Sausage-Spinach Quiche

Ingredients

• 1 pastry pie shell
• 8 ounces bulk pork sausage
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 10-ounce package frozen chopped spinach
• 1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 ounces)
• 4 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1 cup light cream
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 cherry tomatoes, halved (optional)
• Watercress sprigs (optional)

Directions

1. Prepare pastry and set aside.
2. Crumble sausage in medium skillet; add onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat till sausage is browned, stirring occasionally; drain well.
3. Thaw spinach, drain well. Remove remaining moisture by pressing spinach between layers of paper toweling. Add spinach to sausage mixture; mix well.
4. Sprinkle cheese evenly in pastry shell. Top with sausage mixture. In a medium mixing bowl combine eggs, cream and salt; mix well.
5. Pour egg mixture over sausage mixture.
6. Bake in a 375° F. oven for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted halfway between center and outer edge comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with cherry tomatoes and watercress, if desired.