Italian Quiche With Quinoa Crust

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups quinoa, cooked in chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons gluten free all-purpose flour (could use any flour)
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• 1 tablespoon butter, melted
• 1 teaspoon basil, dried
• 1 teaspoon oregano, dried
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/4 cup red bell pepper, sliced
• 1/4 cup yellow bell pepper, sliced
• 1/4 cup orange bell pepper, sliced
• 1/4 cup zucchini, sliced
• 1/8 cup onion, diced
• 4 eggs
• 2 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup milk (i used almond milk)
• salt
• pepper
• 3 slices prosciutto
• 1/2 cup italian cheese blend

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 mix ingredients for crust into a bowl to make a dough-like consistency.
• 3 press into pie plate, sprayed with non-stick spray.
• 4 bake crust for 12-15 minutes until set.
• 5 fill crust with all vegetables (peppers, zucchini, onion).
• 6 in a small bowl, blend eggs, yolks, milk, salt and pepper.
• 7 slowly pour egg mixture over veggies, allowing it to get into every nook and cranny.
• 8 bake quiche for 20-25 minutes until starting to set.
• 9 top with ham, then cheese. place back in the over and bake for 5-10 minutes more, until set and cheesy starts to brown.