1 unbaked 9″ deep-dish pastry shell
1 1/3 cups low-fat milk
3 extra large eggs
1/3 cup chopped green onions
1 tbs chopped drained pimiento
1 tsp dried basil leaves
1/2 tsp salt
1 (6 oz) can tuna, drained and flaked
1/2 cup (2 oz) shredded low-fat cheddar cheese
8 (4″) spears broccoli

preheat oven to 450 degrees. bake pastry shell for 5 minutes; remove to rack to cool. reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees. for filling, in a large bowl, whisk together milk and eggs. stir in onions, pimiento, basil and salt. fold in tuna and cheese. pour into the prebaked pastry shell. bake at 325 degrees for 30 minutes.

meanwhile, in a saucepan, steam broccoli spears over simmering water for 5 minutes. drain; set aside. after 30 minutes baking time, arrange broccoli spears, spoke-fashion, over quiche. bake 25-35 minutes more, or until a knife inserted 2″ from center comes out clean. let stand for 5 minutes. cut into 8 wedges, centering a broccoli spear on each wedge.

8 servings