Spinach quiche
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
-
1 pie
ingredients
- 1 pie crust
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons butter
- 1 small sweet onion, diced
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 whole eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup frozen chopped spinach, thaw and squeeze out all excess water (important)
- 1 cup frozen chopped broccoli, thawed and drained
- 6 mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup cheddar cheese or 1 cup colby-monterey jack cheese
- salt
- black pepper
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees for 10 minutes.
- Blind bake pie crust until barely browned and remove from oven.
- Melt butter in small saute pan.
- Add onions and cook just until translucent.
- In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese.
- Add eggs, yolks, milk and heavy cream to cream cheese and mix thoroughly.
- Add onions, spinach, broccoli, mushrooms and cheese to cream cheese mixture.
- Mix thoroughly and season with salt and pepper.
- Pour into pie crust and bake for 55-60 minutes.
- Cover edges of crust with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning.
- Center will be set but slightly jiggly when quiche is done.
- Allow to rest for 10-15 minutes before slicing.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
R E Taylor
United States