Easy Quiche Recipe
What other meal can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner? Quiche can be dressed up and served at a high class dinner party or dished out at a casual brunch. The best thing about quiche is that one easy recipe is the launch pad for dozens of scrumptious variations.
Baking the Basic Quiche
Step 1
Take the pie crust out of the freezer or refrigerator and allow it to warm up to room temperature. If you're using an unroll-and-fill crust, place it into the pie dish before thawing.
Step 2
Beat the eggs and add the rest of the ingredients.
Step 3
Pour the mixture into the pie shell.
Step 4
Bake at 325 degrees for 30 to 45 minutes or until it is firm to the touch.
Make it Your Own
Step 1
Make a Mexican quiche by adding chilies, onions, tomatoes and steak or chicken flavored with fajita seasoning. Serve with a variety of salsas and sangria.
Step 2
Add olives, chopped artichoke hearts, spinach and feta cheese to make a Greek quiche.
Step 3
Pack your quiche with bell peppers, tomatoes, mushrooms, spinach, broccoli or green onions to get your recommended serving of vegetables.
Step 4
Substitute a 12-ounce container of cottage cheese for milk or cream to pack in extra protein. It gives the quiche a light, creamy texture, too. You'll need to increase the heat to 425 degrees when using cottage cheese.
Step 5
Decorate the top of your quiche with thin slices of tomato or make a pinwheel out of asparagus spears. Add bacon bits if you like.
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Ingredients
3 or 4 eggs
1 1/2 cup of milk or cream
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. black pepper
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
2 cups shredded cheese of your choice
1 frozen 9-inch pie shell or an unroll-and-fill refrigerated pie crust and pie dish
Tips
Place the quiche on a cookie sheet before baking. It will help heat the quiche throughout and keep the crust from getting soggy.
Using four eggs instead of three will give your quiche a more "scrambled eggs" texture.
Photo Credit
Cardamom, Flickr.
