Quiche qualifies as my favorite meal for three important reasons:

1. It’s perfect for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
2. It’s a full meal in itself, no need for a side of veggies, etc.
3. It’s easy to mix up the ingredients to suit your current mood or pantry.

Classic Quiche

Ingredients:

• premade pie crust, thawed
• 5 eggs
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 cup shredded cheese (Italian mix works well, but a mix of cheddar, mozzarella, and Parmesan is also tasty)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp cinnamon

The fillings below can be swapped out for whatever else you have on hand, though onions and garlic are a good base.

• 2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 tomato, three slices set aside, the rest chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 1 1/2 cups baby spinach
• 1/4 lb ham cut into small cubes

1. Preheat the oven to 375.  Press the pie crust into a pie plate, crimping the edges with a fork, and let sit while you make the rest.
2. Chop up those veggies.  Warm up some oil in a frying pan and brown the garlic and onion with half of each of the spices.
3. When the onion and garlic is almost browned, throw the spinach in just for a few seconds until slightly wilted.   Remove the mixture from heat and add in the ham and tomatoes, keeping a few slices of tomato out.
4. Mix together the eggs, milk, 1 cup of cheese, and the remaining spices. Don’t over-mix the eggs, just mix lightly until all the ingredients are combined.
5. Spoon the veggie mixture into the pie crust.  Pour the egg/cheese mix on top, stirring together slightly to blend the layers.
6. Arrange the remaining slices of tomato on top, and sprinkle with the rest of the cheese.
7. Cook for 35 minutes, or until the egg/cheese mixture has firmed up.
8. Let rest for five minutes (or you will burn yourself – trust me on this one).

Now slice up that pie, share it with your roommate, and enjoy! C’est delish!

Really any mixture of fillings can work here, but I recommend trying these ones:

• Onion, garlic, and broccoli – add some Dijon mustard to the egg mixture for an extra kick
• Red pepper, mushrooms, zucchini, and tomato with a dash of curry powder
• Prosciutto and asparagus
• Egg whites and extra veggies for a healthier mix

Do you have any special combinations you use when making a quiche?