* Exported from MasterCook *

Basic, Seafood & Italian Crustless Quiche

Recipe By :Healthy for Life
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :1:15
Categories : Breakfast Eggs-Omelettes-Quiche
Low Carb 0-5

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1 teaspoon Butter
1 1/2 cups Heavy cream
1 cup Cheddar cheese -- grated
2 teaspoons Dried basil
2 teaspoons onion -- chopped
3/4 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
4 eggs
1 pinch salt& pepper - to taste

Preheat oven to 325°F-160°C. Butter (or spray with Pam) bottom and sides of a 9" (230mm ) pie pan. Add cream to a medium saucepan and heat until scalded. Reduce head and stir in grated cheese. When cheese is melted, add basil, onion, paprika, and garlic powder. Remove from heat and cool for 5 minutes. Then add one egg at a time and mix in thoroughly until all eggs are used. Salt and pepper to taste, and mix well. Pour mixture into pie pan, place in oven, and bake until custard is set (45-50 minutes). Serve hot or cold.

Italian Quiche
Preparation: 15 mins. Cooking: 1 hr.
3 Italian sausage
1 cup mushroom - sliced
1 red bell pepper - sliced in strips
1 clove minced garlic
1 tsp olive oil
Crumble and brown sausages and drain. Saute mushrooms in 2 tbsp olive oil until cooked; add red bell pepper, onion and garlic. Sautre for further 3-4 minutes. Prepare Basic Quiche Crustless and add italian ingredients after eggs.
4 Serves 4.4 carbs, 0.2 fibre, 15.4 prot. per serve

Seafood Quiche
Preparation: 15 mins. Cooking: 1 hr.
8oz -250gr crabmeat - diced
8oz- 250gr salad shrimps
1 tbsp sliced almonds
Saute seafood in 2 tbsp olive oil until cooked. Prepare Basic Quiche Crustless and add ingredients after eggs.
6 Serves 7.4 carbs, 0.5 fibre, 29.4 prot. per serve


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Per serving: 500 Calories (kcal); 48g Total Fat; (85% calories from fat); 15g Protein; 4g Carbohydrate; 342mg Cholesterol; 275mg Sodium
Food Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 0 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 8 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates

NOTES : Can use Gruyere, Parmesan, or Swiss cheese in place of Cheddar.It is pretty terrific!

Tony Blakemore EMAIL - TONY@CARB-LITE.AU.COM
4.4 carbs, 0.2 fibre, 15.4 prot. per serve

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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