A little more than a year ago I fell in love with frittatas. I began making them regularly after Chase was born because they are an easy and filling breakfast I can prepare ahead of time and reheat in the morning. Plus, they make it easy to incorporate a lot of veggies into my morning meal in a tasty way. In my obsession with frittatas I somehow forgot about frittatas’ indulgent cousin, the incredibly delicious quiche, until one of my girlfriends made one to share for breakfast the other week.
I can’t believe I let my love for quiche fall to the wayside but thankfully it only took one bite of the flaky crust of a savory, cheesy piece of quiche to remind me of this special breakfast dish.
My friend’s quiche recipe came from The Kurtz Corner blog and was absolutely incredible. I instantly asked her to send the recipe my way, determined to make it again as soon as possible. I revamped it a little bit to make it slightly less heavy, though it still tastes every bit as rich and delicious.
Quiche by nature is not exactly the world’s healthiest breakfast option but it is a dish worthy of a special occasion brunch or breakfast. With the holidays on the horizon, keep this one in your back pocket to use when you have friends or relatives in town and want an easy, savory breakfast dish to share. I am also planning to make this quiche again this weekend as a hostess gift to give to friends who are hosting a chili cook-off on Saturday. I figured bringing breakfast for the morning after their party would be a welcomed treat!
Easy Deep Dish Quiche
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 1 Quiche 1x
- Category: breakfast, recipes
Description
This easy deep dish quiche recipe is worthy of a special occasion but easy enough to make for a simple Sunday brunch with loved ones. Fresh spinach, breakfast sausage, onion and cheese make this savory dish a hit with the whole family.
Ingredients
- 5 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/3 yellow onion, minced
- 1 1/2 cups freshly chopped spinach
- 1 cup cooked breakfast sausage (ground sausage or finely chopped breakfast sausage links will work)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar or mozzarella cheese
- 1 9-inch refrigerated deep dish pie crust
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Whisk the eggs together. Add whole milk, salt, pepper and onion powder.
- In the bottom of a deep-dish pie crust, sprinkle half of the chopped spinach. Top with half of the cooked sausage, half of the minced onion and half of the shredded cheese. Repeat the layers again, beginning with the rest of the spinach, followed by the sausage, onion and cheese.
- Pour egg and whole milk mixture into the pie crust over the layered ingredients. Bake for 40-55 minutes or until egg mixture is firm and the top is golden brown.
- Cut into wedges and serve warm.
Notes
You may substitute heavy cream for the whole milk for a thicker quiche. (Higher fat content in the dairy will yield a firmer quiche.) Cooking time may be slightly reduced.
Enjoy!
Note: You may substitute heavy cream for the whole milk for a thicker quiche. (Higher fat content in the dairy will yield a firmer quiche.) Cooking time may be slightly reduced.
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LOVE a good quiche! And for someone like me who sucks at cooking, quiches are totally easy and fool proof! You really can’t mess it up! This looks delicious! Hope you’re still enjoying family time!
This sounds incredible – I love making quiche for dinner with soup or salad too!!
Quiche is my go-to for a crowd and this spin is such a fun way to change it up. My favorite is a roasted red pepper, basil and cheese combo!
I feel like cooked breakfast sausage is my secret weapon when it comes to quiche, easy delicious filling flavor! Love that you called this DEEP DISH, yes! lol
This looks so good! I’m going to try making this weekend when I have a bit more time in the mornings. Thanks for sharing this recipe.
I love how easy, simple, and filling quiche is! This looks delicious, love that this is deep dish too!
Pinned! Sounds delicious and so easy!
I love quiche so much! I love how easy this is!
Love the sound of this! I LOVE easy egg bakes etc. Yum!!!
Yum! Will be trying this over the holidays!!!
This recipe looks great!! Thanks for sharing! As a student and someone who doesn’t really love cooking, eggs for dinner are quite a frequent tradition for me, and quiche is a great way to mix it up! 😀
that looks amazing and so easy! i looooove quiches, breakfast casseroles, egg bakes, you name it! breakfast for the win always!
I love making an indulgent breakfast on the weekend. Lately I’ve been into the savory dishes as opposed to sweet. This would also make a great brinner 😉
This would be perfect for Christmas morning! Thanks for sharing!
Hope you love it if you give it a try!
I can’t wait to see the results! Cooking it right now!! Tks Julie
This looks delicious!
I’m normally not huge on quiche but I had one last weekend that was amazing so I’m willing to give it another shot!
This looks delicious! Another recipe to try for me and my fiancé!
I’m getting so hungry looking at this! I’ve been looking to mix up my breakfast foods and this will be the perfect recipe to try!
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I love quiche! This quiche recipe was very easy and so….good! I changed the ingredients from spinach to russet potato cubes, only because I didn’t have any spinach. I also added 1t. smoked paprika. I’m not sure if the Colorado altitude had anything to do with this but I had to cook my quiche about 20 minutes longer. Thanks You!
Looks delicious! Definitely making this, this week!
My husband has been on a huge quiche kick lately (requesting I make it for dinner almost every week!) so I made yours tonight and he (and I!) gave it two thumbs up!
how many does this serve?
This should be obvious, but is the pie crust you use already cooked when you put the eggs and toppings in?
No! Uncooked! 🙂
This is such a delicious quiche full of flavor. I think the only thing I’d suggest is to bake your empty pie shell for about 5 minutes before adding the fillings. Mine were a little soggy after baking but other than that completely delicious. It was a big hit at our family Christmas breakfast.
can i make this ahead w unbaked shell and freeze to cook later?