Garden Vegetable Quiche With a Cream Cheese Crust

Name: Garden Vegetable Quiche With a Cream Cheese Crust
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 1 10 inch quiche
Ingredients: 236.59 ml all purpose flour; 118.29 ml butter, softened; 85.04 g package cream cheese, softened; 118.29 ml mushroom, diced; 118.29 ml green pepper, diced; 118.29 ml zucchini, diced; 1 small onion, diced (no more than 1/4 cup); 1 small carrot, scraped and diced; 4.92 ml garlic, minced; 29.58 ml butter, melted; 4.92 ml paprika; 2.46 ml salt; 1.23 ml pepper; 236.59 ml muenster cheese, may substitute mozzarella (4 oz); 3 eggs; 236.59 ml milk; 44.37 ml onions, chopped; 14.79 ml butter

Submitted by breezermom

"This quiche is so full of goodness it can be dinner! Equally good at a brunch. This recipe is fabulous to use up those bits of veggies that I always seem to be accumulating.....anyone else have that problem? The cream cheese crust is a bonus! From Spice and Spirit cookbook. Chill time for pastry isn't included in the prep time, since you can do this while making the rest of the recipe."

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photo by KateL

Ready In:: 1hr 20mins
Ingredients:: 18
Yields:: 1 10 inch quiche

ingredients

Crust
236.59 ml all purpose flour
118.29 ml butter, softened
85.04 g package cream cheese, softened
Quiche
118.29 ml mushroom, diced
118.29 ml green pepper, diced
118.29 ml zucchini, diced
1 small onion, diced (no more than 1/4 cup)
1 small carrot, scraped and diced
4.92 ml garlic, minced
29.58 ml butter, melted
4.92 ml paprika
2.46 ml salt
1.23 ml pepper
236.59 ml muenster cheese, may substitute mozzarella (4 oz)
3 eggs
236.59 ml milk
Topping
44.37 ml onions, chopped
14.79 ml butter

directions

Combine flour, 1/2 cup butter, and softened cream cheese in a medium bowl, stirring until blended. Shape into a ball. Cover and chill for 30 minutes. (You can do this while you chop veggies and saute them).
Saute mushrooms and next 5 ingredients in 2 tbsp melted butter in a large skillet until the vegetables are crisp-tender. Remove from heat; stir in paprika, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
Press the chilled pastry evenly on bottom and up sides of a 10 inch pie plate. Sprinkle muenster cheese over the pastry. Spoon reserved sauteed vegetables evenly over the cheese.
Combine the eggs and milk in a medium bowl. Beat with a wire whisk until blended. Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables.
Saute 3 tbsp chopped onion in 1 tbsp butter in a small skillet until tender. Drain, and sprinkle the onions over the quiche. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes, or until set and lightly browned.
Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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Reviews

Very tasty ~ very easy crust! I substituted chopped broccoli florets for the green pepper, used smoked paprika, and mozzarella cheese, but otherwise made the recipe as written. Served this quiche with a fresh peach/Gorgonzola salad. Tagged for Fall Photo Tag, 2012.

KerfuffleUponWincle
There were 4 of us for breakfast the day I made this quiche, & except for omitting the mushrooms, I went right down the list of ingredients! Very, very flavorful & satisfying! Another time I might even add a few more veggies just 'cause I'd want to! Thanks for sharing the recipe! [Made & reviewed in Newest Zaar recipe tag]

Sydney Mike
This was a scrumptious dinner for us. I've never made a crust before, but this turned out well and it was tasty to boot. I was wondering if you could taste the cream cheese in the crust, so I took a bite of crust by itself. You can taste the cream cheese and it made me want more. I could see using this as a side dish or as an appetizer. Thanks for sharing. Made for Best of 2013 Cookbook Tag.

GibbyLou
Wonderful quiche, DH flip-flopped from his initial apprehension and got seconds and thirds! The crust was very easy and delicious for a pastry-challenged chef like me. I could not find my 10" pie plate/flan plate, so I used a 9" pie plate, using all the crust, all the cheese, all the veggies. My milk had spoiled so I used half and half, and mixed it with the 3 eggs. While pouring over the other ingredients, I stopped when the level neared the top; I had over 1/2 cup of liquid to discard. The end result was a "solid" rather than "creamy" quiche, which turned DH into this recipe's biggest cheerleader. The flavors were incredible! Next time I might try it with Smoked Applewood Swiss cheese because we love that flavor. This goes into my "Best of 2013" and "A1 Rotation" cookbooks! Made for Please Review My Recipe.

KateL

Tweaks

Very tasty ~ very easy crust! I substituted chopped broccoli florets for the green pepper, used smoked paprika, and mozzarella cheese, but otherwise made the recipe as written. Served this quiche with a fresh peach/Gorgonzola salad. Tagged for Fall Photo Tag, 2012.

KerfuffleUponWincle