My Quiche Lorraine

A quiche is enjoyed as a breakfast, lunch, or dinner.  It's simple to make & is definitely rewarding afterwards.  I recently made a couple of quiche for my family to enjoy over the holidays & am making more for a teachers breakfast this week.  Another great thing about quiche is it's one of those meals that you can turn into anything you want.  While I enjoy a traditional quiche lorraine, you may want to make a spinach quiche, or another one that my mother-in-law enjoys to make is a green chili & mushroom quiche.  There are an endless amount of  ways to make the perfect quiche just for you.  Just follow the recipe below, changing ingredients where you want, or you may enjoy this quiche just as it is.

For my quiche lorraine- I use 1 store bought 9 in. pie crust, 3 eggs, 1 cup of half & half, 3/4 cup of shredded white cheddar cheese, 1/2 pkg of Oscar Mayer bacon bits, 1 green onion & 1/8 cup of yellow onion, 1 tsp. of both salt & pepper & 1 tbp. of flour.  Start by pre-heating the oven to 400 degrees.  Cover the edges of the pie crust with tinfoil to prevent burning, then bake the crust for 7 minutes.  Reduce the oven heat to 325 degrees & then start on your filling.  Whisk the eggs together as you would for scrambled eggs.  Next add the half & half to the eggs & mix together.  Mix the flour in with the shredded cheese.  Then stir in the cheese, bacon bits, onion, & salt & pepper to the eggs & milk..  Place the pie crust on a baking sheet before adding the egg mixture, to prevent spillage when transferring the quiche to the oven.  Pour the filling into the pie crust & slowly put the quiche into the 325 degree oven.  Let it bake for 35-40 min. or until the top is browned & the quiche is completely set.  Remove from oven & let it set for at least 10 minutes before serving.

We found that the longer the quiche sat the more flavor it had, so feel free to make more than one at a time.  You could freeze them to have on hand when needed.  Just bake them, from frozen form, for 30 min. @ 350 degrees.  I had purchased quiche for years from the frozen section at the grocery store, but once you see how easy it is to make your own you won't go back to buying frozen.  The variety for quiche is really endless.  Try you own & see what quiche is just right for you.