Cauliflower crusts do not have to be just for pizza! They make a delicious quiche crust! I used Cali'flour Foods red pepper crust for the crust of my quiche. The cauliflower crust allows the quiche to taste so much better! It definitely adds more texture and flavor to the recipe so don't leave it out!
You can get the crusts at the link below!
Italian Sausage and Sweet Red Pepper Quiche
Ingredients:
6 ounces cooked Jennie-O Sweet Italian turkey sausage links (1 Lean)
2 egg whites
4 eggs (1 1/3 Lean)
1 1/2 cups sweet red bell pepper, chopped (3 Greens)
1 cup unsweetened almond milk (1 Condiment)
1 cup shredded 2% sharp cheddar cheese (1 Lean)
1/4 tsp salt (1 Condiment)
1/4 tsp pepper (1/2 Condiment)
2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese - optional (2 Condiments)
1 Cali-flour Foods cauliflower crust (1/2 Lean, 3 Greens)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350.
Remove pizza crust from freezer to thaw.
Remove sausage from casings. In a medium sized skillet, brown sausage over medium high heat until cooked. Drain and set aside.
Grease a 9 inch pie dish. When crust is thawed, place in pie dish. The crust fit perfectly on the bottom of my pie dish! Bake in oven for 5 minutes. For extra crisp on the crust, broil on high for 2 more minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven and set aside.
In a bowl, whisk the eggs, egg whites and unsweetened almond milk together. Stir in cheddar cheese, cooked sausage, and chopped red pepper. Add salt, pepper and grated parmesan cheese stirring until combined. Add egg mixture to pie dish.
Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove and let cool in pie dish for 5 minutes before slicing and serving.
4 Servings (1/4 of quiche)
1 Lean, 1 1/2 Greens (still need 1 1/2 more per serving), and 1 Condiment per serving
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Other sausage substitutions that are plan approved:
5 ounces Jennie-O all natural bulk sausage. The Hot bulk sausage is higher in sodium.
6 ounces Jennie-O turkey sausage
5 ounces Jennie-O Turkey Breakfast Patties
5 ounces Jennie-O Turkey Breakfast sausage Links
Johnsonville Fully Cooked Breakfast Sausage: 6 links = 1 lean
Gilbert Chicken Sausage: 2 links = 1 lean
Al Fresco Sweet Italian: 2 links = 1 lean
Al Fresco Smoked Andouille: 2 links = 1 lean
These are each considered to be 1 serving of a lean protein, so no fat servings are necessary.
