Quiche!!!

I haven't had quiche in ages, and I forgot what a great food it is for us. I made mine chock full of chicken, broccoli, peas, carrots, and onion.  It has a lot of cheese which, while it's a high source of fat, is also a good source of protein and dairy (and I suppose you could use low fat cheese if you wanted to). It had four eggs, but that's in the whole quiche. And I used 1% organic milk. For those of you who eat quiche, what kinds of things do you put in yours? I want to experiment with different sources of protein and other interesting veggies. Also, have you ever tried freezing it? How does it do?

that sound gooooooooood, what's your recipe if you don't mind me asking. i have never tried to make it before. i like mine with spinach (sp?)... =) gina

Gina, it's pretty simple, actually. I got a recipe from allrecipes.com (one of my favorite sources for recipes) but also kind of free styled it. I bought a pre-made pie crust (the kind you put in your own pan so it doesn't seem quite as much cheating) and put it in a deep pie dish, pinching the edges of the crust with thumb and fingers so it looks pretty. (The packages come with two crusts so you can either make two quiches or else the pie crusts freeze pretty well; you just have to thaw them well before using again). I sauteed half an onion, some broccoli, and a carrot in some olive oil (but you can use any veggies you like). Once it was done (leaving the broccoli a little crispy still but mostly cooked) I added some frozen peas and then the chopped up leftover chicken to warm it up. I then spooned the filling into the pie crust using a slotted spoon so there was no juice, making sure it was even out to the sides. To this I added a mix of shredded swiss and cheddar cheeses, about 1 cup total, reserving a little bit for the top to make a nice cheesy crust. Some people like mozzarella, but I like swiss. And you can use low fat or fat free cheese, too, but I like the real stuff. Then I lightly beat four eggs and added 1.5 cups of milk and salt and pepper to taste and poured all that into the pie dish over the filling and cheese.  Then I topped it with the remainder of the cheese for a little cheesy crust, added a little pepper to the top to make it pretty. I then popped it in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes until a knife inserted in the center came out clean. It was very tasty. :)

I forget about quiche too.  I have to make mine crustless, but that is not a problem... I like to use Italian Sausage in mine. I add the "california mix" veggies to mine and use lowfat cheese and ff milk. Yummmmm Thanks for reminding me of this great dish!!

My fav is veggie,  I buy the SouthWest style egg beaters ( sm carton), mix in 12 can of ff evap milk and add my own extra mushroom and onions, salt, pepper, lots of garlic and I use mexican quesidilla cheese ( about a cup), mix it all together dump it into a deepdish premade frozen pie crust ( in know ) and bake about 40-50 minutes...Once its done cut into 8 wedges, used a recipe calculator has 217 cals, 17 fat, 12 carbs and 17 protein in each slice...It wonderful and after I cut it into wedges I have frozen them individually in the quart size freezer bags, reheats pretty well in the micro... A great tasty lunch or quick after the gym dinner...Alesia

That sounds delish Alesia. I love the SW style egg beater idea!! I also like the idea of freezing it in individual portions for later. I do that with a LOT of foods. Thanks for sharing! Piggy

Good to know it freezes okay! I'll probably make a couple of them and freeze them in individual servings.

I KNOW WHAT I'M HAVIN' FOR DINNER..... =) THX GUYS i think that i may put the same ingredients and add a lil spinach... let's see how the DH like that one. i know my 11 month old will eat it, he's disposal, but my 4 yr old i might have to shove it down his throat. he HATES veggies.... lol

it was awesome, i made it with chicken, peas, carrots, spinach and seasoned it. oh my god.... my 11 month old devoured it, he ate a whole slice, my hubbie even ate it, as for the 4 year old.... yeah! he ate a hotdog. thx guys for the recipe, and it was easy =) gina oh yeah mexican shredded cheese too

I'm glad you guys had such a nice dinner! We had leftovers tonight and for some reason my stomach rebelled, but I managed to keep it down; I think since I'm coming down with a cold everything's just more sensitive. But it tasted even better the second day. :) Take care, Vickie PS Next time I think I'll try putting crab in one. I'm on a fish kick right now and crab is sounding really good to me.