Quiche Me Quick!

Happy Friday the 13th. I’m sharing a recipe today that I posted last month at my cooking blog, Hasty Tasty Meals Kitchen.  So if it looks familiar, excuse the cross-post.

Easy Quiche for Two. I got the inspiration from the electric skillet quiche that my friends Gary and Linda Straka make using a refrigerated pie crust. Their recipe is delicious, but it makes 6 servings (Or 8 if using the 12″ skillet). I wanted to be able to make an easy, healthy quiche for my husband and me.

I’ve been using tortillas for years as pizza crusts, an idea I borrowed from Weight Watchers®. Why not use a tortilla for a quiche crust? Nothing ventured, nothing gained, so I headed to the laboratory kitchen to experiment.

Here’s the recipe.  I use whole wheat tortillas, egg substitutes, skim milk, and reduced-fat cheese, but feel free to use regular ingredients if you aren’t chubby like me.

Assemble the ingredients.

3/4 cup egg substitute (or 3 eggs)
1/4 cup skim milk
½ tsp salt (and other seasonings to taste)
1 8″ flour tortilla
1 tsp. butter
1/4 cup optional ingredients (your choice)
1/4 cup reduced fat cheese (your choice)

Combine the egg substitutes, milk, and salt in a blender and whip until frothy. Melt one teaspoon butter in the bottom of a quality, stainless steel pan (I use a 2 quart, but whatever fits your tortilla is fine). Use the lowest heat setting you have.  You don’t want to risk scorching the tortilla.  Place the tortilla in the skillet to form the crust of the quiche.

Use the lowest heat setting.

Pour the egg mixture into the tortilla “crust.” Add whatever ingredients you prefer (e.g. mushrooms, diced ham, peppers, onions) then sprinkle grated cheese on top.

Remove from heat when done.

Cover and cook for twenty minutes.  Check to see if the egg mixture is set. If not, cook a few minutes more. Don’t overcook. (Caution: Don’t mistake melted cheese for uncooked egg product)
Remove from heat. Carefully cut the quiche into fourths and lift from the pan, using a small spatula.

1 serving = 2 slices

As I prepared it, two quarter pieces of the quiche counts as three points on Weight Watchers®.

For the optional ingredients, I used minced onion, red bell pepper, and broccoli. Or use a handful of frozen seasoning blend, which I keep on hand. It is a mixture of diced onions, bell peppers, and celery, and is a wonderful time-saver available in the frozen food section of your supermarket. Experiment and have fun with this recipe. Bonus: No need to light the oven!

Diva Cheryl