Any Flavor Easy Quiche

Submitted by Keri and Rory

"A flavorful and easy to make quiche that has instructions for vegetarians and vegans as well as those who eat eggs, meat and cheese. I take these to potlucks and they always are well received."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 ready-made pie crust (I like to use Krusteaz Pie Crust Mix for a quick and tasty crust)
• 3 beaten eggs (, or egg replacer)
• 1 1⁄2 cups nonfat milk (or soy milk)
• 1⁄4 cup chopped green onion
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 dash ground nutmeg
• 3⁄4 3/4 cup mushrooms or 3/4 cup spinach
• 1 1⁄2 cups your favorite, shredded cheese (, we like swiss or you can use vegan cheese substitute)
• 1 tablespoon flour

directions

1. Heat oven to 450 degrees.
2. Line pricked pastry shell with foil and bake 5 minutes.
3. Remove foil and bake 5 additional minutes.
4. Remove from oven and reduce temperature to 325 degrees.
5. In a bowl, stir together eggs, milk, onion, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.
6. Add vegetables or meat and stir.
7. Toss shredded cheese with flour and add to egg mixture, stirring well.
8. Pour into pastry shell and bake for 35 to 40 minutes.
9. You might want to add foil around the edges to prevent over browning.

Reviews

[georgie]

this recipe came out awesome! i used soy cheese and soy milk too & sometimes these quiches don't come out well when using soy-based product. the tip about lining the pie crust shell was so smart -- and worked very well! thanks! i'll surely be making this one a lot!

 

[lorintz.jean]

Great, simple recipe! I altered it a bit I made mine with chicken, mushroom, onion, spinach, and sundried tomatoes. Since using this recipe, I realized I can add more filling and just use 1 cup milk, 1 cup cheese, and 2 eggs (lower calorie and more filling = yummy). This recipe taught me that a quiche is simply 1 egg to every 1/2 cup milk and 1/2 cup cheese then add spices and filling.

 

[Tanya NV]

This is yummy! I made it with fresh zucchini and mushrooms and garnished with green onion. I made two...I served the first one straight from the oven and it was "mushy". The second one sat for 15-20 minutes before serving and it had "solidified" and had a much better texture. Thanks for a yummy and easy quiche.

 

[Aquamaryne]

This was a great recipe in terms of taste, ease of preparation, and ease of finding the ingredients. I must admit, since I like more seasoning in my food than most recipes call for, I doubled the salt and pepper, added 1/4 tsp garlic powder, and put in about 1/3 cup green onion instead of 1/4 cup. I used 4 eggs, 2% milk, and 1 1/4 cup swiss cheese because that's what I had in the fridge. I must say, this is better than my prior quiche recipe, and while it isn't exactly "light" it's lower in fat and calories than previous ones I've seen. One thing: This makes a bit too much filling for most store-bought pie crusts, so I found myself actually making 2 pies with this. Overall, great recipe!!!

 

[Muse7073]

I sauteed 2 cloves of garlic in some olive oil, then cooked 2 cups of spinach in this mixture, as I thought cooked spinach would work better than fresh in quiche. (I didn't cook the green onions - those are better fresh). I also added a tiny sprinkling of extra nutmeg on the top after cooking. This was a very easy recipe, and people loved it. Thanks!