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Spinach Quiche!

I am currently in the process of preparing to move out of my apartment at school, so I am attempting to empty out my refridigerator.  I'm almost done and now I'm left with some frozen veggies, drumsticks, fresh spinach, eggs, and a pie crust.  So naturally I figured I'd make a quiche to get rid of some of the more random items like the eggs and pie crust.  I found a good recipe online, but the amount of calories in it was not appealing (600+ per serving) so I decided to tweek it a bit for my taste and for what I actually had in my fridge because I am not making a trip to the store for anything I'm missing.  So here it goes...

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
• 1 (6 ounce) package herb and garlic feta, crumbled
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 cup milk
• salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Saute garlic and onion in butter until lightly browned, about 7 minutes. Stir in spinach, mushrooms, feta and 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into pie crust.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. Season with salt and pepper. Pour into the pastry shell, allowing egg mixture to thoroughly combine with spinach mixture.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Sprinkle top with remaining Cheddar cheese, and bake an additional 35 to 40 minutes, until set in center. Allow to stand 10 minutes before serving.

So this is the original recipe for those of you wanting to know where I got started.  For my recipe I am replacing the 1/2 cup of butter with a couple tablespoons of safflower oil, I'm using fresh spinach, no mushrooms, adding bell pepper, no feta cheese and only about 3-4 ounces of cheese.  With these changes I estimate the calorie count to be cut in half, because who really needs to cook with 1/2cup of butter? (Besides Paula Deen)  There are sure to be more impromptu meals to come since i have little over a week before I leave.  Stay tuned for more!

Also if you have any recipes that you've tried and loved, or if there are any recipe requests feel free to leave a comment.
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