Description
Creamy Joanna Gaines quiche recipe with eggs, cheese, and fresh vegetables for an easy, comforting brunch.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup whole milk + ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp black pepper
- ⅛ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard (optional)
- 1–2 cups shredded cheese (Gruyère, Swiss, Fontina, or Cheddar blend)
- 1½–2 cups vegetables, pre-sautéed (spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, broccoli, or zucchini)
- 1 unbaked 9-inch pie crust or crustless option or puff pastry round
- Fresh herbs: chives, parsley, thyme
- Leeks or caramelized onions (optional)
Instructions
- Prep the crust: Place dough in a 9-inch pan, chill 20 minutes, dock with fork, line with parchment, add weights, and blind bake at 190°C for 12–15 minutes. Cool.
- Sauté vegetables: Cook mushrooms or leeks until moisture evaporates. Wilt spinach and blot dry. Cool before adding.
- Mix the custard: Whisk eggs, milk, cream, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and Dijon until smooth with minimal bubbles.
- Layer: Scatter cheese and vegetables evenly in the crust. Pour custard to just below the rim.
- Bake: At 175–180°C for 32–40 minutes until center is just set with slight wobble. Shield edges if needed.
- Rest: Cool 10–15 minutes before slicing.
- Variations: For crustless, bake 25–35 minutes. For lighter dairy, replace cream with 1¼ cups milk + 1 tbsp cornstarch. For gluten-free, use certified crust or crustless.
Notes
Tip: Blind baking prevents soggy crust. Store leftovers in fridge up to 3–4 days or freeze for 2 months. Nutritional values are estimated.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 410mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 140mg
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