- prep: 30 min
- cook: 50 min
- total: 1 hr 20 min
Summary
Perfect Quiche has the perfect texture, flavor combination, seasoning and is gorgeous. It makes a terrific meal anytime of the day. Perfect Quiche is so versatile. Add your favorite meats, cheeses, vegetable or herbs to make it your own creation.
Ingredients
- 1 store-bought pie crust (read package directions for pre-baking store-bought crust) or if making homemade pie crust (follow recipe in the Notes section)
- BASIC RECIPE FOR FILLING:
- 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese
- 1/4 c shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Favorite herbs - if available, fresh are best
- 1/2 c onion – sweet yellow or Vidalia - sautéed
- 6 eggs
- 1 1/2 c heavy cream
- 1/4 - 1/2 t nutmeg or 1/8 t grated fresh nutmeg
- 1/2 t white or black pepper
- Optional Ingredients for the 2 different quiches I made)- see Notes*
- (Added ingredients for Prosciutto-Apple Quiche)
- 2 slices Prosciutto – fried crisp
- 1 Gala apple – peeled, cored & diced
- extra slice of crisped Prosciutto for garnishing
- 1/2 t Parisien or Fines herbs or your favorite herbs
- (Added ingredients for Tomato-Basil Quiche)
- Reduce heavy cream to 1 1/4 cup heavy cream due to extra liquid added with tomatoes
- 1 T fresh chopped basil
- 2 med-large fresh tomatoes – extra juice squeezed out, peeled & diced
- Basil leaves & tomato slices for garnishing the top of quiche
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 655 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 56 g 85.83%
- Saturated Fat: 34 g 170.34%
- Trans Fat: 2 g %
- Cholesterol: 171 mg 56.85%
- Sodium: 545 mg 22.7%
- Calcium: 795 mg 79.53%
- Potassium: 745 mg 21.28%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 11 mg 63.26%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 22 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 8 g 30.83%
- Sugar: 7 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 2 g
- Vitamin A 55.68%
- Vitamin C 19.09%
- Vitamin D 18.58%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat10
- Exchange - Fruit0
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch0
- Exchange - Vegetables2
- Exchange - Lean Meat2
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy1 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq