Ingredients
Frozen pie crust
Frozen chopped spinache
3/4 Cup of 1/4" diced Cheese (Gruyere is traditional in quiche Lorraine; I also love this easy quiche recipe with sharp white cheddar.)
1 Cup Diced Ham
Eggs (5 large eggs to 3/4 cup liquid is my ideal ratio for quiche. It leads to a savory egg custard with nice consistency that can hold up to a heap of tasty fillings.)
Milk (see ratio above)
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
1/4 tsp Hot Sauce
1/4 tsp Black Pepper
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 375F. Thaw and drain the spinach.
Make your crust: Place the pie dish on a baking sheet and bake for 3 minutes. Remove it from the oven, prick it all over with the tines of a fork, then return to the oven and bake until light golden, about 10 minutes more. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
Prepare the Filling: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and Tabasco.
Squeeze and blot more water out of the spinach (you want it as dry as possible), then scatter it evenly over the bottom of the blind-baked crust. Sprinkle the ham, cheese, and onion over the top of the spinach.
Carefully Pour the egg filling over the top.
Bake the Quiche: Bake the quiche on the baking sheet, until a knife inserted 1 inch from the edge of the crust comes out clean and the center is set, about 40 to 50 minutes. If at any point the crust begins to brown more than you would like, protect it with foil or a pie crust shield. Let the baked quiche rest for 5 to 10 minutes, then slice and serve.
Meal Prep Tip: Prebake the crust up to 1 day in advance. Squeeze out the spinach, dice the ham and cheese, and stir together the eggs, milk, and seasonings. Store each separately in the refrigerator. Assemble just before baking.
More Fillings to Try - Use this easy quiche recipe as a guide for any of your favorite fillings.
A few ideas:
Bacon Quiche. Use cooked, crumbled bacon (Air Fryer Bacon is a quick way to prep it) instead of ham (or try a combo!) with cheddar cheese.
Easy Quiche Lorraine. Omit the spinach (or keep it for a less traditional, but yummy and more nutritious spin); use Gruyere for the cheese and bacon in place of ham.
Vegetarian Easy Quiche. For a vegetable quiche recipe, omit the ham or swap it for a different sautéed, grilled, or roasted vegetable (as this Sweet Potato Quiche can attest, Roasted Sweet Potatoes are especially tasty in quiche). Top with Parmesan cheese. Or try this delicious Broccoli Quiche.
Ham Broccoli Quiche. Swap the spinach for chopped Roasted Broccoli.
Mushroom Quiche. Replace the ham or the spinach with sautéed mushrooms or diced Grilled Portobello Mushrooms.
Feta + Anything. Take it from this Spinach Feta Quiche: feta in quiche is delicious and can pair with just about any other filling ingredient
Storage Tips
To Store. Refrigerate quiche in an airtight storage container for up to 3 days.
To Reheat. Rewarm leftovers in a pie dish in the oven at 350 degrees F or gently in the microwave.
To Freeze. You can freeze a quiche. Wrap the quiche tightly in plastic wrap and freeze in an airtight, freezer-safe storage container for up to 3 months. Let thaw overnight in the refrigerator before reheating.