A quiche is one of the easiest recipes to manipulate to your dietary needs. A basic recipe for a typical quiche contains the following: a pie shell (homemade, frozen), eggs, a fat such as olive oil or vegetable oil, onions and garlic, seasoning of salt and black pepper, dairy, mainly cream or half and half, fresh or dried herbs, grated flavorful cheese, and a leafy green vegetable.http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/basic-quiche-10000001123637/index.html Meat such as ham can be added for flavor (a smoky flavor) as an option. If you're trying to limit calories, or avoid gluten, you may want to consider a crustless quiche. Just pour all the typical quiche ingredients into a baking dish and bake, making sure the quiche is fully cooked and solid when you remove it from the oven..

Some variations can be made to the quiche recipe. If you prefer a dairy free quiche, some non dairy milk substitutes such as soy milk, rice milk, coconut milk, or almond milk, soft tofu (silken tofu) softened in the blender.http://www.familyoven.com/recipe/Vegan-Quiche/303054 http://www.livingwithout.com/recipes/dairy_free_vegeatable_quiche-1448-1.html Non dairy cheese include soy cheese, cheese made out of nuts (cashews, Brazil nuts), daiya cheese, and rice cheese.http://www.vegan-nutritionista.com/vegan-cheese.html http://www.galaxyfoods.com/Products/RiceCheese/ The recipe can be altered for vegan quiches by using firm tofu, or a powdered egg replacer (mixed with milk or any kind of liquid) in place of eggs, which are a large part of the recipe.http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/recipes/2114 http://www.ener-g.com/Recipe/RecipeDetail.aspx?recipe=662&category=1

• Large skillet
• Mixing bowl
• Baking dish
• Whisk
• 1 cup green onions, finely chopped
• 1 large bag frozen mixed vegetables, defrostedhttp://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1626,158178-241207,00.html
• 1 cup tomatoes, cut into cubes
• 3/4 cup ham, finely chopped
• 12 slices of bacon
• 1 cup mushrooms, cut into slices
• 12 eggshttp://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/2372/Crustless-Bacon-And-Cheese-Qui114341.shtml
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 teaspoon fresh or dried basil
• 1 teaspoon fresh or dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt, or to taste
• 1 teaspoon onion, grated or finely choppedhttp://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1626,157178-242207,00.html
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• Cayenne pepper to taste

1. Preheat oven at 325 F.
2. Cook bacon in a large skillet, as much at a time as can be cooked. Set aside to drain on paper towel, and cut into bite sized pieces. Reserve about 1 tablespoon of bacon fat for sauteing, or use a different oil.
3. Prepare and add the mushrooms to the skillet and soften. Add the bacon back to the skillet along with prepared tomatoes green onions, and onion. Take off the heat and set aside.
4. In a mixing bowl, add all of the eggs and sour cream. Mix together with a whisk.
5. Add mixed vegetables, salt, black pepper, paprika, cayenne pepper, and garlic salt. Mix with a whisk.
6. Add the mushroom mixture and ham to the egg mixture and stir with a spatula
7. Pour everything into a greased baking dish.
8. In a separate bowl, add cheddar, mozzarella, and Monterey Jack cheese, basil, and oregano. Mix well and add to baking dish.
9. Bake for about 30 minutes.

• Baking dish
• Mixing bowl
• Whisk
• Large skillet
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, finely choppedhttp://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1627,158178-242207,00.html
• 1 4 ounce canned mushrooms, liquid drainedhttp://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1650,159176-241206,00.html
• 1 package (10 ounces) frozen spinach, finely chopped, defrosted and drainedhttp://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/2368/Crustless-Spinach-Quiche102200.shtml
• 5 eggs
• 3 cups grated muenster cheese
• 3 cups grated Monterey Jack cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven at 350 F.
2. Add vegetable oil to a heated skillet and sautee the onions until soft.
3. Add spinach to the skillet, removing any moisture. Remove from the heat and set aside.
4. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs. Add mushrooms, salt and black pepper.
5. In a separate bowl, add muenster and Monterey Jack cheese. Mix together and add to the egg mixture.
6. Pour egg mixture to a greased baking dish and bake for about 30 minutes or until the eggs have set.