Mushroom Caramelized Onion Spinach Swiss Quiche Recipes

SPINACH, ONION, AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Place your pie dough into a 9" pie plate and prick the bottom and sides with a fork.
• Pre-bake the pie dough for 12 minutes; remove and set aside and reduce the oven temperature to 350.
• Put the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and warm until the butter is melted. Add onion and cook until wilted and opaque, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and continue to saute until they are golden in color, about 8-10 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook for one minute.
• Add the spinach and saute briefly until just wilted. Allow mixture to cool for about 10 minutes; drain off any water.
• While waiting for the skillet ingredients to cool, whisk together the eggs, heavy cream, salt and pepper; stir in the cheese.
• Combine the vegetable mixture with the egg mixture and pour into the pre-baked crust. Place onto a rimmed cookie sheet and bake for 45-50 minutes or until set. Lightly wrap foil around crust if it starts to get too dark. (I love these crust protectors too!)
• Slice and serve!

MUSHROOM, CARAMELIZED ONION, SPINACH, SWISS QUICHE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• 2. Place your pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate and flute the edges. If desired, brush the edges of the crust with a bit of half-and-half or an egg wash.
• 3. Caramelize the onions in the butter. This means cook slowly on low heat until they are a beautiful golden brown. If you're not using a sweet onion, add a pinch of sugar. Remove to a ramekin. Sauté the mushrooms with thyme in the same pan until all the liquid cooks off. Season with salt and black pepper and let cool.
• 4. In a 4 cup measuring cup, whisk together the eggs and half-and-half in a large bowl. Add a pinch of salt and pepper. Stir in most of the cheddar cheese.
• 5. Place the slices of Swiss cheese in the base of the pie crust. Next layer the baby spinach then the mushrooms. Using tongs drop caramelized onions on top of spinach and mushrooms. Pour egg mixture into pie and stir to distribute evenly. Sprinkle more grated cheddar on top if you have any left.
• 6. Bake the quiche for about 50-60 minutes, or until a knife comes out clean from the center. Check the quiche around 35-40 minutes and if the crust is starting to brown too quickly, cover (just the crust or parts of it) with aluminum foil to protect it. Using a glass pan prevents this from happening. Let rest for 5 minutes before cutting. Serve warm! A salad and a nice Pinot Grigio pairs beautifully!

SPINACH, BACON AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Sprinkle bottom of pastry-lined quiche/tart pan or pie plate with 1 tbsp dry breadcrumbs (this will absorb any excess moisture).
• Place bacon in a large skillet; cook over medium high heat until evenly brown; remove with slotted spoon and drain on paper toweling; set aside.
• With 2 tbsp of the bacon fat, sauté onion and mushrooms until all the liquid released by the mushrooms has evaporated; add spinach and cook 1-2 minutes, just until spinach wilts; add reserved bacon, coriander and nutmeg and season lightly (remember there will be salt in the cheese); place in pastry and top with 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese.
• Beat together cream cheese, eggs and milk; season to taste; carefully pour over quiche and gently shake quiche to distribute custard.
• Bake in preheated oven for 40-50 minutes, or until quiche is golden-brown, sprinkling with 1/2 cup of cheese 10 minutes before quiche is done (put the quiche directly on the oven floor for the last 10-15 minutes of baking to crisp up the crust); cool for 10-15 minutes before serving.