Slim Quiche Lorraine - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9-inch) frozen ready-to-bake pie crust, defrosted
4 oz. cubed, cooked, lean ham or Canadian bacon
1 small onion, finely minced
1/2 c. (2 oz.) shredded Swiss or other part-skim white cheese
3 eggs
1 c. skim milk
3/4 c. 99% fat-free cottage cheese
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. prepared mustard
pinch of pepper
1 1/2 Tbsp. parsley flakes

Preparation

Have the pie crust at room temperature.
Remove it from its pie pan and put it in a straight-sided 9-inch nonstick round cake pan.
Press the pastry thinly to fit the pan.
Trim away and discard the excess pastry that overlaps the edges.