Vegetable Quiche Cups to Go
from The South Beach Diet
1 10oz. pkg. frozen Chopped Spinach
3/4 C. Egg Beaters
3/4 C. shredded reduced-fat Cheese
1/4 C. diced Green Bell Peppers
1/4 C. diced Onions
3 drops Hot Pepper Sauce (optional)
Microwave the spinach for 2 1/2 minutes on high. Drain the excess liquid. Line a 12 cup minature muffin pan with foil baking cups. Spray the cups with cooking spray. Combie the egg substitute, cheese, peppers, onions and spinach in a bowl. Mix well. Divide evenly among the muffin cups. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 inutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes clean.
Quiche cups can be frozen and reheated in the microwave. Any combination of appropriate vegetables and low fat cheese may be used.
Yield: 12 minature quiche cups
Serving Size: 2 Quiche Cups
Calories: 77
Fat: 3g
Fiber: 2g
Notes: These came out better than the last egg recipe from the South Beach Diet book that I tried (cheesy frittata). The flavor was really bland though, even with the hot sauce added. These coulda used a generous pinch of thyme maybe or some oregano and a bunch of freshly grated pepper. I made them in a six cup regular size muffin tin instead of the miniature ones.
Also, I think that the book “overcharges” on calories, and gives credit for too much fiber. I entered the information in Crosstrainer (using 80 calories an ounce cheese) and 2 LARGE quiche cups (ie, the same as 4 small) came to be 106 calories, 2.9g fat, and 2.8g fiber, which is quite different than the books information (listed above) states.