Showing posts with label quiche. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quiche. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Quiche is the word...

Last week we had some ham and some eggs that we needed to use up so I thought what better way to accomplish that than with a quiche. Normally I make a cheese and bacon quiche but saw no reason why I couldn't substitue some ham for the bacon. It turned out great and provided a couple of dinners for us. I didn't take a picture...if you've seen one quiche you've seen them all. Here is the recipe I use:

1 9 inch deep dish pie crust
8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled (I substituted 1-1.5 cups chopped ham this time)
1/2 cup diced onion (raw is fine--I prefer to sautee until soft in a little cooking spray or butter)
4 eggs, beaten
1 1/2 cups half & half (I used fat free...you could also use evaporated milk)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups shredded cheese (recipe calls for Swiss but I use whatever I have on hand, generally cheddar or a colby and monterey jack blend...always 2% cheese)
1 tablespoon all purpose flour

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large bowl mix together eggs, half & half and salt. Stir in the bacon or ham and onion. Mix in the cheese and flour. Place pie shell on a baking sheet and pour in the mixture. Bake for 45 minutes to an hour until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.