Last Friday at my new job, we had a potluck breakfast. I decided to take my wife's quiche because it's the best I've had away from Houlihan's... Turned out to be a big hit. It was gone literally in 5 minutes flat.

Here is the basic recipe. It is very adaptable to adding whatever you like to it, so I will just offer amounts of ingredients and leave the rest up to you.

2 deep shell pie crusts, unbaked
1-8 oz. package cream cheese, room temperature
12 eggs
4 cups milk
2 TBSP chopped chives
2 1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. oregano
1/4 tsp pepper
3 cups cheese, shredded (use your favorite combination: Cheddar, Monterey Jack, Swiss, Fontina...anything seems to work)

Optional: you can also add 1 cup chopped ham, bacon, mushrooms, broccoli, etc... whatever you like...

Preheat oven to 375.

Roll out pie crust into deep dish pie plates (about 10").

In mixing bowl, beat cream cheese until soft. Add eggs, one at a time, until mixture is creamy. Add milk and stir on low. Add next four ingredients to mixture and set aside.

Sprinkle shreeded cheese over bottom of each pie crust. If adding meats or vegetables, place them on top of the cheese. (I have found it works best to cook the meat and/or vegetables before adding them to the quiche.

Pour egg mixture carefully over cheeses.

Baking time on this varies...usually around 45 minutes...I usually start checking it around 35 minutes...you want to make sure the egg mixture is just set but not hard. I usually just touch the top and when it is set, I take it out of the oven. It will firm up as it sits.

Enjoy!

i like quiche, but have never tried making it. sounds good! thanks!

mmmm quiche. maybe I'll make some. it's so yummy. thanks for posting!

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Mom Vogel's Easy Hamburger Quiche

A favorite around the Vogel family household, this tasty quiche freezes well.

Recipe By: From Mom Vogel
Serving Size: 6
Cuisine:
Main Ingredient:
Categories: Main Dish

-= Ingredients =-
1 ea 9" Pastry Shell ; Prepared Unbaked
1/2 pound Ground Chuck
1/2 cup Hellmann's Mayonaise ; No Substitutes
1/2 cup Milk
2 ea Eggs
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
3/4 cup (1/4 pou Swiss Cheese ; Grated
3/4 cup (1/4 pou Cheddar Cheese ; Grated
1/3 cup Green Onion ; Chopped
to taste Pepper

-= Instructions =-
Preheat oven to 350.

Line the pastry shell with parchment paper and fill with pie weights (rice, beans, etc.). Blind-bake the pastry shell in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes (or until golden brown). Remove from oven. Remove pie weights & parchment paper.

Brown meat, drain fat, set aside.

Blend mayonaise, milk, eggs, and cornstarch until smooth. Stir in meat, cheese, onion, and pepper. Pour into pastry shell.

Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown on top, and knife inserted into center comes out clean.






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Thanks Drew for sharing! I needed something to take to work tomorrow and that sounds great! Thanks again!

I usually mix in some butternut squash chunks and pre-cooked bacon bits, and then top the quiche with mozzarella cheese...

Don't bother me for a little bit. I'm going to be making quiche.

i've been looking for how to make quiche (and spell it too) for months. by 'looking' i mean fantasizing about eating quiche and talking to people about eating quiche, but being too lazy to actually look for recipes about how to make quiche. fine distinction.

i see now that it requires cooking tools that i don't have; bowls, counter space, measurements, beaters, pie crusts, etc.

i'll hold off for now.

What?! I live on a boat and I pulled it off. If I can do it than anyone can. (Granted, I did make one heck of a mess, and I did trash the place doing it.)

BTW.... I made two of them and they turned out great. I frose one and gobbled up the other. It took longer for mine to bake, like almost a half an hour longer. I did stuff them pretty full though and they were deep dish crusts. Maybe that had something to do with it. Anyway, you can fill then with ANYTHING and they will be great.

Happy cooking!