Spinach Mushroom Quiche Recipe
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Cook Time
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Ready in: 1 hour 15 min
Yields: one whole quiche
Ingredients
- 1 pie shell, deep dish
- 2 cups ½ & ½
- 4 oz cheddar cheese, shredded
- 4 eggs, free range & cage free, if you can
- 10 oz spinach
- 8 oz bella mushrooms
- to taste nutmeg
TIP:
If you're a mad pastry chef, please, by all means make your own pie crust! Unfortunately, the pie crusts I make are more weapons grade than flaky, so I "cheat" and use the frozen shells from the grocery. Marie Callendar's are a favorite...
How to Do it:
- Take a thawed pie shell, and thoroughly prick the uncooked dough, to minimize air pockets, wrap edges in foil cover, and cook for @7 minutes at 400 degrees. Remove & set aside.
- Slice Bella mushrooms.
- Saute mushrooms, and when cooked, tilt the pan to allow oils and liquid to drain, and blot off before removing mushrooms to sideboard.
- Steam spinach until wilted.
- Remove. Squeeze excess water from leaves, and place "wad" on linen cloth.
- Roll and wring out as much water as possible.
- Flatten and place between two paper towels, and set aside.
- grate your cheddar, and set aside.
- Time to prep the custard! For this, you'll need your eggs, ½ & ½, and nutmeg.
- Crack 2 whole eggs into mixing bowl--then add 2 yolks only to this mix.
- Add ½ & ½.
- Sprinkle nutmeg, and blend thoroughly.
- I always ferry the pie shell to the oven rack before i pour the custard, to minimize spillage of same!
- Cook ½ hour uncovered at 350F.
- Tent with foil, and cook an additional 15 minutes, or until custard is set through. (a toothpick test can tell you when!)
Quiche the Cook!!
