Spinach & Cheese Quiche

Erika B. From Spice E Plate • March 9, 2022

Easy Weekend Breakfast

Quiche is one of the best breakfast/brunch meals you can eat & it's soo simple to make. The basics of quiche are eggs, cream & cheese. Once you have your custard down you can add any filling you want. Meats, veggies, different cheeses, the possibilities are endless. Once you try this recipe you'll keep a frozen pie crust handy in your freezer. This is also a great way to use frozen veggies you have on hand or veggies getting ready to go bad in the fridge!


Tools:


-Mixing bowl

-Rubber spatula

-Whisk


Ingredients:


-One pie crust (store bought or homemade is fine)

-4 eggs

-1 cup of heavy whipping cream

-3 cups of fresh or frozen Spinach chopped

-1 1/2 cup of shredded cheese I used Italian blend cheese & white cheddar

-2 Green onions chopped with whites separated from the green 

-1/4 of a medium white onion finely chopped 

-1/4 of a green bell pepper finely chopped 

-Seasonings of your choice 


Directions:


  1. Pre-heat oven to 350°
  2. Bake pie crust for 15 min then set aside to cool
  3. In a mixing bowl crack 4 eggs and whisk in cream. Add seasonings of your choice, mix & set aside
  4. In a medium pan add olive oil & sauté onion, bell pepper, & white of your green onion until they start to become translucent. 
  5. Add spinach to pan & cook until it begins to wilt. Set mixture aside to cool.
  6. To the bottom of pie crust add a handful of cheese to cover bottom
  7. Add spinach mixture to crust then top with remaining cheese
  8. Pour egg mixture over everything & bake for 45-55 minutes or until the centre of the quiche is set 

Serve warm & top with greens of green onion for garnish

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