Kudzu Rice Quiche

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups cooked rice
• 1/2 cup finely grated swiss cheese
• 1/2 lb fresh young kudzu leaves
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 6 tablespoons heavy cream or 6 tablespoons evaporated milk
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 6 drops tabasco sauce (or hot sauce of your choice)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 grease a 9-inch pie pan or use an 8- or 9-inch square cake pan.
• 3 in a medium bowl, beat 1 egg; add rice and swiss cheese.
• 4 stir well.
• 5 spread mixture evenly in prepared pan, making a crust.
• 6 refrigerate until ready to fill and bake.
• 7 cook kudzu leaves in a small amount of water, press to remove moisture and chop fine.
• 8 add butter and set aside.
• 9 in a medium bowl, beat remaining 3 eggs.
• 10 stir in salt, cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, heavy cream, hot sauce and nutmeg.
• 11 when it's blended, stir in kudzu.
• 12 pour into prepared rice crust.
• 13 bake 30-35 minutes or until firm.