Sausage Quiche
 
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This savory quiche pairs well with a good Pinot Noir.
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Recipe type: Quiche
Cuisine: American
Serves: 4 servings
Ingredients
  • For the crust:
  • Dough for a single crust pie. Use recipe from http://www.artofthepie.com to make an ordinary quiche extraordinary!
  • For the filling:
  • 1 (1-lb.) Fresh lamb, pork, or beef sausage, from the meat market is best, or ground pork sausage
  • ½ cup diced onion
  • ⅓ cup diced green bell pepper
  • 1½ cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
  • 2-4 large eggs
  • 1 cup whole milk
  • Spices such as 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley or dried sage; ¾ teaspoon seasoned salt; ¼ teaspoon garlic salt; ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
  1. Make crust per recipe; chill while preparing quiche.
  2. Preheat oven to 375°.
  3. Brown sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 8 to 10 minutes or until sausage crumbles. Remove from skillet; reserve 1 Tbsp. drippings in skillet.
  4. Sauté onion and bell pepper in hot drippings over medium-high heat 3 minutes or until tender. Stir together cheese, sausage, onion, and bell pepper. Place piecrust shell on a baking sheet, and spoon mixture into piecrust.
  5. Whisk together eggs, milk, and spices; pour over sausage mixture.
  6. Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and set
Recipe by People, Places and Pies at https://peopleplacespies.com/making-sausage-sausage-quiche-smoking-goose-indianapolis/