Simple Quiche
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
1 pie
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell
- 5 large eggs
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- salt & pepper (preferably white pepper)
- 1 pinch nutmeg
- 1⁄2 1/2 lb ham or 1/2 lb breakfast sausage, cooked and chopped
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese or 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
directions
- Make Ahead Preparation:.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Spread softened butter on the bottom of the pie shell.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs slightly. Add the cream, salt & pepper and nutmeg and beat until combined.
- Pile the bacon, ham or sausage (cooked, chopped and cooled) into the pie shell. Top with the shredded cheese. Pour the egg and cream mixture over the top.
- Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 300 and cook for another 30 to 40 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
- If eating immediately, cool for 10 minutes before serving.
- Quiche can also be tightly wrapped in tinfoil and refrigerated for several days or frozen for up to two weeks.
- Last Minute Assembly:.
- Refrigerated quiche can be heated in a 350 oven for approximately 15 minutes, or individual slices can be microwaved for approximately 60 seconds.
- Frozen quiche should be baked in a 350 oven for approximately 30 minutes.
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