Todays recipe will make about 8 servings. The great thing about quiche is you can put more or less whatever you like in the filling. Some different ideas are provided below, but always feel free to personalize it. Quiche can also be served cold, room temperature or warmed!
 |
| This quiche has asparagus and turkey bacon in the filling! |
Filling Ideas:
- Quiche Lorraine: 6-8 slices chopped bacon, 1 diced yellow onion, 1 cup gruyere cheese
- Mushroom Quiche: 16 ounce mushrooms, 1/2 diced yellow onion, 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 1/2 teaspoons thyme, 2 cups gruyere cheese
- Ham and Asparagus Quiche: 1/2 diced yellow onion, 1/2 pound chopped asparagus, 1 diced ham steak, 2 cups swiss cheese
What you'll need
- Knife
- Cutting board
- 9 inch cake or pie pan
- Measuring cups and spoons
- Mixing bowl
- Whisk
Ingredients
- 1 9 inch pie crust
- 1-2 cups filling ingredients (like bacon, mushrooms, onions, spinach. Whatever you prefer)
- 1-2 cups (3 oz - 6 oz) grated cheese, like gruyere, swiss, or cheddar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup (8 oz) milk
- 1/2 cup (4 oz) cream
- 1 teaspoon salt
Directions
- Blind-bake the crust: line a 9 inch cake tin with parchment and spray the sides with non-stick spray. Roll out the pie crust and fit it into the tin. Trim away any overhang and reserve for patching up any cracks that appear during baking. Freeze the crust for 30 minutes. Heat the oven to 350 F. Line the pie crust with parchment and fill with pie weights or beans. Make sure the weights are snug against the sides of the pan. Bake for 20 minutes and remove the weights and parchment. Bake for another 10 to 15 minutes until just staring to brown. Then set out to cool. If using a store bought crust cook according to directions on the package.
- Prepare the filling: While the crust is baking prepare your quiche filling. make sure all the ingredients are cooked through and fairly dry. (If using spinach make sure it has wilted and if using mushrooms make sure that cooked mushrooms have released all their moisture)
- Prepare the quiche filling: Sprinkle half the cheese over the bottom of the pie crust and top with the fillings. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over top.
- Prepare the custard filling: Whisk together the eggs, milk, cream, and salt until frothy. Pour the custard into the pie crust.
- Bake the quiche: Bake the quiche at 350 F for 30-40 minutes until the edges are set but the quiche still jiggles a little in the center. Cool for at least 20 minutes, but ideally overnight.
Remember quiche can be served cold, room temperature, or warmed. If serving warm heat in an oven at 300 F until just warm to the touch.
Since there are many different kinds of protein and ways to prepare them we made 4 dishes and a side salad:
- American Tacos
- Fool-Proof Quiche
- Black Bean, Corn and pepper salad
- Persan Spiced Lentil Patties
- Classic Chopped Salad
Click on any of the above to see the recipe on how to make them and as always feel free to leave comments or questions below!
No comments:
Post a Comment