Hello! I hope you’re all staying warm today! Here where I live in Eastern Canada the temperature is around -22 Celsius…..a high today of -18 Celsius. Our eggs have been freezing in the coop so I have to be sure I get out there early each morning and collect before they freeze. At least until this cold snap is over. We’ve had an abundance of eggs lately, the colder weather and shorter days hasn’t seemed to affect the girls at all. So I decided to make a quiche to use some up and have something a little different for supper. I served it with steamed baby bokchoy. SO good! This is a recipe I have used for YEARS. I’m not even sure on the origin of it anymore but it’s a good one! I love how versatile quiches are! The original recipe calls for Swiss cheese but I always use marble or mozzarella and this time I used a bit of both.
You can use leftover cooked vegetables in this or you can throw frozen veggies in it. I used chopped up broccoli, onions and green pepper. I sometimes will use frozen mixed stir fry vegetables which gives it a little different flavour. If you are freezing for later use and are worried about over-baking the quiche upon reheating, you can partially bake it at 375 degrees F for 30 minutes or until partially set. Cool and wrap well and freeze. To thaw and serve, bake it in a 400 degree F oven for 45 minutes.
I serve this often as a meal with a steamed veggie on the side or a green salad. I hope you enjoy!
Vegetable Quiche
Equipment
- 2 Pie Plates
- 1 Grater
- 1 Whisk
- 1 Measuring Cup
- 1 Measuring spoons
Ingredients
- 2 Premade frozen pie shells or make your own
- 6 eggs
- 2 Cups evaporated milk
- 1/2 Cup milk, scalded
- 1 Tsp salt
- 1 Dash pepper
- 1 Dash nutmeg, optional
- 2 Cups grated mozzarella cheese or cheese of your choice
- 2 Cups Vegetables or your choice, fresh cooked or frozen
Instructions
- Place pie crust in 2 pie plates or remove frozen shells from packaging and prick crusts with a fork. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes.
- Beat all remaining ingredients except cheese until well blended. Add cheese and stir. Divide into 2 pastry shells.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 45-50 minutes. Cool before serving. *I cook both at the same time and cool and freeze one. Thaw and reheat in microwave or in the oven for a quick meal.