Cheddar and Sausage Quiche – Favorite Family Recipe
This cheddar and sausage quiche is a filling and impressive breakfast or brunch item for special occasions or just any weekend! This egg dish can also be served for lunch or dinner. This recipe produces one 9-inch quiche.
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 479kcal
Cost: $10
Ingredients
Pie Crust
- 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Salt
Filling
- 16 oz Pork sausage Jimmy Dean, Medium or Hot
- 1/2 cup Onions chopped
- 1/2 cup Bell peppers chopped
- 1 clove Garlic
- 1 1/2 cups Cheddar sharp; shredded
- 1 cup Heavy whipping cream
- 3 Eggs
- 2 tsp Parsley chopped
- 1 tsp Rosemary chopped
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Black pepper
- 1/2 tsp Red pepper
Instructions
To Prepare Pie Crust
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix the flour and salt in a glass pie plate (9 inch plate).
- Combine the milk and oil in a measuring glass before pouring it into the pie plate.
- Stir the mixture until all the liquid is absorbed.
- Next, form the dough into a ball and begin pressing it over the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate.
- Check for thin spots.
- Crimp edges of dough with a fork.
- Prick dough.
- Put crust in oven for 12 minutes. (Do not let it get overly brown.)
- Pull crust out and let cool a bit.
To Prepare Quiche Filling
- Turn oven up to 375 degrees.
- Brown sausage, onions, peppers, and garlic in medium skillet.
- Drain.
- Pour sausage into pie shell.
- Add cheddar cheese.
- In a mixing bowl or large mixing cup, mix heavy cream, eggs, salt, pepper, and herbs.
- Pour cream mixture over sausage and cheese.
- Place quiche in oven and bake for 35 minutes or so until quiche is set in the middle.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 479kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 35g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 157mg | Sodium: 969mg | Potassium: 277mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1092IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 197mg | Iron: 2mg