Sausage-Cheddar Quiche

Ingredients

• Pastry for a 9-inch quiche pan
• 1 lb sausage, or hamburger and sausage combined
• 1 (4 oz) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1 tsp minced parsley
• 1/2 tsp basil
• a dash of granulated garlic
• 1/8 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cup milk
• 2 eggs
• paprika

Instructions

1. Spray the quiche pan with Pam and line with pastry; trim excess pastry and crimp the edges.
2. Place a piece of buttered aluminum foil, buttered side down, over the pastry and press into the shell.
3. Cover with a layer of dried beans.
4. Bake at 400° for 10 minutes; remove beans and foil, prick the shell, and bake 3-5 additional minutes until lightly browned.
5. Cool.
6. Cook sausage until browned; drain.
7. Combine sausage with the next 7 ingredients (mushrooms through salt).
8. Spoon into the quiche shell; top with cheese.
9. Combine milk and eggs, beating until foamy, and pour evenly over the cheese; sprinkle with paprika.
10. Bake at 325° for 50 minutes or until the cheese is lightly browned.