Recipe for cooking shrimply delicious quiche

Quick Meals- Salad and Quiche :: Quiche

Shrimply Delicious Quiche

This is a favorite recipe from the National Marine Fisheries Service.

3/4 lb. raw, peeled and de-veined
    shrimp, fresh or frozen
1 Tbsp. salt
2 C. water
1 1/2 C. sliced fresh mushrooms
2/3 C. sliced scallions
1/4 C. butter or butter replacement, melted
4 eggs, well beaten
1 1/2 C. half-and-half
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. dry mustard
1 C. shredded mozzarella cheese
2 unbaked 9-in. pie shells

Thaw shrimp if frozen. Add salt to water and bring to a boil. Place shrimp in boiling water; cook 30 seconds. Drain. Rinse under cold running water for 1 to 2 min. Remove any remaining particles of sand vein. Chop shrimp.

Cook mushrooms and scallions in butter until tender, but not brown.

Mix together eggs, half-and-half, salt and dry mustard; beat until smooth. Layer half of the rock shrimp, half of the mushroom mixture and half of the mozzarella cheese in each pie shell. Pour half of the egg mixture into each pie shell. Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 min.; reduce heat to 300 degrees F and continue to bake for 30 min. or until knife when inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand 15 min. before servings.

Makes approximately 6 servings.