Vegetarian Quiche

Recipe By:
Peter
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Vegetarian Quiche
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  • Total Time 95 min Ico-add
  • Yield 6 Servings
  • Level Medium

This vegetarian quiche is a snap to make thanks to a premade pie crust. This recipe is very flexible: just add whatever vegetables are in season. You can serve it for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner.
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pie crust, store bought
  • 1/2 cup shredded swiss cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrot
  • 1/3 cup sliced green onions
  • 1 tablespoon all purpose flour
  • 4 slightly beaten eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups half and half
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
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Directions

  1. 1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. 2. Line the pastry shell with aluminum foil and cover with dried beans to keep the shell compact during baking (referred to as blind baking).
  3. 3. Put the shell in the oven for 8 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 5 minutes more or until pastry is set and dry. Remove from oven.
  4. 4. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F.
  5. 5. Mix together swiss cheese, cheddar cheese, carrot, green onions and flour. Sprinkle mixture over the bottom of the pastry shell.
  6. 6. In a medium mixing bowl stir together eggs, half and half, salt, pepper and garlic powder. Pour egg mixture into the baked pastry shell.
  7. 7. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
  8. 8. If necessary, cover edge of crust with foil to prevent over browning.
  9. 9. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
 
 
  • Did you know?

    Many people think quiche was invented by the French but it actually originated in Germany, in the medieval kingdom of Lothringen under German rule. The word "quiche" is from the German "kuchen", meaning cake.