Asparagus Quiche with a Spaghetti Squash Crust (Low Carb) Spinach and cheese is my favorite quiche, but I had a bag of frozen asparagus in the freezer and thought I'd give it a try with a little bit of baby spinach. But I hear spaghetti squash is low carb. Once spaghetti squash is done cooking, remove from oven, scoop out the seeds and excess I followed this recipe for a quiche I made last night.

Ingredients of Asparagus Quiche with a Spaghetti Squash Crust (Low Carb)

  1. You need 13 ounces of Asparagus.
  2. Prepare 1/2 of Small Yellow Onion.
  3. Prepare 2 cloves of Garlic.
  4. It's 1 teaspoon of Olive Oil.
  5. You need 5 of Eggs.
  6. You need 1 cup of Milk.
  7. It's 1 cup of Swiss Cheese (grated).
  8. It's 1/2 teaspoon of Salt.
  9. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of Pepper.
  10. You need 1 of Small Spaghetti Squash.
  11. It's of Oil spray (to coat a pie pan).

Asparagus Quiche with a Spaghetti Squash Crust (Low Carb) instructions

  1. Heat the oven to 400° F. Cut the Spaghetti Squash in half, longwise. Use a spoon to remove the seeds. On a foil lined pan, put the squash halves in the oven, cut side down, and bake for 40 minutes. Most of the remaining prep can be completed while the spaghetti squash is being baked..
  2. Cut off the woody ends of the asparagus. Chop the onion, mince the garlic, and cut the asparagus spears into 1-inch pieces..
  3. Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat, and saute onion and garlic for several minutes, until the onion is soft..
  4. Add the asparagus and continue to saute until the asparagus has turned bright green and is soft but not limp..
  5. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, cheese, salt, and pepper..
  6. When the spaghetti squash is ready and cool enough to handle, use a fork to scrape out the strands. Do not turn off the oven and keep it at 400° F..
  7. In a oil sprayed pie pan, scoop the loose strands from the spaghetti squash and push them against the sides of the pie pan to form an even "crust" throughout the pan..
  8. Pour the milk & egg mixture into the pan..
  9. Add the asparagus, onion, and garlic on top of the egg mixture; making sure it sinks in..
  10. Bake for 40 minutes until quiche is firm..

Also put some additional seasoning on the veggies. This spaghetti squash crust provides an easy and low carb crust for quiche. This crust will hold its shape after baking, as you can see from the My version was with a couple of slices of smoked turkey and sauteed left-over mushrooms (with onions, from the night before) instead of bacon and red pepper. Press the cooked spaghetti squash to the sides and bottom of the pan, forming an even crust. Pour the egg mixture into the pan.

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