Sweet Onion Pie
Chock-full of sweet onions, this creamy, quiche-like pie makes a scrumptious addition to a brunch buffet. “By using less butter to cook the onions and substituting lighter ingredients, I cut calories and fat from this tasty dish,” says Barbara Reese of Catawissa, Pennsylvania.8 ServingsPrep: 35 min. Bake: 20 min.
Ingredients
- 2 sweet onions, halved and sliced
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
- 1 cup egg substitute
- 1 cup fat-free evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Directions
- In a large nonstick skillet, cook onions in butter over medium-low
- heat for 30 minutes or until very tender. Meanwhile, line unpricked
- pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil.
- Bake at 450° for 6 minutes. Remove foil; cool on a wire rack.
- Reduce heat to 425°.
- Spoon onions into pastry shell. In a small bowl, whisk the egg
- substitute, milk, salt and pepper; pour over onions. Bake for 20-25
- minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Let stand for 5-10 minutes before cutting. Yield: 8 servings.
Nutrition Facts: 1 piece equals 187 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 510 mg sodium, 20 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 7 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 lean meat, 1 fat.