Easy Chicken And Mushroom Quiche Recipe
Do enjoy this Chicken and Mushroom Quiche Recipe as a main-dish with a salad and glass of wine.
Ingredients
- 1 whole unbaked pie crust
1 cup ground chicken (minced chicken)
1 large Portobello mushrooms - sliced thin
½ small onion - sliced thin
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons pesto - homemade is best
6 slices cream cheese - use dental floss to slice
2 medium egg
1 cup milk
1 pinch salt - to taste
1 pinch ground black pepper - to taste
1 pinch nutmeg
Instructions
- Place pie crust in a 9-inch springform cake pan with 2-inch sides. Blind bake for 12 minutes at 400°F.
- Reduce oven to 375°F. Cool crust on a cake rack.
- Sauté mushrooms in butter for 5 minutes, add onions and continue to cook until water dissipates.
- Layer chicken over the bottom of the crust, spread mushrooms and onions over chicken, dot with basil pesto, and top with cream cheese slices.
- Whisk eggs and half-and-half together with salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste.
- Pour batter over filling, sprinkle with a pinch of nutmeg.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes until eggs are set. Cool 15 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition
Calories: 522kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 31gFat: 40gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 322mgSodium: 424mgPotassium: 995mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 1185IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 196mgIron: 2mg
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