Makeover Real Man Quiche Food

MAKEOVER REAL-MAN QUICHE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, unroll crusts. Transfer to two 9-in. pie plates. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges., In a large nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain and crumble. In the same skillet, saute onions until tender., In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites, eggs, milk, cheese, spinach, onions, tomatoes, cornstarch, basil and pepper. Divide between crusts. Sprinkle with bacon., Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

THE REAL MAN'S QUICHE

Steps:

• Bake pie crusts 5 minutes at 425 degrees F.
• Brown meat and drain well.
• Steam broccoli and mushrooms.
• Mix broccoli, mushrooms, artichokes and meat together and spread in pie shell.
• Sprinkle Parmesan and Cheddar cheeses over meat and vegetable mixture in shells.
• Beat eggs, cream and seasonings together and pour over meat pie filling.
• Bake at 425 degrees F.
• for 15 minutes then reduce heat to 300 degrees F.
• and bake 35 minutes more.
• This makes two quiches so there is an extra one to freeze or share with another real man!

CHICKEN QUICHE REAL MEN LOVE

Steps:

• Put the unbaked Pie crust in a 10 inch pie pan. Cover with plastic wrap and put aside.
• Place 4 Tablespoons of the butter in a hot skillet.
• Add the chopped chicken pieces and season with ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon black pepper.
• Cook until golden brown. Remove meat from pan and set aside on several layers of paper towels.
• In the same skillet melt the other 4 Tablespoons of butter. Add the onions, the mushrooms,1/2 teaspoon of salt, and ¼ teaspoon of black pepper.
• Cook onions and mushrooms until carmelized, by cooking them until they are golden brown. Remove from pan and add to the chicken.
• Lightly partially cook the julliened carrots and the broccoli slaw in the skillet with any remaining drippings for about 2 minutes. Turn off heat.
• Add the drained spinach, chicken, onions and mushrooms into the skillet which already has the carrots and broccoli slaw in it.
• Add the remaining ½ teaspoon salt and the ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Gently toss the ingredients until the spinach is well mixed with the other ingredients.
• Cream the Laughing Cow Cheese in a medium sized bowl. Add the egg yolks and the milk and mix as much as possible. (If some of the cheese stays in pieces that will be okay since they will end up on the top anyway.
• Put the meat & vegetable combination into the pie crust lined pan.
• Gently pour in the milk, egg cheese mixture.
• Sprinkle the ½ cup of freshly grated parmesean cheese on top.
• Bake 375 degrees for 40-45 minutes.

MAN QUICHE

Steps:

• Make the pastry
• Sift the flour into a large bowl and add a pinch of salt
• Add the butter.
• Rub the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs ( a food processor will do this in seconds)
• Add sufficient iced water (try 2 tbsp 1st) and knead into a good dough
• Wrap in Clingfilm and place in the fridge for at least 30 mins
• Heat the oven to 180 degrees
• Lightly dust a working surface and roll out the dough sufficiently to fit the bottom and the sides of the flan dish, then blind bake for 20-25 mins
• Filling.
• Peel the potatoes and boil until soft and ready to mash
• Meanwhile Fry the bacon dry for a coupe of minutes and add the garlic and Leek, if the pan looks too dry add a drop of water
• Continue gently frying until the leeks are soft and remove from the heat
• If the Thyme stalks are woody pick the leaves throw away the stalks and chop the leaves finely. If the Thyme stalks are soft just chop the whole lot
• When the potatoes are ready drain the water and mash as you normally would (Potato ricer is great for this)
• Beat the egg and add to the mash with a good knob of butter and salt and pepper to taste. Whisk the mash with a fork.
• Add in the bacon leek mixture with a good pinch of grated nutmeg and whisk again with a fork.
• Now add the Cheese, 150g might be to cheesy so add half and taste until it suits you, stir in until all ingrediants are combined
• Spoon the cheesy potato mixture into the pre cooked pastry case and smooth over with a rubber spatula.
• Finely grate some Parmesan over the top
• Place in the oven at 180 degrees for about 20 mins.
• Eat piping hot or stone cold delicious either way

MAKEOVER REAL-MAN QUICHE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, unroll pastries. Transfer to two 9-in. pie plates. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges., In a large nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain and crumble. In the same skillet, saute onions until tender., In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites, eggs, milk, cheese, spinach, onions, tomatoes, cornstarch, basil and pepper. Divide between pastries. Sprinkle with bacon., Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

MAKEOVER REAL-MAN QUICHE RECIPE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, unroll pastries. Transfer to two 9-in. pie plates. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edges.
• In a large nonstick skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Remove to paper towels with a slotted spoon; drain and crumble. In the same skillet, saute onions until tender.
• In a large bowl, whisk the egg whites, egg, milk, cheese, spinach, onions, tomatoes, cornstarch, basil and pepper. Divide between pastries. Sprinkle with bacon.
• Bake at 375° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
• Yield: 2 quiches (8 servings each).
• Originally published as Makeover Real-Man Quiche in Healthy Cooking
• June/July 2012, p25
• Nutritional Facts
• piece equals 248 calories, 13 g fat (6 g saturated fat), 75 mg cholesterol, 378 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 13 g protein.
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