Spinach Quiche

Serves 8. Nutrition per serving: Calories - 318, Protein - 12g, Carbohydrates - 23g, Fat - 20.6g, Cholesterol - 134mg

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Crust
1¼ C flour ½ tsp salt ½ tsp sugar	½ C butter (cubed/chilled) 1/8 C ice water
Filling
1 T butter 3 green onions (chopped) 1 C spinach (frozen) 1/3 C half & half 1 C ricotta cheese (part skim)	3 eggs (lightly beaten) ½ tsp salt 1/8 tsp nutmeg 1/8 tsp pepper ½ C Swiss cheese (grated)
For crust, blend flour, salt and sugar in a food processor. Add butter and process for 10 seconds. Add water and process 10 seconds. Form dough in a disc, wrap in cellophane and chill 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°. Roll out dough and press in a quiche plate. Bake 15 minutes with pie weights. Remove from oven and reduce heat to 375°. For filling, thaw spinach, press out water and chop finely. Sauté onions in butter. Add spinach, cooking 2 minutes. In a bowl, combine spinach with remaining ingredients except Swiss cheese. Pour into pastry shell. Top with Swiss cheese and bake 40 minutes.

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