes.

HILLARY'S VEGETARIAN QUICHE

Steps:

• For Crust:.
• Cut shortening into flour and salt until it resembles coarse meal.
• Sprinkle with ice water as needed and toss gently just until dough ball forms; do not overmix.
• Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• On floured board roll dough into 13-inch circle.
• Fit into 10-inch porcelain quiche pan, cover with waxed paper and weigth with beans or pie weights;bake 15 minutes.
• Remove beans or weights; brush bottom and sides of crust with beaten yolk.
• Reduce oven heat to 375 degrees.
• For Filling:.
• Melt butter in medium skillet.
• Add onion,spinach and mushrooms and saute until onion is translucent, about 8 minutes.
• Sprinkle cheese(s) into crust; top with spinach mixture.
• Blend remaining ingredients and pour over spinach.
• Bake 1 hour until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.