Easy Ham and Broccoli Quiche
Best Easy Ham & Broccoli Quiche: Shortcut recipe starting with refrigerated pie crust, pre-shredded cheese and leftover ham. Brunch or lunch!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 1sixth
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 refrigerated pie crust dough from a 15-ounce package
- 6 large eggs
- ¾ cup half and half or whole milk (skim milk not recommended)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup frozen broccoli florets, thawed (or steamed fresh broccoli)
- ¾ cup chopped ham
- 1 ½ cups shredded Colby Jack or Cheddar cheese divided
- Sliced green onions for garnish, if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Let pie crust dough sit at room temperature (still in the wrapping) for 15 minutes according to package directions. Meanwhile, prepare the filling.
- Whisk eggs in a medium bowl until lightly beaten. Gradually stir in half and half. Add salt and pepper.
- Drain broccoli and gently press between a paper towels to remove any water. This will help the quiche stay creamy and not watery. Chop the broccoli into about ½ to 1- inch pieces.
- Pat the ham dry between paper towels.
- Gently unroll the pie crust and smooth out the curled edges with a rolling pin or smooth glass. Fit in a 9 to 9.5-inch pie plate, folding edges under so it's even with edge of pie plate. To crimp the edges, push the folded edges of dough with your index finger on one hand into your two pincer fingers on the other hand all the way around the top of the pie crust.
- Layer the broccoli, ham, and 1 cup of the cheese into the bottom of the pie crust.
- Whisk together the egg mixture again and pour over the layered ingredients. Sprinkle with the remaining ½ cup cheese.
- Bake, uncovered, 35 minutes or until the center is just set when the quiche is slightly jiggled. To prevent the crust from over browning, you can place a piece of aluminum foil over the quiche for the last 10 minutes of baking.
- Let the quiche cool 10 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with green onions, if desired.
Notes
How to bake a frozen quiche: To bake an unbaked, frozen quiche, remove all protective freezer wrapping. No thawing necessary. Bake at 350F allowing 15 to 20 minutes longer than the original recipes calls for-approximately 50 to 55 minutes.
To reheat an already baked, frozen quiche, removeremove all protective freezer wrapping. No thawing necessary. Bake at 350F allowing 10 to 15 minutes longer than the original recipes calls for-approximately 45 to 50 minutes. The secret to a good quiche: Three tips to make the perfect quiche: Use half and half, avoiding low-fat milk and pat dry cooked vegetables. Keep the baking temperature no higher than 375F. These three tips will prevent a quiche from curdling. Substitutions and Variations:
To reheat an already baked, frozen quiche, removeremove all protective freezer wrapping. No thawing necessary. Bake at 350F allowing 10 to 15 minutes longer than the original recipes calls for-approximately 45 to 50 minutes. The secret to a good quiche: Three tips to make the perfect quiche: Use half and half, avoiding low-fat milk and pat dry cooked vegetables. Keep the baking temperature no higher than 375F. These three tips will prevent a quiche from curdling. Substitutions and Variations:
- Asparagus, spinach, and mushrooms are good choices to substitute for broccoli.
- What kind of cheese is good for quiche?- Any semi-soft, shreddable cheese like Swiss, Pepper Jack, Gruyere, smoked Cheddar, and mozzarella is perfect. Also, any combination of pre-shredded cheeses will add extra flavor.
- Salmon and Broccoli Quiche- Simply trade out ¾ cup cubed (½-inch) fresh salmon for the ham. You can also use same amount of canned, drained salmon. For Smoked Salmon and Broccoli Quiche, stir in 4 ounces of chopped smoked salmon or layer it on top of the broccoli before pouring in the egg mixture.
- Sausage and Broccoli Quiche- Chorizo sausage, ground breakfast sausage or smoked venison or Kielbasa sausage is delicious in this easy quiche recipe.
- Crumbled bacon, chopped cooked chicken, and cooked ground meats can be delicious traded out for the ham.
