Mushroom And Cottage Cheese Quiche Recipes

QUICHE WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450° for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 350°., In a large skillet, saute the mushrooms, onion and red pepper in butter until mushrooms are tender. Drain and set aside. In a large bowl, combine cheese and flour. Stir in the milk, eggs, savory, salt and cayenne until blended. Stir in mushroom mixture. Pour into crust., Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean (cover edges loosely with foil if needed to prevent overbrowning). Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

MUSHROOM CRUST QUICHE

Steps:

• Grease a 9 inch pie pan and set aside.
• Melt 2 tbsps. butter over medium-high heat.
• Add the garlic powder, mix well.
• Add the mushrooms and saute until mushrooms are tender and most of the liquid is absorbed.
• Add the cracker crumbs and mix well.
• Press the mixture over the bottom and up the side of the prepared pan.
• Melt 1 tbsp butter in the same skillet used for mushrooms.
• Add the green onions and saute until soft.
• Spread over mushroom crust.
• Sprinkle the Swiss cheese over the green onions.
• Combine the cottage cheese, eggs and cayenne in a blender and process until smooth (you can also use a stick blender).
• Pour over Swiss cheese.
• Sprinkle with paprika if desired.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Let stand 15 minutes before serving.

CRUSTLESS DILL SPINACH QUICHE WITH MUSHROOMS AND CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray an 9-inch springform pan with vegetable spray.
• Wash spinash and shake off excess water. In the water clinging to the leaves, cook the spinach over high heat just until it wilts. Squeeze out excess moisture, chop and set aside.
• In large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat; add garlic, onions and mushrooms and cook for 5 minutes or until softened. Remove from heat and add chopped spinach, ricotta, cottage, Cheddar and Parmesan cheeses, whole egg, egg white, dill and pepper; mix well.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

SPINACH QUICHE WITH COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9 inch pie or quiche pan.
• Place spinach in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally until soft. Drain off any remaining liquid. Stir in green onions, eggs, cottage cheese and Cheddar cheese. Pour mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake uncovered in preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with crushed croutons. Return to oven and bake for an additional 15 minutes, until eggs are set.

CRUSTLESS COTTAGE CHEESE MINI QUICHES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a jumbo 6-cup muffin tin with cooking spray.
• Combine eggs, cottage cheese, and milk in a blender or Vitamix®. Blend on low speed to combine, 1 to 5 seconds. Pour mixture into a medium mixing bowl.
• Add broccoli, Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, and bell pepper to cottage cheese mixture; add garlic salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
• Divide mixture evenly between the prepared muffin cups.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted into the center of a quiche comes out clean, about 30 minutes.