Maybe it’s because it freezes well, or maybe it’s because it is so easy to cook, or perhaps it’s just because our three little hens are producing so many eggs… but whatever the reason I am having a renewed love affair with quiche.
With one basic, crust-less, quiche recipe I can make endless varieties of quiche. Pretty much whatever I have in the fridge dictates what goes in, but here is our favourite easy quiche recipe with four easy variations…
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup of self raising flour
- 1 cup of grated cheese
- 50 ml oil
- reduce the grated cheese to ¾ cup
- ½ cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 1 large bunch of spinach or silvebeet, finely chooped
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- salt and pepper
- 1 large carrots grated
- 1 large zucchini grated
- 1 small onion finely chopped
- 1- 1½ cups of cooked leftover rice
- salt and pepper
- 200 grams of ham diced (or cooked bacon)
- 2-3 tomatoes diced
- Small bunch of chives, finely chopped
- Variety of fresh or dried herbs, finely chopped
- 10-15 button mushrooms sliced and cooked in butter till soft
- 2 spring onions or one small leek chopped and cooked with mushrooms
- salt and pepper
- Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
- Grease an oven proof dish – I use a lasagne dish.
- Lightly beat the eggs then add flour, cheese and oil, mix well.
- Add the ingredients for one of the above quiche options and stir through the mix.
- Pour the mixture into your dish, sprinkle a little extra cheese on the top if you like, then bake in the oven for 30-45 minutes or until cooked in the middle.
- Let the quiche sit for 30 minutes or so before serving to firm up.
I have a bunch of the Rice and Veggie slice version frozen in slices makes for an easy lunch, and stand by dinner for our vegetarian friend who is helping to build our house. But I can’t wait till we have a kitchen again and I can get out into the garden and make what we call Rainbow Quiche which is really just whatever veggies and herbs we have in the garden thrown into the mix!
What’s your favourite kind of quiche?
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Just in time…i so didn’t want to cook dinner tonight but you have inspired me Kate! Will get the freezer stocked too…thanks!
The pastry element always puts me off quiche, but I see yours are crustless – must try that!
I should probably change the title of this post to add the word ‘crust-less’ shouldn’t I!
It’s just that I never make quiche with a pastry base… not ever! LOL Way too much work and I have one child who doesn’t eat pastry (I know, who doesn’t eat pastry??).
I have been looking for a recipe like this. Thank you!
Now I just need the chickens x
Yummm! I love quiche but my munchkins think its too ‘mushy’….the funny thing is they will eat scrambled eggs, lol! They don’t know what they’re missing ;) I will have to try your crust-less recipe for hubby and I. I like your printable format and thanks for sharing!