Basic Quiche

I LOVE Quiche -- It's such a simple dish to make. You can pretty much put anything you want in it - its totally up to you! It's very family friendly and its got ALL your major food groups too. Easy to reheat and portable - what else could you ask for!

Gingered Ham, Roasted Garlic Broccoli, and 4 Cheese Quiche

Here are some of the flavor combinations I've tried:

Roasted Butternut Squash, Cheddar, and Italian Sausage
Simple Ham and Broccoli with Cheddar
Spinach, Roasted Tomato with Gruyere

Added ingredients formula:
Cheese, Veggies, and Meat. Try not to add more than 4 flavors so you don't overwhelm the quiche.

Here's my Basic Recipe:

1 Pie Crust, uncooked, store bought or Homemade
4-5 Large Eggs
1 Cup Whole Milk - I sometimes use Coconut milk
salt and pepper to taste
1 Cup Veggies, cooked and cooled - roasted gives the best flavor **
1 Cup Meat, cooked and cooled
1 tsp seasoning of your choice
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 Cup Cheese, grated is best

Preheat your Oven to 350F.

~           Prepare your pie crust in your baking dish, Put in Fridge to keep cold until ready to fill.
~           Whisk the eggs with the milk until well combined.
~           Add salt and pepper, whisk.
~           Add cheese to the milk mixture and combine.
~           Retrieve the pie crust from the fridge.
~           Add the Veggies and Meat. - See below ...
~           Pour the Cheese and Milk mixture over the veggies and meat. - See below ...

~           Bake at 350F for 50 - 60 minutes or until it looks slightly glossy on the top. I turn mine half way through so it bakes evenly.
~           Cover your crust with a Baking Pie Crust Shield to prevent your crust from browning to much - I usually take mine off a when there is about 10 minutes left in my baking time. 
~           Let cool for at least 10 minutes on a rack before serving.

This can be kept, covered with plastic wrap, in the fridge for up to 5 days!

** To roast veggies: Oil your baking sheet with Olive Oil and cut up your veggies and spread on to pan. Drizzle lightly with more Olive Oil and season to taste. Bake at 400F for 15 - 20 minutes depending on which veggies you are using. 

More fibrous veggies like Broccoli or Cauliflower will need more time, where Root veggies, like Carrots or Squash need less time. 
The trick is - when you can smell them - they are done. Take them off the pan to a paper towel covered plate to cool and absorb the extra oil.

Veggies and Meat ...

Cheese and Milk Mixture added ...

Enjoy ....