Low Fat Spinach And Artichoke Quiche Recipes

LOW FAT SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE QUICHE

Steps:

• For the batter:
• In a medium mixing bowl, beat together the sour cream and the salt. Add the half-and-half, eggs, pepper, and nutmeg.
• For the crust:
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Place a pie tin on top of the pie crust and turn the crust upside down. Place this inverted pie crust in the oven to bake for approximately 10 minutes or until edges begin to lightly brown. Remove from oven and allow to cool.
• To assemble:
• Mix the filling ingredients together. Fill the blind baked pie shell with the filling. Slowly pour some of the batter over the top of the filling, being careful not to have the batter flow over the edges of the crust. Bake for 45 minutes until puffed and browned.

SPINACH ARTICHOKE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Sauté garlic and shallots in butter until softened, 1-2 minutes.
• Add spinach and sauté until wilted.
• Add chopped artichokes, pine nuts, seasonings and remove from heat.
• Pour into a large bowl to cool.
• Add eggs, milk and cheeses, stirring to mix everything well.
• Add to pie shell.
• Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until set.

ARTICHOKE QUICHE

Steps:

• Cut artichoke hearts into quarters, or large dice.
• In frying pan over low heat, add oil, saute whole garlic cloves for a minute or so.
• Add artichoke hearts and saute them until they start to brown.
• Remove garlic cloves, and let the artichokes cool.
• In a bowl, beat the eggs, add the cream, Romano and mozzerella cheeses and pepper, mixing well.
• Add the artichokes and the oil from the pan to the egg mixture, mix well.
• Spoon mixture into pie crust.
• Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 35 minutes or until filling is set and just starts to brown.

LOW FAT SPINACH AND ARTICHOKE DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F and lightly spritz a shallow baking dish (1.5-2qt) with cooking spray (Pam).
• Using food processor, mix light cream cheese, sour cream and artichoke hearts by pulsing until even consistency.
• Add roasted bell pepper and Parmesan cheese and pulse until creamy.
• To bake dip: Place mixture into prepared baking dish; add spinach and stir until combined.
• Bake for 25 minutes, stirring half way through.
• Dip is done when browned and bubbly around the edges.
• To keep warm, lower temperature in oven to 250F and stir every 10 minutes until dip is served.
• For microwave directions: Place mixture into microwave safe dish (1.5-2qt), add spinach and stir until combined.
• Cover with plastic wrap, leaving room for steam to escape.
• Microwave on HIGH for 7 minutes or until dip is hot and boiling on the sides - microwaves vary, check often.
• Mix well before serving.