Friday, June 22, 2012

Crustless Spinach Quiche

Got a new recipe for you all after going over to my friend Mary's home. She's a part-time Vegan who is a health buff like me.


Quiches- a great breakfast/lunch/dinner food that tends to be loaded in calories. This, however, is a recipe for a very tasty crustless spinach quiche that is low in calories.
Ingredients:
  • 5-6 eggs
  • 1 clove of garlic (diced) 
  • 1 Cup Cheese (can be Cheddar/Feta/Mozzarella, depending on what you like) 
  • 1/4 cup diced onion
  • 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
  • 10 oz. diced spinach (about 6 cups of leaves, uncooked) 
  • 1 tb olive oil 
  • 3 tb pine nuts
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Crack the 5 or 6 eggs into a bowl and whisk briskly. Add 1 cup cheese. 
2. Pour 1 tb of olive oil into a skillet and brown the pine nuts for about 2 minutes. Add the diced garlic and mix for 1-2 minutes. 
3. Place the tomatoes, onions, and spinach to the pan. Stir for about 3 minutes. 
4. Scoop the mixture of vegetables and pine nuts into a pie pan (or probably even a cake pan works). 
5. Pour the eggs and cheese into the pan and mix the vegetables around so that they are evenly spread with the eggs. 
6. Place the pan in the oven at 350 and leave for about 20-25 minutes. 

I'm a pretty big fan of eggs so I found this recipe to be delicious. Feel free to add different vegetables according to what you like. If you slice this into 6 servings you're looking at approximately 210 calories, 190 mg sodium, 11g protein, 13g fat (mostly good fats) per serving. It'd be great to have with a fruit salad for breakfast- perfect meal. Enjoy!

Health Tip: Too busy to make healthy meals all the time? Make them when you have time and stick them in the freezer for those busy nights. I usually spend Sunday afternoons cooking up and planning my meals for the week. By planning ahead you'll be less likely to run through the drive-through for a calorie packed value meal. 

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