ASPARAGUS CHEDDAR QUICHE

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Make and share this Asparagus Cheddar Quiche recipe from Food.com.

Provided by silky

Categories     Savory Pies

Time 55m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 partially baked 10 inch pastry shells
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons butter
1 onion, finely chopped
1/4 cup fresh dill, finely chopped (or 1 tsp dried, crumbled)
1 lb cooked asparagus, stems coarsely chopped,tips kept in 2 inch long pieces
1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese, grated
3 eggs
2 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups milk
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
nutmeg
cayenne pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Brush partially baked pastry shell with mustard.
  • Set aside.
  • Melt butter.
  • Cook onion until tender but do not brown.
  • Combine onion with dill, chopped asparagus stems and cheese.
  • Spoon evenly into pastry shell.
  • Arrange asparagus tips decoratively around quiche.
  • Beat eggs with yolks.
  • Add milk, salt, pepper, nutmeg and cayenne.
  • Pour over asparagus and cheese.
  • Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until just set.
  • Cool 10 minutes before serving.

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