Quiche
€4.42 │ €1.10 per portion │ Serves 6 │ 45-60mins │ France
A homely, delicious classic. Quiches are flexible, filling, and simple to make. From favourites like quiche lorraine to vegetables like leek and courgette, there's so much you can do with a tasty quiche!
Explore our flexible base recipe and ideas for great ingredient combinations to suit any week's meal plan.
What to serve it with?
Quiche is like a meal on its own, so serve it with simple sides. A fresh salad or couscous goes great.
How to use in a meal plan
Good home economics is using ingredients smartly - and that saves money and cuts food waste. A meal plan is a great way to do this.
A quiche is a great way to use up an extra ingredients at the end of the week. You can put a lot of things in a quiche. While it takes a while to cook, all that time is hands off - the actual preparation is very simple. Given that it is easy to make a large quiche, it is a great dish to make when you are short on emergency meals. Freeze extra portions and avoid needing a last-minute, expensive takeaway!
Leftovers
Spoonfeed meal plans save you money by using the economy of scale. Making dinner also your leftover lunch avoids spending money and extra time cooking!
It's easy to make a big quiche, and that's good because it's perfect for leftovers - quiche is great both cold or reheated in the microwave/oven.
Utensils
- Sauté pan + lid
- Retractable quiche/cake tin (~28cm and deep)
- Whisk
Base Ingredients
- 230g shortcrust pastry
- 30g butter
- 20cl cream
- 20cl milk
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp nutmeg
Quiches are easy to customise. Here are some ideas:
- Courgette: Sauté 1 sliced courgette in butter until browning +€0.98
- Leek, cheese & onion: Sauté diced onion until soft. Add 1 sliced leek. After 5 mins, cover with a lid and simmer for 10 mins. Fry off water, finish with 1 tbsp butter. Add to pastry, top with cheese +€1.28
- Bacon lardons: Quiche lorraine! Simply fry 200g lardons +€2.29
- Salmon & broccoli: Steam/boil 200g broccoli for 3-5 minutes and pan-fry 250g flaked salmon until just pink +€5.78
Method
- Butter and flour a deep quiche tin with butter and flour. Roll out shortcrust pastry to cover the bottom and sides, including a lip over the top of the pan to allow space for shrinkage. Poke holes in the bottom with a fork. Blind bake for 12-15 minutes at 180 degrees until turning just golden. When ready, set it aside.
- Meanwhile, prepare your fillings. Either cook them and set them aside, or while they cook/simmer you can whisk eggs and cream together. Season with nutmeg, salt, pepper.
- With the pastry pre-baked, spoon your fillings onto the base. Pour over the eggs and cream mixture, then bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden-brown and just set on top.
- Leave to sit for at least 5 minutes before cutting. During this time, you can prepare any fresh sides such as a simple salad. When ready, cut and serve.
- Enjoy!