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Healthy Home Economist / Archives / Recipes / Egg Recipes / Egg Recipes For Dinner / Easy Homemade Quiche Recipe (made with veggie leftovers!)

Easy Homemade Quiche Recipe (made with veggie leftovers!)

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quiche recipeThe holiday weekend is here and for many of us, family and friends will be dropping in to visit. Or, you may be doing the visiting yourself. Here is an easy quiche recipe to share with those who drop in for a chat.

I use leftover steamed veggies to make this dish super fast and easy. You can use whatever veggies you want. My favorite combinations are asparagus/red pepper or broccoli/onion.

For the crust, there are several excellent brands of pie shells on the market now as compared with even just a few years ago. If you don’t prefer making the crust yourself and spending a few extra dollars, they are a good option. Many healthfood stores carry them. The best ones are made with palm oil, a healthy traditional fat and have no questionable ingredients.

I used to have to always make the pie shells myself as there wasn’t a brand I could buy that was made with decent ingredients. Thank goodness that healthy pie shells are available now. The meal is so much faster with the pie crust already made.

The Best Eggs for Homemade Quiche

Using the best eggs is the secret for the best tasting quiche. Ideally, they should come from your own backyard hens or those of a neighbor. If that is not possible, know that pastured eggs are a better choice than free range. If you are buying your eggs at the store, it is a good idea to test them when you get home to be sure they aren’t old. This test for old eggs is easy and can be done in a couple of minutes for an entire dozen.

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Easy Homemade Quiche Recipe

Easy recipe for homemade quiche made from leftover veggies from the night before. Your family will never know! Great idea for a post holiday meal.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 8 slices
Author Sarah Pope

Ingredients

  • 2 cups leftover steamed veggies
  • 5 egg yolks preferably pastured or free range
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup cream
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • sea salt
  • pepper
  • pie crust

Instructions

  1. Beat the egg yolks with the cream, seasonings, and half the cheese. 

  2. Arrange the veggies in an even manner all over the pie crust and pour the egg mixture over the top. 

  3. Top with the remaining cheese and bake at 350F/177C for 30 minutes. It's that easy!

  4. Refrigerate leftovers and reheat in a toaster or convection oven as needed. Do not use a microwave!

Recipe Notes

Fresh cream, slightly soured raw cream, crème fraîche or piima creme may be used.

Use the leftover egg whites to make homemade protein cookies or nut pudding.

Sarah, The Healthy Home Economist

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Category: Egg Recipes For Dinner, Egg Recipes For Lunch, Vegetarian Recipes
Sarah Pope

Sarah Pope MGA has been a Health and Nutrition Educator since 2002. She is a summa cum laude graduate in Economics from Furman University and holds a Master’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

She is the author of three books: the bestseller Get Your Fats Straight, Traditional Remedies for Modern Families, and Living Green in an Artificial World.

Her four eBooks Good Diet…Bad Diet, Real Food Fermentation, Ketonomics, and Ancestrally Inspired Dairy-Free Recipes are available for complimentary download via Healthy Home Plus.

Her mission is dedicated to helping families effectively incorporate the principles of ancestral diets within the modern household. She is a sought after lecturer around the world for conferences, summits, and podcasts.

Sarah was awarded Activist of the Year in 2010 at the International Wise Traditions Conference, subsequently serving on the Board of Directors of the nutrition nonprofit the Weston A. Price Foundation for seven years.

Her work has been covered by numerous independent and major media including USA Today, ABC, and NBC among many others.

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Comments (14)

  1. Sini

    Jun 23, 2016 at 1:02 pm

    Did you really used a aluminum tray? I am suprised!

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    • Sarah

      Jun 23, 2016 at 4:08 pm

      No problem with aluminum … just cover with unbleached parchment paper. https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/why-i-still-use-aluminum-bakeware/

  2. Madeline Flagg

    Oct 17, 2014 at 7:20 pm

    Recipe looks fantastic Sarah! Surprised that it was cooked in a foil pie plate. Do you usually avoid these?

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