Mon 21 Jul 2008
Healthy Mini Mushroom & Sausage Quiches
Posted by Rita under HomeSpun Recipes
Mini Mushroom-&-Sausage Quiches
(compliments of www.eatingwell.com)
These crust-less mini quiches are like portable omelets, small and satisfying. Turkey sausage and sautéed mushrooms keep them light and savory. They’re also a good finger food for your next cocktail party. Use a good-quality nonstick muffin tin to bake the quiches. Serves: 1 dozen mini quiches.
Preparation time: 1 hour
Ingredients
8 ounces turkey breakfast sausage, removed from casing and crumbled into small pieces
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
8 ounces mushrooms, sliced
1/4 cup sliced scallions
1/4 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
5 eggs
3 egg whites
1 cup 1% milk
Preparation
1. Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 325°F. Coat a nonstick muffin tin generously with cooking spray.2. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Transfer to a bowl to cool. Add oil to the pan. Add mushrooms and cook, stirring often, until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer mushrooms to the bowl with the sausage. Let cool for 5 minutes. Stir in scallions, cheese and pepper.
2. Whisk eggs, egg whites and milk in a medium bowl. Divide the egg mixture evenly among the prepared muffin cups. Sprinkle a heaping tablespoon of the sausage mixture into each cup.
3. Bake until the tops just begin to brown, 25 minutes. Let cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Place a rack on top of the pan, flip it over and turn the quiches out onto the rack. Turn upright and let cool completely.
Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
Per quiche:
90 calories
5 g fat (2 g sat, 1 g mono)
105 mg cholesterol
3 g carbohydrate
9 g protein
0 g fiber
217 mg sodium




July 21st, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Rita, I love the idea of these little quiches. They go hand in hand with my current plan to eat fewer carbs. Plus, they’d make great easy lunches to take to work.
Deb