Beef and Zucchini quiche

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1 unbaked 9 inch pie shell
Dried beans or rice
1/2 pound lean ground beef (I used mored)
1 medium zucchini, shredded (I used a large one)
3 green onions sliced (love my kitchenscissors)
1/4 cup sliced mushrooms (we bypassed hte mushrooms)
1 TBL all purpose flour
1 cup milk
3 eggs, beaten
3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded Swiss CHeese
1 and 1/2 tspn chopped fresh thyme or 1/2 t dried thyme leaves (I used more)
1/2 t salt
dash black pepper
dash ground red pepper

1. Preheat oven to 475 F. Line pie shell with foil; fill with dried beans. Bake 8 minutes.

Remove from oven, carefully remove foil and beans, return pie shell to oven and continue baking 4 minutes. Set aside. Reduce oven temp to 375F

2. Brown ground beef in medium skillet, stirring to break up meat. Drain. Add zucchini, onions nad mushcrooms, cook. Stir occasionally until veggies are tender, like sweet virgins! STir in flour, cook 2 more minutes, stirring constantly. REmove from heat.

3. Combine milk, eggs, cheese and seasonings in medium bol. Stir into beef mixture, pou8r into crust. Bake 35 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.

I was informed by Spawn to make TWO pies next time... he inhaled this and I just got a little slice. THis is supposed to make six servings.