Herb And Mushroom Quiche From Get Cracking Recipes

BARBARA BUSH'S MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Position rack in lower 1/3 of oven and preheat to 375 degrees.
• Melt butter in large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Saute the mushrooms, onions, garlic, and shallots together.
• Stir in seasonings and cook 2 minutes until liquid is evaporated.
• Let cool 5 minutes.
• In a medium bowl combine eggs with milk or cream and beat well.
• Stir in mushroom mixture and pour into pie crust.
• Bake until filling is puffed, set and starting to brown—about 35 to 45 minutes.

CRUSTLESS HERB AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400, Lightly spray 10" pie pan with cooking spray.
• (May want to line with 2 strips of parchment paper).
• Cook mushrooms 2-3 minutes in a non stick pan to eliminate some of their moisture ( I use a 10" saute pan and then use the same pan instead of a pie pan ).
• Combine mushrooms and rest of ingredients, pour into pan.
• Bake for 15 minutes, then reduce temp to 350 and bake for 35-40minutes longer.
• Let cool 10 minutes on a rack before serving.

HERBED MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Saute mushrooms in margarine or butter.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Drain any liquid that accumulates.
• Preheat oven to 400*F.
• Prick pie crust with a fork several times.
• Pre-bake pastry for 5 minutes.
• In a medium-sized bowl, combine the cheese and basil.
• Place cooled mushrooms in the pie shell.
• Sprinkle cheese-basil mixture over the mushrooms.
• Beat the eggs,water,milk powder,salt and pepper in a bowl until blended.
• Pour over cheese.
• Bake 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.