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Spinach Caramelized Onion and Feta Quiche

A savory quiche made with caramelized onions, hash brown potatoes, frozen chopped spinach, and crumbled feta in a breadstick-dough crust.
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 55 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Equipment

  • 10-inch deep-dish pie plate
  • nonstick skillet
  • Rolling Pin
  • Medium Bowl
  • Oven
  • Aluminum Foil

Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoonsolive oil
  • 3 cupschopped onion
  • 1 teaspoongranulated white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  • 2 cupsfrozen Southern-style hash brown potatoes thawed
  • One11-ounce canrefrigerated soft breadstick dough
  • One10-ounce packagefrozen chopped spinach thawed, drained, and squeezed dry
  • 1 cupnonfat milk
  • 3 largeegg whites
  • 2 largeeggs
  • 1 1/4 cups 5-ouncescrumbled feta cheese

Instructions
 

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 10-inch deep-dish pie plate lightly with cooking spray.
  • Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add 3 cups chopped onion, 1 teaspoon granulated white sugar, and ½ teaspoon salt. Cook about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are golden brown.
  • Stir in 2 cups thawed Southern-style hash brown potatoes and cook about 5 minutes more, stirring occasionally, until the potatoes are lightly browned. Remove the skillet from the heat.
  • Unroll the 11-ounce can refrigerated soft breadstick dough and separate it into the strips as provided by the package. On a flat surface, coil one strip into a spiral; add a second strip to the end of the first by pinching the ends together to seal, and continue coiling and joining strips until all are used.
  • Cover the coiled dough and let it rest 10 minutes. After resting, roll the dough into a 12-inch circle and fit it into the prepared 10-inch deep-dish pie plate, pressing it to line the bottom and sides of the plate.
  • Spread the onion-and-potato mixture evenly in the bottom of the prepared crust. Top the mixture with the 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach that has been thawed, drained, and squeezed dry.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together 1 cup nonfat milk, 3 large egg whites, 2 large eggs, and 1¼ cups (5 ounces) crumbled feta cheese until combined. Pour this milk-and-egg mixture evenly over the spinach and filling in the crust.
  • Bake in the preheated 350°F oven for 1 hour, placing a piece of foil over the crust after 50 minutes to prevent over-browning. The quiche is done when the center is set and no longer jiggly.
  • Remove the quiche from the oven and let it rest briefly before slicing and serving.

Notes

If you prefer a more mellow flavor, substitute Swiss or Gruyere for the feta.