Every step a little closer ... a recipe!

I'm currently in the process of "using up" the food/spices in the house.  I don't want to move much, if anything, in that department so I've been cooking like mad. 

This week's experiment?  Quiche -- which I always thought meant 'difficult' in French since nearly every restaurant that makes quiche acts like they have the secret to turning iron into gold.  Not true, dear readers, not true at all.

Easy Quiche -- or "quiche doesn't mean 'difficult' in French"
350 oven, 30 minutes, muffin tins - greased

1/2 cup flour
5 eggs, beaten
2 T butter, melted
1 cup fat-free half and half
1/2 cup fat-free milk
6 slices bacon, fried and crumbled
1/2 cup matchstick carrots
1/2 cup sliced, then diced (small) potatoes -- I used red potatoes
1/2 cup minced onion
1/2 cup minced green peppers
1/2 cup minced mushrooms
1/2 cup zucchini, shredded
1 cup grated cheese (I used colby-jack, but your call)

Mix flour, eggs, butter, half and half, milk, bacon, carrots, potatoes, mushrooms, zucchini and cheese.  During this time, saute the onions and green peppers, then add to the mixture.  Scoop into greased muffin tins, then bake for 30 minutes in a 350 oven.  Turn the pans once, at 15 minutes, to ensure even baking throughout the tins.  Makes approximately 18 quiche-muffins.

To reheat these little darlings -- 45 seconds on high in the microwave.  Mmm mmm.

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This was a combination of a few recipes on AllRecipe.com.  I wanted something with less refined carbs (i.e. no crust, little flour), and more heavy on veggies.  I added bacon because I had it, but it isn't necessary.  This is truly delicious and I've eaten it for every meal since I made it. I add a salad at lunch and dinner just to get a few more veggies.  Yes, dear readers, I am trying to pay attention to my veggie count. 

In terms of what veggies I used, this is what I had on hand.  Clearly, any combination of veggies in 1/2 cup or 1 cup combinations would work too.  I only wish I had remembered the sun-dried tomatoes I had -- those would have definitely made the cut. 

Next time.  There are more veggies in the fridge which need consumed.