Copper Mountain Quiche

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 ounces cream cheese
• 1 cup all-purpose flour (divided)
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (divided)
• 10 ounces package frozen spinach
• 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
• 1 cup swiss cheese, grated
• 3 whole eggs, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup bacon bits or 10 slices bacon, crisply cooked and crumbled
• 8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1 bunch green onions or 1 bunch scallion, trimmed and sliced

Recipe

• 1 combine the butter, cream cheese, and 1 cup of the flour in a small bowl. mix with a pastry blender or fork, cutting the butter and cream cheese into the flour until a consistently crumbly mixture is formed.
• 2 place the flour mixture in a 10" pie plate or quiche pan, and press evenly to form a crust. refrigerate. pre-heat the oven to 350°f.
• 3 cook the spinach in a pot of lightly salted boiling water, drain well, and chop. drain the spinach again on paper towels to remove all excess moisture.
• 4 in a large bowl, combine the spinach with the two tablespoons flour. add the cheddar and swiss cheeses, eggs, mayonnaise, milk, bacon bits or crumbled bacon, mushrooms, and green onions.
• 5 pour the mixture into the chilled pastry shell and bake for 1 hour, or until set. serve warm.