WESTERN HAM AND CHEESE QUICHE 
9-inch pie crust
6 jumbo eggs
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 7-oz ham steak, diced
1 Cubanella green pepper
2 slices medium yellow onion (peeled)
2 tbsp. unsalted butter
1/4 cup chopped parsley
dash pepper
dash Mrs Dash

Remove pie crust from refrigerator, allow 45 minutes to warm up to room temperature.

Preheat over to 450°F.

Mince onion.

Core pepper, discard top and seeds, dice.

Saute pepper and onion in butter over medium heat for 10-15 minutes until onions are clear and peppers are soft. Set aside. Spread pie crust across pie pan, flattening the bottom and fluting the edges.

Add 3/4 of the cheese evenly across the bottom of the pan.

Add the diced ham in an even layer.

Mix 4 eggs, remaining cheese, and onion-pepper mix. Add seasoning to taste and stir well. Pour evenly over ham and cheese. Shake pie pan and poke here and there to spread evenly.

Mix 2 remaining eggs and parsley, stirring well until fully blended. Pour evenly on top of quiche.

Bake 45 minutes

Gently remove to cooling rack.

Cool 10 minutes.

Cut into 4 or 6 slices, serve.

Submitted by: Larry Miller

recipe reviews
Western Ham and Cheese Quiche
   #152912
 Geri Ciciura (Indiana) says:
I think the temp is too high. My top burned a bit. I would reduce the heat to 400 on this recipe. Otherwise it is very tasty and a great mix of ingredients.
   #162427
 Brenda (Florida) says:
I fully agree with previous reviewer and wish I had referenced her review before baking this. I already had a suspicion that 450°F was too high to bake this at and reread the recipe looking for the temperature change. Concerned, I only left mine in the oven for less than 30 minutes and also had a burnt top. The quiche itself was somewhat tasty but definitely overcooked. Perhaps, the original intent was to preheat to 450°F, but then drop the heat to 400°F or 425°F. I may try this again, but will drop the baking temperature and check it more frequently while in the oven.

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