So there’s something special happening in my personal life that I haven’t shared here on the blog yet–I’m PREGNANT! Baby number 3 is on the way, and we are pretty excited about it!
I’ll be honest, the past two months have been really rough for me. Any of you that follow my blog regularly may have noticed a huge lack of new recipes in the past few weeks. Well, that’s due to a nasty little thing called morning sickness that pretty much took over my life, made me completely miserable, and made it nearly impossible to cook anything at all.
BUT, I’m happy to report that the stage has passed and I have tons of awesome recipes coming, regularly, your way! Recipes that make my pregnancy cravings happy, like this delicious Broccoli Cheese Quiche!
I love homemade quiche in all of its delicious forms! I love that I usually always have the ingredients I need–eggs, milk, cheese, veggies. And let’s be honest, I usually have a homemade pie crust or two stored in my freezer, begging to be used.
Anything made in a pie crust already has my stomach growling. Homemade pie crusts are so easy and the dough freezes beautifully, so I always make 2 or 3 extras whenever I’m making pie crust. That way I can pull them out on a whim to make quiche, my favorite Chicken Pot Pie, or one of my many favorite homemade pies.
Homemade quiche is also one of the easiest meals to adapt to use whatever you have on had. You can use various kinds of cheese, veggies, and protein (like bacon or ham), depending on what flavors you like. I’ve found that this broccoli cheese quiche has the flavors everyone loves! Fresh broccoli, cheddar and mozzarella cheese, and BACON (unless you want a vegetarian quiche!). What an awesome flavor combination. Start by cooking the bacon in a frying pan until crispy. If you would rather have a vegetarian quiche, you can just skip this step! Then remove the bacon and cook the broccoli, onions, and garlic in the same pan for a couple minutes (You only want the broccoli to be slightly tender!). Add the bacon back to the mixture and then prepare your egg filling. Add the eggs, milk, parmesan cheese and salt and pepper to a bowl and whisk until combined. Next, layer the shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese in the bottom of a warm pre-baked pie crust (saving a little cheese for the topping). Sprinkle the broccoli, bacon, and onion mixture evenly over the top of the cheese. Pour the egg mixture on top and add the remaining cheese. Bake at 35o degrees for about 45 minutes! This quiche can be made ahead of time and quiches make great freezer meals! To make your quiche in advance, make and bake the quiche according to instructions. Allow it to cool completely then either cover it and put it in the fridge for up to 1 day or wrap it really well with a few layers of tinfoil and freeze for up to 2 months. To reheat: Allow the quiche to thaw in the fridge overnight (if frozen) and bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until warmed through.
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