Best Country Cheese Onion Quiche Recipes

COUNTRY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain (reserving 1 tablespoon of grease) crumble bacon and set aside. Heat reserved bacon grease in skillet and saute onion until soft.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, milk, flour, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper. Add bacon, onion, mozzarella and cheddar cheese; mix well. Pour mixture into pie crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until lightly brown on top and firm in the middle. Serve warm.

CHEESE AND ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• Prepare a homemade or store-bought crust in advance so it can be chilled and partially baked (up to 3 days in advance).
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Place crust in ungreased quiche, pie or tart dish.
• Cover with parchment paper to fill mold. Fill dish with pie weights (or beans).
• Bake 15 minutes or until edges are slightly golden. Remove parchment and pie weights. Using a fork, prick holes and bake 7 minutes until bottom of crust appears set and no longer wet. Remove from oven and allow to cool (or cover and refrigerate if making ahead) before filling.
• Reduce oven to 350°F.
• Optional: Caramelize onion on the stovetop. Add oil and onion to a pan over medium heat stirring occasionally, sauté for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and continue to stir for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and drain excess oil.
• In a large mixing bowl or stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, beat eggs, cream, salt and pepper 1 minute on high or until well combined.
• Whisk in onion, gruyere, salt and pepper.
• Pour filling into crust. Tent or use a pie crust shield to prevent over browning. Bake until edges are set (about 35-40 minutes). Center should be slightly jiggly when you tap on the edge of the dish. Do not overbake.
• Allow to cool 10-15 minutes before slicing to serve. Optional: Garnish with herbs or cheeses. Serve warm or at room temperature.

OLD COUNTRY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a 9 inch quiche dish with the pastry and flute the edges. Fill with dry beans and bake for 15 minutes or until light brown. Discard the beans and cool on a rack.
• Meanwhile, in a 6 inch nonstick skillet, melt the butter over moderately high heat. Add the onion and saute for 5 minutes or until soft and then transfer to a medium size bowl. Toss with the cheese, bacon and flour. Spread in the pie crust.
• In the same bowl, whisk the eggs with the milk, salt and nutmeg. Pour over the pie mixture and bake, uncovered for 35 minutes or until the center is set.

CHEESE AND ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• PASTRY CRUST:
• Sift the all purpose flour into a mixing bowl.
• Combine with the corn oil, butter and a dash of salt.
• Mix well until the texture resembles bread crumbs.
• Add the cold water, and mix well to form a dough.
• Knead lightly and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• FILLING:
• Chop the onions into cubes.
• In a frying pan, saute the onions in butter.
• Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs well.
• Add the cream and grated gruyere cheese and mix well.
• QUICHE:
• Roll out the pastry dough in an 8-inch round baking dish.
• Spread the fried onions on the bottom of the pastry crust.
• Pour in the egg and cheese mixture.
• Bake in a preheated oven for approximately half an hour, until the filling has set.
• Temperature of oven should be set at 400 degrees.
• Garnish with chopped chives or parsley.

CHEESE AND ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees and place baking sheet in oven to warm.
• Cook white part of the onions in oil until soft, about 4 minutes. Allow to cool.
• Mix the flour with the salt and cut into the butter until the mixture looks like meal. Add just enough ice water to make a stiff dough. Roll out and put it into the bottom of a 8 inch quiche pan( pie plate will work too).
• Mix the green part of the onions with the white. Add half the grated cheese and spread over bottom of pan.
• Beat the eggs into the milk and pour over onions and cheese.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese and paprika.
• Place the quiche on the warmed baking sheet and cook for ten minutes.
• Lower temperature to 375 degrees and bake 25-30 minutes, until just set.
• Allow to stand 10 minutes, cut and serve.

COUNTRY QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a large skillet, cook the sausage until browned and cooked through, about 10 minutes. Then remove with a slotted spoon and reserve.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk the baking powder, tomatoes and eggs together. Add the cooked sausage and the cheese to the egg mixture and stir together with a large spoon. Add salt and pepper and divide the mixture between both unbaked pie shells. Bake until the filling is set, about 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.