Quiche Recipe (Vegetarian)
This Vegetable Quiche Recipe uses tricks learned in culinary school to make the silkiest egg custard baked in the flakiest pastry shell. Make ahead and reheat!
Ingredients
- 1 frozen ready-to-bake 9-inch pie shell (other options discussed above, under "What kind of pie crust should I use?")
- 4 large eggs See Notes
- ¾ cup half and half
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Pinch cayenne
- Pinch nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1 medium shallot thinly sliced
- 3 ounces sliced shitake mushrooms
- ½ small zucchini finely chopped
- 1 cup chopped baby spinach
- ¼ cup sliced sundried tomatoes
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
- 4 ounces shredded Gouda cheese divided
Instructions
- Arrange oven rack in bottom third of oven and preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place parchment paper over pie shell and spread dried beans or pie weights across parchment to weigh it down. Transfer to oven; bake 15 minutes. Transfer to cooling rack and remove pie weights and parchment paper. Leave oven on.
- Meanwhile, in bowl of stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat eggs, half and half, salt, pepper, cayenne, and nutmeg until smooth.
- Heat butter in large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shallot and mushrooms, and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until vegetables are softened, stirring occasionally. Add zucchini and cook 3 to 4 minutes or until zucchini releases its liquid, stirring occasionally. Stir in spinach, sundried tomatoes and thyme and cook 1 to 2 minutes or until spinach is slightly wilted, stirring frequently.
- Place pie shell on rimmed baking pan. Spread half of cheese in even layer across bottom of pie shell. Spread vegetable mixture in even layer over cheese. Evenly pour egg mixture over vegetables. The filling should go up almost to the very tippy top of the crust without overflowing onto the edges (see Notes if yours does not). Sprinkle remaining cheese over egg mixture.
- Transfer to oven and bake 40 to 50 minutes or until center of quiche is just set. If edges of crust begin to get too brown before center of quiche is set, cover the edges with a silicone pie crust shield or a ring of aluminum foil for the last 10 to 15 minutes of baking time.
- Transfer quiche to cooling rack; let stand 10 minutes. Slice and serve warm or at room temperature.
Notes
It's annoying, but not all standard 9-inch pie shells are exactly the same. Some brands are a bit deeper than others (and I don't mean the "deep dish" variety).
We don't want you to waste ingredients, so the 4 eggs + 3/4 cup half and half listed above is your starting point.
Once you've poured the egg mixture over the vegetables, the filling should go up almost to the very tippy top of the crust without overflowing onto the edges (with just a bit of room for sprinkling the remaining cheese).
If it doesn't, whisk together 1 egg + 3 tablespoons half and half and add that to the pan. Do this again, if necessary, until the filling reaches the top of the crust.
Calories: 252kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 9g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 6g, Trans Fat: 0.1g, Cholesterol: 113mg, Sodium: 404mg, Potassium: 304mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 775IU, Vitamin C: 5mg, Calcium: 152mg, Iron: 2mg
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