Tomato Cheese Quiche Recipe
Ingredients
| Whole wheat pastry flour | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Yellow cornmeal | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Canola oil | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Buttermilk | 3 Tablespoon | |
| 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese | ||
| 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese | ||
| 1/3 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese | ||
| 2 eggs or 1/2 cup fat-free egg substitute | ||
| Flour | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Dried oregano | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Ground red pepper | 1 Pinch | |
| Tomato | 1 , thinly sliced | |
| Parmesan cheese | 1 Tablespoon, grated | |
| Minced parsley | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Basil | 1 Teaspoon, minced | |
Directions
In a 9" pie plate, place the whole wheat flour, cornmeal, oil, and buttermilk.
Toss with a fork until thoroughly combined.
Press the dough in the bottom and up the sides of the plate to form a crust.
Microwave on high for 2 minutes.
Rotate the plate a half turn.
Microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the crust appears dry.
In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, cottage cheese, Cheddar, eggs, flour, oregano, and pepper.
Spread evenly in the crust.
Set the pie plate on a inverted saucer and microwave on medium (50% power) for 12 to 18 minutes, rotating the plate a quarter turn every 3 minutes during this time, until the center is soft-set.
Top with the tomatoes and sprinkle with the Parmesan.
Microwave on medium (50% power) for 2 minutes, or until the tomatoes are heated through.
Sprinkle with the parsley and basil.
Toss with a fork until thoroughly combined.
Press the dough in the bottom and up the sides of the plate to form a crust.
Microwave on high for 2 minutes.
Rotate the plate a half turn.
Microwave on high for 2 to 3 minutes, or until the crust appears dry.
In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta, cottage cheese, Cheddar, eggs, flour, oregano, and pepper.
Spread evenly in the crust.
Set the pie plate on a inverted saucer and microwave on medium (50% power) for 12 to 18 minutes, rotating the plate a quarter turn every 3 minutes during this time, until the center is soft-set.
Top with the tomatoes and sprinkle with the Parmesan.
Microwave on medium (50% power) for 2 minutes, or until the tomatoes are heated through.
Sprinkle with the parsley and basil.
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