Healthy Cheese Onion Quiche Recipes

HEALTHY CHEESE & ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat your oven to 180/340
• Fry your onions in the oil on a low heat until soft and caramelized - add a little water if the onions start sticking to the pan. Don't let the onions burn
• In a large bowl, whisk your eggs. Add the Ricotta cheese and combine both until you have a smooth mixture and the Ricotta has fully combined with the eggs. Season with salt and pepper well
• Add your shredded cheese (leaving a handful of cheese for the top) and mix well
• Line a square baking pan with parchment paper and oil if needed
• Place half your cooked inion on the bottom, then add the quiche mixture
• Then put the rest of the onions onto the mixture evenly
• Cover the top with the remaining cheddar cheese
• Bake for 20-25 minutes. The quiche is cooked and ready to come out of the oven when the top is ever so slightly wobbly. If it look wet, put it back in the oven and check at 5 minute intervals
• Leave your quiche to cool down and the slice and serve, or slice and store

ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Over medium-low heat melt butter in a large saucepan. Add onions and cook slowly, stirring occasionally, until onions are soft.
• In a small bowl, beat together eggs and cream. Stir in cheese. Spread onions in bottom of pastry shell. Pour egg mixture over onions.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until eggs have set.

BACON, CHEESE, AND CARAMELIZED ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crispy, about 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels. Let cool 10 minutes. Crumble and set aside.
• Roll out pastry crust into a circle using a lightly floured rolling pin. Line a 9-inch pie pan with crust. Prick holes into the base of the dough using a fork.
• Bake crust in the preheated oven on the middle rack for 15 minutes.
• Remove pastry crust from the oven. Brush crust with beaten egg. Return crust to the oven and bake 5 minutes more.
• Heat butter in a pan over medium heat and stir in onion. Cook and stir until onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and continue cooking and stirring until onion is very tender and dark brown, about 40 minutes more.
• Whisk 2 eggs together in a bowl using a fork. Add sour cream and cream cheese and beat using an electric mixer until well combined. Beat in salt and pepper.
• Spread caramelized onions with remaining butter onto pastry crust. Sprinkle with 1/2 the Cheddar cheese. Place crumbled bacon evenly over the top. Pour egg mixture over bacon. Top with remaining Cheddar cheese.
• Bake quiche in the preheated oven until golden and fluffy, about 30 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes before serving.

CHEESE AND ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• PASTRY CRUST:
• Sift the all purpose flour into a mixing bowl.
• Combine with the corn oil, butter and a dash of salt.
• Mix well until the texture resembles bread crumbs.
• Add the cold water, and mix well to form a dough.
• Knead lightly and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• FILLING:
• Chop the onions into cubes.
• In a frying pan, saute the onions in butter.
• Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs well.
• Add the cream and grated gruyere cheese and mix well.
• QUICHE:
• Roll out the pastry dough in an 8-inch round baking dish.
• Spread the fried onions on the bottom of the pastry crust.
• Pour in the egg and cheese mixture.
• Bake in a preheated oven for approximately half an hour, until the filling has set.
• Temperature of oven should be set at 400 degrees.
• Garnish with chopped chives or parsley.

CHEESE AND ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• place the flour, oats and salt in a mixing bowl and rub in the margarine until the mixture resembles bread-crumbs.
• add the water and mix to a firm dough.
• turn onto floured surface and need lightly until smooth.
• roll out and use to line a 20 inch flan dish.
• chill for 15 minutes.
• meanwhile make the filling.
• heat the oil in a pan; add the onions and fry gently till transparent.
• mix the eggs and milk together, then stir in the cheese and onions salt and pepper to taste.
• pour into flan case and bake in a preheated oven, 190 or 375, for 30-35 minutes.
• serve hot or cold with salad.

SWISS CHEESE 'N' ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• Spread 1 tablespoon butter over bottom of pastry shell; set aside. In a skillet, saute onion in remaining butter until tender. Spread in pastry shell. Toss Swiss cheese with flour; sprinkle over onion. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, cream and salt. Pour evenly over cheese., Bake, uncovered, at 400° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 325°; bake 30-35 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

SAGE ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onions in butter until tender; drain. Stir in sage and thyme. Spoon into pastry shell. Sprinkle with cheese. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, milk, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Pour over cheese., Bake at 425° for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°; bake 20-25 minutes longer or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Freeze option: Securely wrap and freeze cooled quiche in plastic wrap and foil. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Unwrap quiche; reheat in oven until heated through and a thermometer inserted in center reads 165°.