Italian Sausage Broccoli Quiche Recipes

ITALIAN SAUSAGE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in. thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate; flute edge. Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is light golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 375°., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook sausage, onion, green pepper and jalapeno over medium heat until sausage is no longer pink and vegetables are tender, breaking up sausage into crumbles; drain. Spoon into crust and sprinkle with cheese., In a large bowl, whisk remaining ingredients; pour over cheese. Bake until a knife inserted in center comes out clean, 35-40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked quiche. To use, remove from freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Preheat oven to 375°. Place quiche on a baking sheet; cover edge loosely with foil. Bake as directed, increasing time as necessary for a knife inserted in the center to come out clean.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE AND BROCCOLI QUICHE

Steps:

• Fry the sausage links in a skillet. When cooked through, slice thinly and set aside.
• Beat the eggs, cream, salt, pepper and rosemary in a bowl.
• Mix in the sausage, broccoli and cheese, stirring til all ingredients are coated.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Bake at 350 for 45 minutes, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE-BROCCOLI QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a skillet; add sausage, garlic and onions and saute until brown.
• Remove from heat and slice sausage into smaller pieces.
• Arrange meat mixture in the pie crust; add broccoli and 3/4 cup cheese to the pie crust.
• In a bowl, beat together eggs and half-and-half.
• Pour egg mixture slowly over ingredients in pie crust, being careful not to pour above the ridge of the pie pan.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup cheese on top.
• Place in center of preheated 350° oven and bake for 45 minutes.