Get the Recipe: Spinach and Red Pepper Quiche
An easy and delicious spinach and red pepper quiche, perfect for breakfast or brunch or enjoy it for a meatless dinner!
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons cooking oil
- 1/3 cup onion, diced
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- pinch fresh or dried thyme leaves
- 1 large red bell pepper, cored and thinly sliced and cut into 2-inch long pieces
- 2 cups fresh baby spinach, chopped
- 1 frozen deep dish pie shell, thawed
- 1 cup Gruyère cheese, shredded
- 1 cup half-and-half cream (10% b.f.)
- 3 large eggs
- salt and freshly ground pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400F (regular bake setting - adjust as needed for convection or fan-assisted baking).
- Heat the 2 teaspoons cooking oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the 1/3 cup onion (diced) and cook, stirring, until softened and just starting to take on some colour, about 3 minutes. Add the 1 clove garlic (finely chopped) and a pinch fresh or dried thyme leaves and cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds. Add the 1 large red bell pepper (cored and thinly sliced and cut into 2-inch long pieces) and cook, stirring, until the peppers have softened, about 3 minutes. Scatter the 2 cups fresh baby spinach (chopped) over the top and stir together with the peppers just until the spinach has wilted. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for a few minutes.
- Once cooled, add the spinach and red pepper mixture to the 1 frozen deep dish pie shell (thawed). Scatter the 1 cup Gruyère cheese (shredded) evenly over the vegetables.
- In a 2-cup measuring cup, measure out 1 cup half-and-half cream (10% b.f.). Add the 3 large eggs and season with salt (1/4-1/2 teaspoon recommended) and freshly ground pepper. Whisk together well with a fork, then pour over the vegetables and cheese in the pie shell.
- Place the quiche into the oven and bake until well set and golden, 30-35 minutes.
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 286kcal, Carbohydrates: 17g, Protein: 10g, Fat: 20g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 8g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 98mg, Sodium: 270mg, Potassium: 201mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 3g, Vitamin A: 1710IU, Vitamin C: 29mg, Calcium: 226mg, Iron: 1mg
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