Ham and Cheese Quiche Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 ready made pie crust
• 4 oz Gruyère cheese
• 4 oz provolone cheese
• 4 oz deli ham
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 tbsp mustard
• 4 eggs
• 1.25 cup light cream
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp black pepper
• 2 tsp butter

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Peel and chop onions and add the butter in a small bowl. Cover the bowl with a plastic wrap and microwave for 1 and a half minutes. Set aside to cool.
3. Shred the gruyere cheese and the provolone cheese. Place in a separate bowl and set aside.
4. Cut the deli ham into 1 quarter inch bits. And get the premade frozen pie crust in the fridge.
5. Divide the shredded cheese into 3 small piles and sprinkle one pile into the bottom of the pie crust.
6. Add half of the onion mixture and half the ham.
7. Sprinkle another pile of cheese and add the rest of the onion mixture and the ham. Top it with the remaining pile of cheese.
8. To make the custard, whisk together the light cream, eggs, mustard, salt and black pepper in a mixing bowl until mixture is a lemon yellow color.
9. Place the quiche on a baking sheet and pour the egg mixture on top of the filling very slowly. Fill the crust just above its rim.
10. Bake for 50 minutes. When baked for 20 minutes, cover the edges of the pie with tin foil.
11. The quiche is cook when it is colored golden. Let it rest for 15 minutes to cool.
12. Serve with steamed vegetables and rice.

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