Claudia's Low Fat Spinach & Bacon Quiche Muffins

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 cup turkey bacon, diced (approx 1/4 - 1/2 pounds)
• 3 ounces fat free cream cheese (softened)
• 1 1/4 cups egg beaters egg substitute (or 5 eggs, beaten)
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup green onion, diced (optional)
• 1 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 (10 ounce) frozen spinach, thawed & liquid squeezed out
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 1 (8 ounce) package refrigerated reduced-fat crescent rolls

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 saute onions & garlic in olive oil, 1 minute.
• 3 add turkey bacon, cook until bacon is browned, but not crisp, approximately 3 to 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. drain. (i like to blot with a paper towel to get out all the excess grease.).
• 4 combine cream cheese, eggbeaters and milk; smashing cream cheese with back of the spoon until it is broken up.
• 5 add salt & pepper to taste to egg mixture.
• 6 add bacon mixture, green onions, cheese and spinach to egg mixture.
• 7 unroll crescent rolls.
• 8 working with â¼ of the crescent rolls at a time (2 triangles), pinch seams together and roll with rolling pin out on floured board to an 8x8 square. cut into fourths.
• 9 place â¼ into each muffin cavity to form 1 muffin. press up in muffin tin to fully line the muffin cavity.
• 10 repeat with remaining crescent rolls.
• 11 bake 20 to 25 minutes @ 375 degrees or until knife inserted in middle comes out clean.
• 12 when slightly cooled, run knife around muffin to release. serve or store for later use.
• 13 cool completely before storing in ziplock bag.
• 14 when ready to serve, place muffin on plate and reheat in microwave.
• 15 yield: 16 muffins.