Loaded Vegetarian Quiche
- 1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 cup sliced onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped zucchini
- 1 large tomato, sliced
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese, divided
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Bake pie crust in preheated oven until firm, about 8 minutes. Remove crust from oven and set aside. Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir onion, green bell pepper, mushrooms, and zucchini in hot oil until soft, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove vegetables from skillet and set aside.
- Sprinkle tomato slices with flour and basil; cook in the skillet for 1 minute per side.
- Whisk eggs, milk, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl.
- Spread 1 cup Colby-Monterey Jack cheese in the bottom of pie crust. Layer vegetable mixture over the cheese and top with the tomatoes. Pour egg mixture into pie shell. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup cheese atop the quiche.
- Bake in preheated oven until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before serving.
dish pie crust, olive oil, onion, green bell pepper, mushrooms, zucchini, tomato, flour, basil, eggs, milk, salt, ground black pepper, cheese
Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/228426/loaded-vegetarian-quiche/ (may not work)