Sausage and Red Pepper Quiche Recipe
This Sausage and Red Pepper Quiche is a delicious and easy quiche recipe that is perfect for breakfast, brunch, and dinner. A flavorful meal full of eggs, cheese, sausage, and red peppers all baked in a flaky crust.
Ingredients
- 1 - 9 inch frozen pie shell
- 3/4 pounds hot or sweet sausage I used sweet turkey sausage
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 1/4 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese shredded
- 3 large eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy cream or half & half
- 1/4 cup milk
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425.
- Bake shell in for 7 min or until it just golden.
- While shell is baking, remove sausage from casings and cook in large skillet. Dice red pepper and add to skillet. Break up sausage and stir until sausage is no longer pink. Drain mixture, discarding excess fat.
- Mix sausage and cheese in a bowl. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Spread the mixture in the bottom of the pie shell.
- Whisk together eggs, half and half and milk in bowl. Pour egg mixture over sausage mixture and bake on baking sheet for 20 minutes.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350 and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes until center of quiche is no longer runny.
Notes
To freeze, prepare and bake quiche. Once it's cooled, cover tightly with plastic wrap or aluminum foil, place in a freezer bag, and freeze for up to 3 months. When ready to serve, remove from freezer and thaw in refrigerator or on the counter. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until warm.