Spinach Ricotta Quiche


Cuisine: Dairy

Category: Entre

Servings: 12

Ingredients:

1 10-11-inch prebaked pie shell
or 2 9" Oronoque frozen pie shells

FILLING:
1 ¾ pounds fresh spinach or
30 oz pkgs frozen spinach
20 oz whole milk ricotta cheese
4 eggs, room temperature lightly beaten
3 tbsp. olive oil
4 scallions, including green
finely chopped
1 ¼ cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese or muenster
Kosher Salt to taste
Black pepper, freshly ground



Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375o. Heat oil in a skillet until hot. Add scallions and sauté over low heat until soft. Defrost frozen spinach & squeeze out water or add fresh spinach and sauté, stirring, for a few minutes. Transfer to a bowl, let cool a little, and mix in l cup of the Parmesan cheese, the ricotta, and eggs. Season well. Place prebaked pie shell on a thin, flat baking sheet or oven liner. Spread filling in shell and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese. Bake in lowest third of oven for about 25 minutes, or until top is firm, but still wobbly. (Note, I'm not so big on wobbly, so I let it bake a little longer) Can be reheated and served warm or at room temperature. Variation: While it calls for a l0-11 inch prebaked pie shell, and 28 oz fresh spinach, You can substitute 2 Oronoque 9" pie shells (and pre-bake them) and use 3 - 10 oz. pkgs. of frozen spinach, defrosted with the water squeezed out before using it for the filling. Grated muenster cheese can be used instead of parmesan cheese. Can be frozen. Any flavored grated cheddar cheese can be substituted

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