My Very First Quiche!!!

I attempted my very first (crustless) quiche today and all in all, I am happy to report that it was a delicious success!  I originally saw this idea on soulflowerfarm and was so excited to try it that I couldn’t wait for our own potatoes to be ready!  So, the potatoes and mushrooms are store bought, the garlic is from our CSA and the spinach and squash are from our garden.

Here’s how it all breaks down:

• Pre-heat your oven to 400 degrees
• Slice your potatoes thinly and line the bottom of a pie dish or cast iron pan with them.
• Drizzle some olive oil on top, sprinkle on some salt and pepper and put it in a 400 degree oven for about 20 minutes.
• While your potatoes are baking, cut up any veggies you want to use and saute them if necessary.  I used garlic, mushrooms, spinach and squash this time.
• Then beat your eggs and add in your milk.  The original recipe called for 4 eggs and 1 1/2 cups of half and half.  I didn’t have any half and half, so I used 1 1/2 cups of milk instead, and since my pan was quite large I used 8 eggs.
• Take your potatoes out of the oven and turn it up to 425 degrees.
• Add some cheese (I used fresh mozzarella) and your sauteed veggies.
• Pour in your milk & egg mixture and (if you really like cheese) add some more grated cheese on top (I used colby jack for the topping).
• Bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes, then lower the temperature to 325 for another 30-45 minutes.  Your quiche is done when you can insert a knife and it comes out clean.

This made for a fantastic breakfast this morning and there is plenty left over for breakfast during the coming week!

Would I do anything differently?  I think I will continue to play with ingredients for sure.  Green chile and bacon will be the next additions, no doubt.  I think I’ll try it with half & half, too at some point.  Oh, and I’ll use less salt.  Not sure what happened, but at some point I got a little heavy handed.

What do I particularly love about this recipe?  The potatoes as the crust!  Brilliant!

Now, please tell…What is your favorite way to use eggs?

xoxo,
M