Veggie Quiche
This term most of my courses start early in the morning and I am super slow at getting ready… so I thought I’d make quiche for a quick breakfast meal! Recipe below, with step by step photos!
INGREDIENTS
2 large cloves of garlic, minced
½ medium onion (sliced)
½ red bell pepper (chopped)
6 oz bag of fresh baby spinach, to be blanched
8 large eggs (or 6 extra large eggs)
1/3 cup milk
2 cups grated cheese
(Optional: add parsley, basil, oregano)
2 pie crusts
Salt and pepper
Olive oil
DIRECTIONS
1. Mince garlic, slice onions, chop red bell pepper
2. Using olive oil (about 1 tablespoon or less) Cook onions and red bell peppers in a frying pan until onions are caramelized. Add salt and pepper to flavour as well as to help with the caramelizing process.
3. Bring a pot of water with a bit of salt to a boil. Add spinach. Cook until leaves are soft and obtain a bright green colour. Cooking does not take long at all. You practically submerge it and count to like… 20 and it’s done. Drain water and shock with cold water. Drain water again. Squeeze water out of the spinach. Set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, combine eggs and milk. Add salt and pepper to taste. Think about making an omelette!
5. Poke holes in the bottom of your pie crusts with a fork. Cook in the oven as directed on packaging. I never leave it in there for too long because the sides tend to brown a lot by the end of the cooking process. After this is taken out of the oven, set temperature to 350 F.
6. Time to dress your shells! Before adding your grated cheese, add additional spices if wanted (parsley, oregano, basil, garlic powder). Use about ½ cup of cheese to cover the bottom of a pie crust.
7. Add your cooked spinach, bell peppers, onions, and garlic.
8. Before pouring your egg mixture into the pie shell, place the pie shell on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Sometimes quiches may over flow or you might spill it when putting it in the oven! Pie shell on pan, fill with your egg mixture, top with cheese and a sprinkle of paprika.
Cook in the oven at 350 F for 25-30 minutes. Turn on broiler at the end to brown the top of the quiche. Make sure you watch it so it won’t burn!
