For Professionals

Cheese Quiche

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 hour

The perfect dish to satisfy your cheese craving. With it low in potassium, you’ll also be able to please that cheese lover in your life.

Makes

8 servings

Serving size

1 slice

Ingredients

¼ cup onions, chopped

4 eggs, slightly beaten

⅛ teaspoon pepper

½ cup of half and half mixed with ¾ cup of water

3-ounces cheddar cheese, grated

1 teaspoon parsley leaves

1 9-inch unbaked pastry shell

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Sauté onions in a frying pan.
  3. In a large bowl, combine ingredients and mix well.
  4. Pour into prepared, unbaked pastry shell.
  5. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour or until puffy and set.
  6. Cool 10 minutes before cutting into 8 slices.

Cooking Tip

Serve with two slices of low sodium bacon or a 1/4 cup of fruit

Recipe developed by Jamie Rinaldi, MS, RD

Nutrition Info

Nutrition Info

Makes: 8 servings  Serving size: 1 slice

Calories

242

Fat

17 g

Saturated Fat

6 g

Trans Fat

3 g

Cholesterol

109 mg

Carbohydrates

13 g

Sugar

1 g

Fiber

<1 g

Protein

8 g

Sodium

173 mg

Calcium

109 mg

Phosphorus

125 mg

Potassium

86 mg