Fresh Corn Quiche

Submitted by QueenJellyBean

"I love fresh corn, cornbread, creamed corn casseroles and corn chowder..so how excited could I be about a corn quiche! Yum! I serve this as a side dish with pork chops or ham. I usually leave the sugar out if corn is sweet."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 3 large eggs
• 1⁄2 small onion, coarsely chopped
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄3 cups half-and-half
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 cups fresh corn kernels (cut from about 2 ears or frozen, thawed)
• 1 deep dish pie shell

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Combine eggs, onion, flour, sugar and salt in processor; blend until onion is finely chopped.
3. Add half and half and butter; process just until blended. Transfer to large bowl.
4. Mix in corn. Pour into crust.
5. Bake until filling is slightly puffed and top is golden, about 50 minutes.
6. Transfer to rack; cool slightly. Serve warm.

Reviews

[Sheena M.]

It was a red flag when I saw you just dump raw onions into this recipe but I did it for the sake of following to a T. Despite using a very small amount chopped very finely and cooked the full 50 minutes, the stand out flavor is raw undercooked onion. I am sorry to be harsh, but this was an awful waste of a beautiful homemade pie crust and the last of our garden corn. =( it has potential if onions were to be carmelized or softened somewhat. At least it looked pretty.

 

[flower7]

Yummy! I messed up a little because I used frozen corn and forgot to thaw it - realized it as I was dumping it in (Oops! Too late to turn back!) So I added 15 minutes to the bake time, covering the crust with foil after 50 minutes so it wouldn't burn (10 minutes more might have been enough though). The corn ended up kinda chewy so thawing beforehand is probably better. I left out the sugar and added a little black pepper and used fat free half-and-half. Also, because I had some pepper jack cheese to use up (about 1/2 cup), I sprinkled it over the top before baking (I don't think it's necessary though - would have been fine without). Thanks for the recipe! - April 2, 2008 Update: I guess yesterday just wasn't my day for cooking - I woke this morning to find the butter I'd melted for the filling was still sitting in the microwave. Doh! I'm very glad the final quiche came out fine anyway! :)