Ingredients
The following ingredients have 8 Servings
- Pastry for single pie crust (see link in recipe)
- 6 extra large eggs
- 2/3 cups heavy cream or half and half
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- fresh ground pepper
- 2 cups grated cheese (Swiss, Greyere, Sharp Cheddar)
- 3 cups chopped and sautéed or blanched vegetables such as: asparagus
- 1 cup bacon (ham or sausage cooked and cut up or 3/4 cup cooked fish, I love smoked salmon)
Instruction
- Prepare pastry crust as directed in recipe.Cover and place in refrigerator until ready to fill.
- Pre heat oven to 400 degrees and set rack on lower third of oven. Do this at least 20 minutes before baking.
- In a large bowl or blender, whisk together the eggs, cream, milk. nutmeg, salt and pepper. Make sure eggs are beaten well.
- Drain any juice from the sautéed vegetables and pour the vegetables into the prepared pastry crust.
- Sprinkle cooked and crumbled meat on top of vegetables.
- Sprinkle with cheese.
- Pour the egg mixture over top of the fillings in pastry crust.
- Bake uncovered for 30 minutes at 400 and then turn oven down (without opening oven door) to 375 and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until eggs are set and the quiche is golden on top. Remove from oven.
- Let sit for about 15 minutes after removing from oven before cutting.
