Sausage and Spinach Quiche

Submitted by celestial_star03

"This is my favorite, I make it at least weekly. Good flavorful sausage is key, I like the regular jimmy dean. This recipe is for two pies because I make two at once. They go fast, freeze well, and that means less dishes later."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 2 Pies
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 2 deep dish pie shells
• 16 ounces jimmy dean sausage
• 8 eggs
• 3⁄4 cup half-and-half
• 8 ounces frozen spinach, boxed
• 2 cups fiesta shredded cheese
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Cook sausage till browned, breaking it up as you go, drain on paper towels and set aside.
2. Thaw spinach in microwave or if you are cooking fresh you will need almost double. I like the finely chopped that is in a box for 1.00.
3. Get out your pie crusts and line the bottoms with half the spinach, and sausage each.
4. In a larger bowl combine all of the cheese but a handful, the eggs, half and half, salt, and pepper.
5. Pour half of the mixture into each shell and sprinkle the remaining handful of cheese over both.
6. Bake at 350 about 40-45 minutes. You can do a toothpick test, try not to overbake, your eggs won't be as fluffy.
7. if your pie crusts are browning too fast you can cover them in foil just not the whole pie, you want a pretty light golden top and the air to make it rise.
8. Serve warm. You can make the pies the night before and bake in the morning or they do reheat well. If you are freezing let it cool completely then portion out and wrap each slice individually or wrap the whole thing and freeze.