Cottage Cheese Quiche
"This recipe has been in our family for so many years, I no longer remember where it came from. It's easy and quick and people seem to really enjoy it."
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- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 prepared unbaked pie shell (store bought, such as Pillsbury)
- 2 cups cottage cheese (not lowfat)
- 1⁄2 cup grated cheddar cheese or 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese
- 1 small onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 1⁄2 ounces fried onions, crushed or 1/4 cup seasoned dry bread crumb
- 2 eggs
directions
- Bake pie shell at 400 degrees for about 3-5 minutes.
- Combine rest of ingredients except fried onions.
- Stir to mix.
- Place mixture in pie shell and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle with fried onions (or breadcrumbs).
- Return to oven and bake 15 minutes longer.
- Remove and let stand for 5 minutes.
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Reviews
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My family also has this recipe but it's slightly different: the cottage cheese is onion-chive variety and there is no fresh onion. The 1/2 cup of grated cheese is swiss. Instead of two eggs there are four eggs plus 1/3 cup half and half. -
Real men do eat quiche if they are told it is pie. In the 80's there was a popular book entitled "Real Men Don't Eat Quiche" by Bruce Feirstein which was really more a satire of "what real men" should and shouldn't do, so to be on the safe side I called it "Cottage Cheese Pie" until after it was consumed by the men to whom it was served. They liked it except they are onion haters and I couldn't sneak it by them despite finely chopping the onion. Next time I was asked to leave out the onions (maybe go with a clove or two of garlic). -
Oh my is this delicious!!! I have never been a huge quiche fan but this is wonderful! My only complaint is that it seemed to not have much egg - I might add another one or two next time. I used lowfat cottage cheese without any problem. I also added about 1 tsp of Italian seasoning to the filling and I made homemade breadcrumbs - recipe #28421 - for the top. Thanks so much for sharing windhorse23!! -
I added lots of Mexican spice and it was delicious. However, it was soupy after baking almost an hour and a half. Perhaps that 3rd egg would have helped? I liked it enough to give it another go though.
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This is absolutely wonderful, even with low fat cottage cheese and low fat cheese.
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Tweaks
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I only had one and 1/4 cut low-fat cottage cheese so added one more egg and used Alpine cheese that I got on sale for the other cheese.. Also sautéed the onions with slightly steamed chopped broccoli before adding to filling. Used a prepared gluten free crust.. Otherwise followed recipe and was delicious.
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I'm a psychotherapist who decided to start cooking creatively after years of resistance. I cook primarily vegetarian but cook with other ingredients when my family complains too much. I'm the mother of 3 sons, two of whom are grown, and I've been married since 1978. I cringe when I think back on the cooking my poor husband valliantly endured when we were first married. I collect cookbooks and frequent the thrift shops in my area for unusual finds.
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