Easy Cheesy Quiche for World Egg Day

With “World Egg Day” upon us on October 11th, I thought I’d post one of my favorite egg recipes. My family and I all love eggs, whether it’s a simple fried egg, scrambled eggs, or this delicious cheesy quiche that I came across a few years ago.

The quiche uses a frozen pie crust though you can easily make one yourself, and I always double the recipe because it’s such a hit. Every so often I like to sprinkle just a bit of cumin over the bottom of the crust before adding the cheese and eggs — it gives it a yummy little hint of southwestern flavor. You can also add some chopped olives or some sauteed mushrooms to bulk it up a bit.

Easy Cheesy Quiche
adapted from allrecipes.com

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 small onion, diced
3 eggs
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 (9 inch) pie crust
3/4 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded
3/4 cup Cheddar cheese, shredded

~ Preheat oven to 375 degrees

~ Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add onion and saute until soft, about 3 to 5 minutes

~ In a large bowl, beat together eggs, cream, basil, oregano, salt and pepper

~ Spoon the onions into the pie crust

~ Pour the egg mixture over the onions

~ Sprinkle shredded cheese on top

~ Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center of the quiche comes out clean, about 30 to 40 minutes

~ Let cool slightly before serving

[image: flickr]