Basic Spinach Quiche

Basic Spinach Quiche

This is the basic quiche recipe. A quiche (French) is essentially a custard made with milk and eggs in a pie dish, what you add to the quiche is up to you to tailor the quiche to your preference. If you make this without adding any of the fillings, then you will be making a giant egg tart. This is a basic spinach quiche. What you can add is listed in Step 1 as options. Link to the shortcut is listed in the Recipe Notes section.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Main Dish
Cuisine European
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 cup mayo
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 5 eggs
  • 1-2 cups Cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1-2 cups fresh spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
  • 1/4 cup onion, chopped
  • 1 pie crust, OR make from a shortcut

Instructions
 

  • Options for fillings, there is no measurements here, but it is safe to assume 1/2 to 1 cup of each. The goal is layer in the fillings then pour the milk and egg mixture over that to fill up the pie crust, if feeding a crowd, use two pie crusts and different fillings for each: Spinach, chopped Onion, sliced Mushrooms, Broccoli, cubed and cooked Ham, Bacon, chopped Bell Pepper, chopped Tomatoes, other types of Cheese, you get the idea.
  • Preheat your oven to 200 C. Line a cookie sheet with foil. If using a frozen ready made pie crust, thaw that before you preheat the oven. Place the pie crust in a pie pan and set aside.
  • Whisk together the milk and mayo until smooth, then whisk in the eggs.
  • In a skillet with just a splash olive oil, heat up the spinach and onion until the onion is just soft. If using other items, cook those as well until almost cooked through.
  • Add the spinach and cheese in layers in the pie crust, making several layers of each. Pour the milk mixture over the filling until the pie crust is not quite full to the top. Place the pie dish on the cookie sheet, cover the pie dish with foil and bake for 45 minutes, remove the foil and bake for another 10-15 minutes or until the top is golden brown. Remove from oven and let rest for a few minutes, serve.

Notes

I cannot price this until I prepare it once. Basically it will be a fair price meal based on the cheese.
Shortcut: Basic Buttery Pie Crust.
Inspired by and photo courtesy of good friend, Mark Bowen.
Guinea.

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