Easy Shrimp and Asparagus Quiche

Name: Easy Shrimp and Asparagus Quiche
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces; 1 9-inch (9 inch) unbaked deep-dish pie crust (such as Marie Callenders®); 4 egg whites; 2 eggs; 3 green onions, chopped; 8 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 237 milliliters low-fat cottage cheese; 227 grams package shredded Monterey Jack cheese; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 454 grams peeled and deveined shrimp; 1 white onion, chopped

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give Easy Shrimp and Asparagus Quiche a try. One serving contains 363 calories, 28g of protein, and 20g of fat. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of asparagus, cottage cheese, shrimp, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the deep dish pie crust you could follow this main course with the Wonderful Apple Pie as a dessert. It works well as a rather inexpensive main course. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

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Pour egg whites, eggs, and cottage cheese into a blender; pulse several times to mix and blend until smooth, about 1 minute.

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Cottage Cheese

Egg Whites

Egg

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Blender

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir asparagus and onion until asparagus is tender, about 8 minutes.

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Asparagus

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Onion

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Heat 2 teaspoons olive oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Season shrimp with salt and black pepper; cook in hot oil until they turn pink and are no longer translucent in the center, 5 to 8 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

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Fit pie crust into a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate and spread shrimp into the crust; top with asparagus mixture.

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Asparagus

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Shrimp

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Pour cottage cheese mixture over vegetables and shrimp.

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Spread Monterey Jack cheese over the top of the quiche.

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Spread

Sprinkle green onions over cheese.

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Cheese

Bake quiche in the preheated oven until cheese topping is lightly browned and the quiche is set in the center, about 1 hour.

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Ingredients

Servings:

1bunch

asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces 19-inch

(9 inch) unbaked deep-dish pie crust (such as Marie Callender's®)4

egg whites 2

eggs 3

green onions, chopped 8servings

salt and ground black pepper to taste 237milliliters

low-fat cottage cheese 227grams

package shredded Monterey Jack cheese 2teaspoons

olive oil 454grams

peeled and deveined shrimp 1

white onion, chopped

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Shrimp on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. One wine you could try is Anne Amie Pinot Gris. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 14 dollars.

Anne Amie Pinot Gris

Aromas of Bartlett pear, gardenia, white peach, white tea, jasmine, graham cracker, and straw. Flavors of Asian pear, white fig, white peach, white strawberry, and fennel flowers. The finish is dry, long and acid driven.Pairs well with roast chicken, Caesar salad, mussels, quince glazed pork chop, grilled squash, pan seared trout, and bibimbap.