Spinach and Mushroom Torte

Most cooks person a go-to enactment dish. For Post scholar Julie Jensen of Alexandria, it's a spinach quiche she loves for its affluent flavor, but not truthful overmuch for its abdominous and calories.

I made her recipe, which is casual to enactment together. But I tasted food and greenish chilies much than spinach quiche. Jenkins's mentation calls for 24 ounces of grated cheese, 1/2 cupful of butter, 10 eggs and 2 cups of cottage cheese. The nutritional investigation of her recipe, based connected 12 servings: 400 calories, 31 grams of abdominous and 840 milligrams of sodium.

Here, I usage mushrooms alternatively of greenish pepper; pairing them with spinach is simply a classical mode to go. Out: cheddar and Monterey Jack. In: feta and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheeses, which bring spirit without weighing the crockery down. The food and eggs are reduced.

The crockery remains party- and buffet-friendly. With nary crust, it's not truly a quiche. So I'm calling it a torte.

You mightiness beryllium capable to get distant with omitting the flour, but it's bully security against the anticipation that the spinach volition beryllium watery. The flour besides contributes to the steadfast texture that makes the pastry truthful casual to service astatine a party.

I person ne'er had a occupation with this benignant of nutrient adhering to my ceramic baking dishes, but if you person a crockery that has sticking problems, spray it lightly with nonstick spray earlier filling.

This crockery tin easy beryllium prepared a time successful advance. Reheat uncovered successful a 350-degree oven.

From columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 12)

• Calories

  200

• Fat

  12 g

• Saturated Fat

  6 g

• Carbohydrates

  9 g

• Sodium

  360 mg

• Cholesterol

  170 mg

• Protein

  14 g

• Fiber

  2 g

• Sugar

  2 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From columnist Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.

Tested by Stephanie Witt Sedgwick.