Italian Sausage Quiche
This isn't traditional Italian but it is sure packed with Italian flavours! This must be made using Italian sausages as it is a key flavouring component for the filling.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 10 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- Oil spray
- 1 1/2 sheets frozen shortcut pastry ((Note 1), thawed OR one 9"/23cm ready made pie crust)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves (, minced)
- 1 small onion (, diced (brown, white, yellow))
- 12 oz / 350g Italian sausages (, casings removed)
- 6 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tbsp dried Mixed Italian Herbs ((Note 2))
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese ((or tasty, provolone, monterey jack or any other flavoured melting cheese))
- 2/3 cup cherry tomatoes (, halved and seeds scooped out)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
- 2
Lightly spray a 9"/23cm quiche flan or pie dish with oil.
- 3
Line with the pastry, trimming the excess. Use the extra 1/2 sheet to fill in any gaps as 1 sheet of pastry is slightly too small for a standard flan. Press to seal well.
- 4
Cover pastry with parchment (baking) paper, then fill with raw rice or dried beans to weigh it down.
- 5
Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, then remove parchment paper and rice/beans. Return to the oven for a further 10 minutes until golden. Remove from oven.
- 6
Prepare Filling
- 7
Assemble And Bake Quiche