Leek and Cheese Quiche

Health score
3%
Leek and Cheese Quiche
60 min.
8
433kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • tablespoons butter 
  •  eggs 
  • tablespoon flour all-purpose
  • 1.8 cups heavy cream 
  • cups leeks sliced
  • 9-inch pie crust frozen thawed ()
  • 0.3 cup romano cheese grated
  • servings salt and pepper to taste
  • cup swiss cheese shredded
  •  tomatoes thinly sliced

Equipment

  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • oven
  • knife

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  2. Melt the butter in a skillet over medium heat, and saute the leeks until tender.
  3. Spread evenly over the bottom of the pie crust.
  4. In a bowl, toss together the Swiss cheese, Romano cheese, and flour.
  5. Spread over the leeks.
  6. In a separate bowl, beat together the eggs and heavy cream.
  7. Pour over the cheese layer in the pie crust. Top with the tomato slices, and season with salt and pepper.
  8. Bake 15 minutes in the preheated oven. Reduce heat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C), and continue baking 30 minutes, until the crust is lightly browned and a knife inserted in the center of the quiche comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts

Calories433kcal
Protein10.1%
Fat72.89%
Carbs17.01%

Properties

Glycemic Index
31.13
Glycemic Load
1.64
Inflammation Score
-7
Nutrition Score
11.070869528729%

Flavonoids

Naringenin
0.1mg
Kaempferol
0.61mg
Myricetin
0.07mg
Quercetin
0.11mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:432.72kcal
21.64%
Fat:35.38g
54.43%
Saturated Fat:19.51g
121.93%
Carbohydrates:18.57g
6.19%
Net Carbohydrates:17.34g
6.31%
Sugar:2.9g
3.22%
Cholesterol:164mg
54.67%
Sodium:431.55mg
18.76%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:11.02g
22.05%
Vitamin A:1595.83IU
31.92%
Calcium:220.6mg
22.06%
Selenium:14.83µg
21.19%
Phosphorus:206.33mg
20.63%
Vitamin B2:0.31mg
18.16%
Vitamin K:15.73µg
14.99%
Manganese:0.25mg
12.5%
Folate:49.72µg
12.43%
Vitamin B12:0.73µg
12.13%
Iron:1.68mg
9.35%
Vitamin D:1.29µg
8.59%
Vitamin E:1.28mg
8.55%
Zinc:1.25mg
8.37%
Vitamin B1:0.12mg
7.81%
Vitamin B6:0.14mg
7.24%
Vitamin B5:0.7mg
6.95%
Vitamin C:5.09mg
6.17%
Magnesium:23.97mg
5.99%
Potassium:194.71mg
5.56%
Fiber:1.24g
4.94%
Vitamin B3:0.97mg
4.86%
Copper:0.08mg
4.24%
Source:Allrecipes