Canadian Bacon Quiche

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• vegetable oil cooking spray
• 6 slices bread, your choice
• 1 cup diced canadian bacon or 1 cup lean ham
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, finely diced
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 cup low-fat milk
• 1/2 cup egg substitute (or 2 more eggs)
• 2 whole eggs
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 spray a 9-inch pie dish with vegetable oil spray.
• 3 with a rolling pin, flatten each slice of bread on a cutting board or flat surface.
• 4 cut 5 slices in half vertically (from top crust to bottom crust).
• 5 cut a 3-inch circle from the remaining slice with a round cookie cutter or a knife (this will go in the center of the crust).
• 6 place slices of bread in the bottom of the pie dish, slightly overlapping each piece to form a crust, gently pressing in the bottom and partially up the side of the pie dish.
• 7 place the reserved bread circle in the center and gently press down into the other slices of bread.
• 8 bake for 10 minutes, or until bread is toasted and golden brown. remove from oven and place on a cooling rack.
• 9 scatter canadian bacon evenly in the bottom of the crust. top evenly with red bell pepper and green onions.
• 10 in a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, egg substitute, eggs, parmesan cheese, oregano, salt, and pepper, until blended.
• 11 carefully pour egg mixture over the meat and vegetable filling and place the pie dish on a baking sheet.
• 12 bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until center is set. remove from oven and let mixture rest 5 minutes before cutting into wedges.