Vidalia Onion Pie with Mushrooms

By LRay

Southern Living

AUGUST 2002

Ingredients

• 1 large Vidalia onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 2 cups sliced shiitake mushrooms
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 frozen (9-inch) deep-dish pastry shell, thawed

Preparation

Step 1

Sauté onion and mushrooms in hot oil in a large skillet over medium heat 15 minutes or until tender.

Stir together eggs and next 5 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in onion mixture. Spoon mixture into pastry shell, and place on a baking sheet.

Bake on lower oven rack at 350° for 45 minutes or until done.