ERIK'S HOT AND SPICY QUICHE

Erik's Hot and Spicy Quiche image

Provided by triguy35

Time 1h

Yield 1 quiche, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

olive oil or canola oil cooking spray
10 eggs, worth of beaters divided in half
1/2 cup unbleached white flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 dash salt
1/2 cup fat-free half-and-half or 1/2 cup low-fat milk
2 cups low fat cottage cheese, whipped
4 ounces hot diced green chilies (8 is even better if you're really brave)
1/2 cup chopped green onion
6 ounces cooked and chopped chicken
2 -3 cups low fat Mexican blend cheese

Steps:

preheat oven to 400 deg. F.
coat a 13x9 baking dish with cooking spray.
in a large mixing bowl combine first half of egg substitute, flour, baking powder and salt and mix well. best to use beaters on this as to whip as much air into this as possible.
in a seperate bowl (or food processor) whip the cottage cheese until creamy. again, best to use either the processor or beaters for this.
return to first bowl and add second half of the eggs, milk and whip until smooth.
stir the cottage cheese into the egg mix.
fold in the green chiles, onion, chicken and cheese.
pour into baking dish and bake for 15 minutes on the middle rack. reduce temperature to 350 deg. and bake for another 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 466, Fat 27.6, SaturatedFat 13.1, Cholesterol 386, Sodium 1225, Carbohydrate 16.9, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 6.9, Protein 36