breakfast for dinner

This vegetable Quiche is out of this world. It is fluffy,cheesy and oh so yummy. It is very easy and and I had everything I needed in the fridge. You can use all different kinds and combinations of vegetables. I had mushrooms, asparagus, spinach and onions in my fridge but you could use artichokes, tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, etc. I hope you will enjoy it as much as we did. We served buttered toast and mayhaw jelly with ours and it was mmmmmm mmmmm good!

Vegetable Quiche

1 frozen pie shell, deep dish
1 ½ cup sliced fresh mushrooms
¾ cup chopped asparagus
2 tablespoon butter
1 cup fresh baby spinach
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 green onions, chopped
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions:

Let pie crust stand at room temperature for 10 minutes. Line pie crust with heavy-duty foil. Bake at 400° for 4 minutes. Remove foil; bake 4 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 350°.
In a large skillet, sauté mushrooms and asparagus in butter until tender. Add spinach, garlic and spring onion; cook 1 minute longer. Spoon into crust; top with cheese. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, salt and pepper until blended; pour over cheese. Cover edges of crust loosely with foil. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
Let cool for 10 minutes before cutting.

We were poor but we were proud. When Mama fixed this meal we would have sworn it was the best of the best meat and gravy. Not knowing that she was serving this because she couldn’t afford anything else. Mama just gave that special touch to the gravy and light bread. We still get excited to this day when mama makes this for us.

Ingredients:

¼ cup butter
¼ cup flour
Garlic powder to taste
2 dashes hot Sauce, or to taste
½ teaspoon Cajun Seasoning, or to taste
2 cups half and half or milk
2 small jars dried beef, chopped
Plenty of buttered toast

Directions:
Melt butter over medium heat, add flour and stir until smooth. Season the flour mixture with garlic powder, hot sauce and Cajun seasoning. Slowly add milk and stir until flour and milk mixture is smooth. Add chopped dried beef to mixture. Increase heat, stirring frequently, until mixture is bubbly. Reduce heat and sauce will thicken. Serve over buttered toast or French bread. Top with a fried egg (optional but recommended).

Note: Dried beef is salty, can be rinsed lightly to reduce salt.

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