Recipe for cooking mushroom crust cheese quiche

Quick Meals- Salad and Quiche :: Quiche

Mushroom Crust Cheese Quiche

3/4 lb. fresh mushrooms, chopped
5 Tbsp. butter, divided
1/2 C. finely crushed saltines (12 crackers)
1/4 C. sliced green onions with tops
8 oz. Monterey jack cheese, shredded
1 C. cottage cheese
3 eggs
1/4 tsp. pepper
Paprika

Saut mushrooms in 3 Tbsp. butter until limp. Add saltine crumbs and let cool. Spread in buttered 9-in. pie plate and pat down and up sides to form crust.

Saut onions in 2 Tbsp. butter for 1 to 2 min. Spread over mushroom crust. Sprinkle shredded cheese over onions. Blend together cottage cheese, eggs and pepper until smooth. Carefully pour in pie plate over cheese. Sprinkle with paprika.

Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for 30 min. or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.