Vegetarian

Southwestern Crustless Quiche

Easy Drop Biscuits and Fresh Cantaloupe
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Ingredients

  • 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
  • ½ onion, thinly sliced
  • 1½ tsp olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 8 large eggs, lightly beaten
  • ¾ cup shredded reduced-fat Mexican-blend cheese (or use Cheddar)
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • ¾ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ¾ cup refrigerated salsa

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Cook bell pepper and onion in hot oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 8 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; sauté 1 minute.
  2. Stir together onion mixture, eggs, cheese, cumin, salt and pepper in a bowl until well blended. Pour into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate coated with cooking spray.
  3. Bake 40 minutes or until set in center. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting into 6 wedges. Top each wedge with 2 Tbsp salsa.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 6 Tbsp cold butter, cut into small pieces
  • 1 cup 1% low-fat milk
  • 6 cups cubed cantaloupe

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450°F. Whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar and salt; cut in butter with a fork or pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  2. Slowly add milk, stirring just until moistened. Spoon batter into 12 muffin cups coated with cooking spray.
  3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden. Remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.
  4. Reserve 6 biscuits for Broccoli with Cheese Sauce and Biscuits recipe or another meal. Serve remaining 6 biscuits and cantaloupe with quiche.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
170
190
360
Fat (g) 11 6 17
Sat. Fat (g) 4 4 8
Protein (g) 13 4 17
Carb (g) 6 31 37
Fiber (g) 1 2 3
Sodium (mg) 590 300 890

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