Make Vegetable and Cheese Quiche
It is not difficult to make your own delicious quiche for dinner. You will need about an hour and a half, including bake time, and some simple, colorful ingredients.
Ingredients
- A large yellow or white onion.
- 1-2 bell peppers. Red and green make for a color combination.
- Spinach, fresh or frozen.
- 2-3 scallions
- 2-3 Tbsp. olive oil or butter
- 2-3 cups of grated cheese
- 8-9 eggs or equivalent egg substitute.
- Some milk
- dashes of salt, pepper, paprika and cayenne
- Two pie shells (bottom only). You can make them or buy them.
Steps
- Chop the onion into bite-sized pieces.
- Chop the bell peppers into bite-sized pieces. Remove the seeds and stem.
- Sauté the onions and peppers in the olive oil or butter. Drain off any excess liquid.
- Prepare the spinach. If you are using fresh spinach, sauté it until it wilts. If you are using frozen spinach, thaw it. Drain or squeeze out excess liquid.
- Slice the scallions thinly.
- Blind bake the crusts for 2-3 minutes.
- Grate the cheese.
- Arrange the sautéed vegetables in the pie shells, then add the scallions and spinach.
- Place the grated cheese on top of the vegetables.
- Beat 8-9 eggs, or use egg replacements for a lighter mix. Add some milk to the mixture with dashes of salt, pepper, paprika and a little cayenne. After the crust is filled to the top with cheese, and vegetables, pour in the liquid mixture to the top.
- Bake the quiches at 350F for 45 minutes or until done. The egg mixture should set up, so it is no longer liquid in the middle, and a knife inserted in the middle should come out clean.
- Allow to cool for a few minutes, then slice and enjoy.
Tips
- Feel free to vary the vegetables to taste, and according to what is in season.
Warnings
- Use appropriate care with heat and knives.
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Sources and Citations
- Many thanks to flickr user(s) Steve&Alisa for the photos in this article and for the recipe.
