Savory Spinach Broccoli Quiche Recipes

SUZANNE'S SPINACH QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Prick the pie crust all over with fork and bake for 5 minutes.
• Place the frozen spinach in microwave safe bowl and cook until thawed. Drain as much of the liquid as you can and then use paper towels to get the spinach as dry as possible.
• Beat together the eggs, yogurt or sour cream, flour, and pepper until well mixed. Stir in the spinach. Layer the sliced mushrooms, cheese, and chopped scallions in that order on the bottom of the pie crust. Top with the spinach mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes and then decrease temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for 30 additional minutes. Let cool before serving.

SPINACH & BROCCOLI QUICHE

Steps:

• Line quiche pan with crust.
• Sauté onion in butter and let cool. Beat eggs in bowl. Add rest of ingredients and stir well. Pour into a quiche dish and bake at 350 for 35 minutes or until firm and lightly browned on top. Makes one 9" quiche approximately 1 inch thick.

SAVORY SPINACH & BROCCOLI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Steam chopped broccoli until tender and set aside.
• Melt butter in saute pan and add onion and garlic. Add salt and pepper then set aside.
• Beat eggs into a large mixing bowl. Add the onion & garlic mixture, then cheese, broccoli and spinach. Mix well with spoon.
• Pour mixture into a 9 inch pie dish with prepared pie crust and bake in oven for 35 minute
• Notes: Use a toothpick to check the middle of quiche after the set time. If it comes out wet, bake for another 3-5 minute.

SAVORY 3-CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degree F.
• Sprinkle the cheese over the bottom of the pie shell, then evenly distribute the onion, broccoli, and mushroom over the cheese layer. Mix the eggs and the spices together in a bowl. Add the milk and half-and-half and mix well. Pour over contents in the pie shell.
• Cut the cherry tomatoes in halves and place, cut side up, in a ring on top of the mixture. Sprinkle the 1 tablespoon of Romano over top. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn oven down to 300 degrees F and bake an additional 45 to 55 minutes or until cake tester inserted in middle comes out clean.
• Blend together with pastry blender until crumbly (like coarse cornmeal). Add cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing with a fork until mixture will hold together. Handle as little possible. Wrap in plastic wrap in a "patty" and chill for at least an hour. Roll out between Saran Wrap with very little flour. Place carefully in a pie plate, being careful not to stretch dough. Trim the edges.