Deep Dish Spinach & Cheddar Quiche

Name: Deep Dish Spinach and Cheddar Quiche
Cook time: P1H10M
Total time: P2H
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: sour cream; milk; eggs; cheddar cheese; spinach; yellow onion; garlic; dill weed, dried; oregano; cayenne pepper; nutmeg; kosher salt; black pepper; pie shell (9 inch)

Submitted by lynn in ma

This fluffy deep dish quiche is so easy to prepare. Substitute non-fat sour cream or mayonnaise and reduced fat Cheddar cheese to lighten it up.

YIELD

8 servings

PREP

20 min

COOK

70 min

READY

2 hrs

Ingredients

CUP SOUR CREAM
or mayonnaise

CUP MILK
I use 1%, but any can be used

EACH EGGS
extra large or jumbo, lightly beaten

OUNCES CHEDDAR CHEESE
extra sharp, shredded

OUNCES SPINACH
frozen chopped, thawed and squeezed dry

MEDIUM YELLOW ONION
chopped

CLOVE GARLIC
minced

TEASPOON DILL WEED, DRIED *

TEASPOON OREGANO
dried

⅛

TEASPOON CAYENNE PEPPER
Optional

⅛

TEASPOON NUTMEG
ground (optional)

X KOSHER SALT
to taste *

X BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

INCH PIE SHELL (9 INCH)
deep dish, unbaked

Directions

Preheat oven to 400℉ (200℃). Line a baking sheet with foil.
Sauté onions and garlic in a little olive or vegetable oil for 3 minutes; stir in the spinach and all seasonings; remove from heat and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together the sour cream and milk until smooth. Whisk in the eggs. Layer spinach mixture and shredded Cheddar in pie shell in two (2) additions. Pour in egg mixture. Place on baking sheet and cover with lightly-sprayed foil.
Bake, covered, for 50 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 15 to 20 minutes, until top is golden and filling is set.

Let sit on rack for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.