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Cheese and onion pie

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Categories: Brunch, Cheese, Cheese & Eggs, Diabetic, Onions, Tarts & Pies Rating: 2
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Ingredients:
Crust
1 1/4 cupSoda crackers crumbs (20
-crackers crushed)
1/4 cupMelted margarine
Filling
2 eachTtbs margarine
6 ozSwiss cheese
Procedures:
1Shredded 2 ?cups thinly sliced onion ?tsp salt 3 medium eggs, beaten dash freshly ground pepper ?cup instant nonfat dry milk powder dash ground nutmeg 2/3 cup water make the crust: prepare a 9-inch pie plate with vegetable pan-coating.
2Combine crumbs and margarine thoroughly; press evenly with the back of a spoon into the bottom and sides of prepared pie plate.
3Set aside prepare the filling: preheat oven to 325 degrees.
4Melt margarine in a frying pan.
5Add onion and saut?over low heat, stirring until clear and tender but not brown.
6Turn onion into cracker crust and spread evenly.
7Combine all remaining filling ingredients and mix well.
8Heat over low heat, stirring only until cheese melts.
9Pour carefully on top of onion.
10Bake about 45 minutes or until custard is set.
11Knife tip inserted in center should come out clean.
126 servings (yield: 9-inch pie) 1 serving: 1/6 pie nutritive values per serving: 15 gm.
13Carbohydrates; 15 gm.
14Protein; 23 gm.
15Fat; 329 calories; 0.9 gm.
16Fiber; 483 mg.
17Sodium; 167 mg.
18Cholesterol food exchanges per serving: 2 high-fat meat exchanges plus 1 ?fat exchange plus 1 starch exchange.
19Low-sodium diets: this recipe is not suitable