I really love frittatas and quiche, but I wanted to try something a little different for a change. My husband loves brown rice, and I stumbled upon a brown rice crust recipe and thought it might be interesting. It turned out to be a hit, and it kind of tasted more like a casserole. I love the flavor of brown rice, so it probably wasn’t too hard to please me, but my husband enjoyed it as well. This recipe was a little time consuming, but it was worth it in my opinion. It would be a great option for dinner, lunch, or breakfast, and it is also pretty healthy! This is a vegetarian recipe, but you could easily throw in some shredded chicken or turkey, sausage, or bacon to make it meat friendly.
Preparing the brown rice crust
spread for the crust
After baking
Broccoli, Mushroom, and Egg Mixture poured into crust (mine went a little over the crust, oops!)
After it’s baked! Yum!
Broccoli, Mushroom, and Cheddar Quiche served with some sourdough toast
- 2 cups cooked brown rice
- 1/4 cup low fat cheddar cheese, finely grated
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup skim milk
- 2 cups broccoli, cut into bite sized pieces and blanched
- 8oz package of mushrooms, chopped
- 1 cup low fat sharp cheddar cheese, grated
- 4 green onions, sliced
- 1 pinch nutmeg (optional)
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Mix the rice, finely grated cheese and one egg in a bowl. Press the rice mixture into a pie plate, about 1/4 inch thick.
- Bake in a preheated 450 degree F oven until the edges and bottom just start turning golden brown, about 5 to 7 minutes. Turn oven to broil on high for 2-3 more minutes until crust looks crisp.
- Mix the remaining eggs, milk, broccoli, mushrooms, sharp cheddar cheese and green onions in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. Pour the egg mixture into the pie crust.
- Bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven until golden brown and set in the center, about 30 to 35 minutes.
- Serves 6
Don't Eat Crap says
Looks super yummy!
thirtystory says
whoa! that looks delicious! Looks like a great thing to bring to a brunch!
arzea says
This would be great at a brunch!
Heather K says
Making this tonight, but using spinach instead of mushrooms, and a white onion in place of the green. I’ll let you know how the changes taste! 🙂
Allyson says
How did it turn out?!
Heather K says
It was SOOO delicious! Lol sorry about the delayed response! Andy and I had it again for breakfast too!