Ricotta Spinach Quiche - melissassouthernstylekitchen.com

Name: Ricotta Spinach Quiche - melissassouthernstylekitchen.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: French, European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: Calories; 418kcal; 1 9 inch deep dish pie crust frozen, refrigerated or homemade; 2 tablespoon butter; 1 ½ cups packed baby spinach leaves; ⅓ cup chopped green onions; 2 medium cloves garlic minced; 6 large eggs; 1 cup heavy cream; ¾ cup ricotta cheese; 2 tablespoon grated Parmesan cheese divided use; 1-2 tablespoon fresh basil chopped; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper or ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; ½ teaspoon onion powder; ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 ½ cups shredded mozzarella or provolone cheese; 8-10 cherry tomatoes halved

9 steps

Prep:15minCook:50min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:38:18 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories381.9 kcal (19%)

Total Fat30 g (43%)

Carbs14.2 g (5%)

Sugars1.7 g (2%)

Protein14.8 g (30%)

Sodium441.7 mg (22%)

Fiber1.3 g (5%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1deep dish pie crust frozen

9 inch, refrigerated or homemade

2 tablespoonbutter

1 ½ cupsbaby spinach leaves

packed

⅓ cupgreen onions

2 clovesgarlic

¾ cupricotta cheese

2 tablespoongrated Parmesan cheese

divided use

1 tablespoonfresh basil

chopped

½ teaspoonsalt

½ teaspoonblack pepper

or 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

½ teaspoononion powder

⅛ teaspoonground nutmeg

1 ½ cupsshredded mozzarella

or provolone cheese

8cherry tomatoes

halved

Instructions

Step 1

Instructions

Step 2

Preheat oven to 375°F. Prick bottom of pie crust and bake for 5 minutes.

Step 3

In a medium size skillet, melt butter. Add spinach and green onions, cooking over medium high for 1-2 minutes or just until spinach has welted and released juice. Add garlic, cook for 1 minute longer. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly.

Step 4

In a medium size bowl, whisk together eggs, cream and ricotta with basil, salt, pepper, onion powder and nutmeg. Add spinach, onions, 1 cup cheese and 1 tablespoon Parmesan. Mix until evenly distributed. Pour evenly into pie crust.

Step 5

Use a fork to evenly distribute the spinach. Arrange tomatoes on top and sprinkle with reserved ½ cup shredded cheese and 1 tablespoon Parmesan.

Step 6

Bake for 10 minutes then lower oven temperature to 350°F. Bake for an additional 30-40 minutes or until the center is set when gently shaken.

Step 7

Cool on a cooling rack for at least 15 minutes prior to slicing.

Step 8

Nutrition

Step 9

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