Onion and Wild Garlic Quiche with Parmesan in a Couscous Crust

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
2 cups leftover Couscous1 tbsp butter2 cups thinly sliced onion4 cloves garlic, minced1 tbsp olive oil1 tsp Dijon mustard3 eggs3/4 cup 1% milk1/4 cup low-fat Mozzarella1/2 cup low-fat Parmesan4 slices tomatosalt and pepper
Directions
1. Mix 1 tbsp butter with leftover Couscous.

2. Dump the couscous into an 8" pie plate. Press it down and up the sides of the dish.

3. Saute the onion and garlic in a little olive oil.

4. Spoon onions and garlic into the couscous crust.

5. Mix together the milk, eggs, Dijon, 1/4 of the Parsmesan, and salt and pepper. Pour over the pie.

6. Top with tomato slices, then remaining Parmesan, Mozzarella and cilantro.

7.Bake at 350F for about 45 minutes, or until set and the edges have started to brown.

Serve small wedges as a side dish, or with a salad for lunch.

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AWLASS.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 167.3
  • Total Fat: 8.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 94.5 mg
  • Sodium: 186.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 13.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
  • Protein: 9.4 g

Member Reviews
  • ROSSYFLOSSY
    Great recipe. - 1/20/21
  • 1CRAZYDOG
    LOVE couscous. Glad to have this recipe. - 12/2/19
  • 1HAPPYSPIRIT
    Very good! - 2/24/19
  • NELLJONES
    I usually have leftover rice, but any grain will do. - 7/1/18
  • PATRICIAANN46
    This is so delicious............... - 5/12/17
  • WHITEANGEL4
    We enjoyed this about a week ago - 5/12/17
  • HEARTA54
    what to do if there is no leftover couscous? should cook it then? and how? - 2/7/12
  • MCTURANDOT
    Excellent recipe! I added fresh thyme to the sautée and put fresh basil leaves on top towards the end of baking.Very pretty! - 6/27/11
  • SKINNYALICE11
    Absolutely delicious -- and less than 300 calories per serving! - 5/28/11
  • JILLIANWILLIAN
    Oh my goodness! I made this last night for dinner, and packed some in my lunch for today. Thanks so much for sharing!

    Jillian - 4/29/09