Quiche, a delectable dish of French origin, is a savory pastry that combines a rich, creamy custard filling with a variety of savory fillings, all encased in a flaky, golden-brown crust. This versatile dish can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and can be easily customized to suit your preferences. From the classic combination of bacon and cheese to more adventurous fillings like smoked salmon and asparagus, there are endless possibilities when it comes to creating a quiche. This article presents a collection of four quiche recipes, each offering a unique flavor profile and catering to different dietary preferences. Whether you're a seasoned quiche enthusiast or a novice cook looking to try something new, these recipes will guide you in creating a delicious and impressive dish that will be a hit at your next gathering.
Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!
QUICHE RECIPE
This is a perfect base quiche recipe and it's all baked in a super flaky homemade pie crust. Use a combination of milk and heavy cream for the richest, creamiest filling and add your favorites such as bacon, feta cheese, ham, white cheddar cheese, crab meat or spinach.
Provided by Sally
Categories Breakfast
Time 4h
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- I like to make sure my pie dough is prepared before I begin the quiche. Make pie dough the night before because it needs to chill in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before rolling out and blind baking (next step).
- On a floured work surface, roll out one of the disks of chilled dough (use the 2nd pie crust for another recipe). Turn the dough about a quarter turn after every few rolls until you have a circle 12 inches in diameter. Carefully place the dough into a 9-inch pie dish. Tuck it in with your fingers, making sure it is completely smooth. To make a lovely edge, I do not trim excess dough around the edges. Instead, fold the excess dough back over the edge and use your hands to mold the edge into a rim around the pie. Crimp the edges with a fork or use your fingers to flute the edges. Chill the pie crust in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and up to 5 days. Cover the pie crust with plastic wrap if chilling for longer than 30 minutes.
- While the crust is chilling, preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Line the chilled pie crust with parchment paper. Fill with pie weights or dried beans. Make sure the weights are evenly distributed around the pie dish. Bake until the edges of the crust are starting to brown, about 15-16 minutes. Remove pie from the oven and carefully lift the parchment paper (with the weights) out of the pie. Prick holes all around the bottom crust with a fork. Return the pie crust to the oven. Bake until the bottom crust is just beginning to brown, about 7-8 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside. (Crust can still be warm when you pour in the filling. You can partially pre-bake the crust up to 3 days ahead of time. Cover cooled crust tightly and refrigerate until ready to fill.)
- Reduce oven temperature to 350°F (177°C).
- In a large bowl with a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the eggs, whole milk, heavy cream, salt, and pepper together on high speed until completely combined, about 1 minute. Whisk in add-ins and then pour into crust.
- Bake the quiche until the center is just about set, about 45-55 minutes. Don't over-bake. Use a pie crust shield to prevent the pie crust edges from over-browning. Allow to cool for 15 minutes. Top with optional toppings before slicing and serving, if desired. Or you can cool the quiche completely before serving- it's fantastic at room temperature!
- This quiche makes great leftovers! Cover tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
CHEESY QUICHE
Provided by Trisha Yearwood
Categories main-dish
Time 1h
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Heavily spray a 12-cup nonstick muffin pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until crispy, about 6 minutes. Remove the bacon to a plate with a slotted spoon and pour 2 to 3 tablespoons of the bacon fat (see Cook's Note) into a large, heatproof bowl. To the bacon fat, add the crushed corn flakes and Cheddar. Stir the mixture together until it starts to clump. Press the mixture into the cups of the prepared muffin pan. Bake until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Remove and cool slightly on a baking rack in the pan.
- Return the skillet to medium-high heat and add the butter. Once the butter is melted, add the onions and cook until softened and starting to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle on the mustard, salt, paprika and pepper. Stir the collard greens into the onion mixture. Continue cooking the greens, stirring occasionally, until wilted, 5 to 6 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Whisk together the half-and-half and eggs, then stir in the greens. Pour some of the egg mixture into each crust in the pan to come about three-quarters of the way up and sprinkle on the bacon. Bake until the egg has set and doesn't jiggle, 15 to 20 minutes. Set the mini quiches on a baking rack for 10 minutes to cool. Serve warm or at room temperature.
CHELSEY'S QUICHE
A co-worker gave me this recipe many years ago and I've yet to find one that I like better. You can just add to the simple, basic ingredients whatever you have on hand. To me, the celery soup makes this one taste so good-- so good that even a real man will like it!
Provided by Ed Mayfield
Categories Savory Pies
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- 1. In a mixing bowl, beat eggs with wire whisk until well combined. Add other ingredients, fillings and mix well.
- 2. Pour into pie crust (be sure and use deep-dish) and bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Put on baking sheet, in case of any spill-over. Remove from oven and allow to cool for about ten minutes.
QUICHE LORRAINE
This simple Quiche Lorraine is packed with flavor! It's made with onion, bacon, and cheese and with a frozen pie crust to save you time (and energy!) Quiche makes a great addition to your breakfast/brunch spread or can even stand in as an easy lunch or dinner meal.
Provided by Chelsea
Categories Breakfast
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place unwrapped frozen pie crust on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool slightly. (Keep crust on the baking sheet.) Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
- Meanwhile, cut bacon strips into small pieces and add to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until bacon is browned and then remove to a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon to reserve as a garnish for the top.
- Drain off all but 1 tablespoon of bacon fat. Add 1 tablespoon butter and the diced onion; cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add in the garlic and stir for another 30 seconds to a minute. Add the cooked mixture to the plate of cooked bacon to drain and cool.
- Place the bacon and onion/garlic mixture right on top of the baked crust. Sprinkle Parmesan and Swiss cheese evenly on top.
- In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until lightly beaten. Then whisk in the cream, nutmeg, and salt and pepper (to taste; I add 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper). Whisk until smooth.
- Pour cream/egg mixture into the crust (still on the baking sheet) and bake on the middle or lower oven rack (not the top one) for 35 to 45 minutes, or until quiche is set and very slightly jiggly in the center. (It will finish firming up outside of the oven.) Avoid overbaking the quiche -- if there is a slight jiggle, it's done.
- Serve warm with reserved bacon and fresh chopped chives.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 281 kcal, Carbohydrate 3 g, Protein 12 g, Fat 25 g, SaturatedFat 14 g, Cholesterol 160 mg, Sodium 280 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
CRUSTLESS EGG AND CHEESE QUICHE
If you love quiche, get to know this crustless version, dotted with cheese, mushrooms and herbs (and no fussy pastry to chill or roll). Once you master the perfect dairy-to-egg ratio, you'll find this recipe to be as much of an ally to the Friday fridge clean-out as it is to a brunch for friends. Pay close attention to the baking time: The center should be a touch wiggly when you remove the quiche from the oven. The end result is a quivering, spoonable custard that melts in your mouth, to be served with a bracing salad. Crisp greens with mustardy vinaigrette, or a citrus laced endive and radicchio number - anything in that vein will do.
Categories breakfast, brunch, casseroles, main course
Time 1h
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325 degrees with the rack positioned at the top. Butter a deep 8-inch round, square or oval casserole generously and sprinkle all over with bread crumbs.
- Heat the 2 tablespoons butter in a large pan over medium-high heat. When melted and foamy, add the mushrooms and cook until lightly browned, about 3 to 5 minutes. Scatter the cooked mushrooms and grated cheese over the bread crumbs.
- Whisk together the half-and-half, whole milk, eggs, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour the mixture over the cheese. Sprinkle the top with Parmesan, and bake until the top is golden and the custard is just set in the center, about 40 to 45 minutes. Set aside 5 to 10 minutes to cool before serving. Sprinkle with chives, cut into wedges or scoop out, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 407, UnsaturatedFat 12 grams, Carbohydrate 9 grams, Fat 32 grams, Fiber 0 grams, Protein 23 grams, SaturatedFat 18 grams, Sodium 563 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams
VERY BEST CRUSTLESS QUICHE
This is from Chelsea's Village Tea Room in Biltmore, NC. I am not a huge quiche lover, but this recipe is amazing. You can use nearly anything for the filling and it comes out wonderful. I usually use a combination of veggies, but you can also use ham, bacon or even shrimp. The restaurant serves it with apple chutney on top, which is delicious, but it's good without as well!
Provided by SouthernChefinConne
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h20m
Yield 1 quiche, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Beat the eggs with a wire whisk until well mixed.
- Add all other ingredients, including filling ingredients.
- Spray a quiche pan or pie dish with cooking spray and pour in the mixture.
- Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees. Allow to cool 10 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 416.4, Fat 31.4, SaturatedFat 16.5, Cholesterol 349.9, Sodium 958.1, Carbohydrate 7, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 1.6, Protein 26
DONNA'S CHEESY QUICHE
How many kids do you know that enjoy eggs? We'll I thought the same until I served them my quiche!
Provided by DONNAZ
Categories 100+ Breakfast and Brunch Recipes Eggs Quiche
Time 1h
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until soft, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- In a large bowl, beat together eggs, cream, basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
- Spoon the onions into the pie crust. Pour the egg mixture over the onions. Sprinkle shredded cheese on top.
- Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of the quiche comes out clean, about 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool slightly before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 417.7 calories, Carbohydrate 13.3 g, Cholesterol 171.2 mg, Fat 35.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 16 g, Sodium 750.7 mg, Sugar 1.7 g
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients: Fresh, flavorful ingredients will make a big difference in the final product. Use good quality cheese, eggs, and vegetables.
- Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing can make the quiche tough. Mix the batter just until the ingredients are combined.
- Blind bake the crust: Blind baking the crust helps to prevent it from becoming soggy. To blind bake the crust, preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line the pie plate with parchment paper and fill it with pie weights or dried beans. Bake for 15 minutes, then remove the parchment paper and pie weights and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
- Use a variety of fillings: There are endless possibilities when it comes to quiche fillings. You can use vegetables, meats, cheeses, or a combination of all three. Some popular fillings include bacon and cheese, spinach and artichoke, and ham and Swiss.
- Serve the quiche warm or at room temperature: Quiche can be served warm or at room temperature. If you are serving it warm, let it cool for a few minutes before slicing.
Conclusion:
Quiche is a delicious and versatile dish that can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. With its endless possibilities for fillings, it's a great way to use up leftover ingredients. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a beginner, quiche is a dish that you're sure to love. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give quiche a try!
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