Make Ahead Chicken Quiche Recipes

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bake crust for 10 minutes or until the bottom is slightly browned. Cool slightly.
• Cook onions in melted butter until soft. Cool slightly, then whisk together with milk, eggs, flour, seasonings, and 3/4 cup cheddar cheese. Set aside.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup cheddar cheese over bottom of crust. Layer chicken and broccoli over the cheese, then pour egg mixture over all.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 35-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. You may want to cover the crust edges with foil for the first 20 minutes.

EASY CHICKEN QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie dish with cooking spray.
• Line the prepared pie dish with puff pastry, covering base and sides. Trim excess pastry. Brush bottom with Dijon mustard.
• Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped green onions and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute more. Mix in chicken, and cook for 1 minute more.
• Whisk eggs, heavy cream, salt, nutmeg, ground black pepper, and Italian seasoning together in a bowl.
• Layer 1/2 of the Gouda cheese over the puff pastry and top with chicken mixture. Pour in egg mixture. Sprinkle the remaining Gouda cheese on top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set and golden, about 25 minutes.

MAKE AHEAD QUICHE

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, toss the flour with the grated cheese. Evenly spread the cheese over the bottom of the pie crust. Top the cheese with the diced ham.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half, salt, pepper and dry mustard. Stir in the green onions. Pour the egg mixture over the ham and cheese.
• Cover the unbaked quiche with plastic wrap, then with foil, sealing the edges well. Place the prepared quiche in the freezer.
• When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Do not thaw the quiche!
• Remove the foil and plastic wrap. Place the foil around the edges of the crust to prevent burning.
• Place the frozen quiche in the oven and bake for about 1 hour, or until the filling is set and the crust is golden brown.
• To cook the quiche immediately (without freezing first), preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.

MAKE AHEAD QUICHE WITH BACON, CHEESE AND SPINACH

Steps:

• In a small bowl, toss the flour with the grated cheese. Spread evenly over the bottom of the pie crust, reserve a handful to sprinkle over the top of the quiche before freezing.
• Cover the unbaked quiche first with plastic wrap and then a layer of foil. Be sure to seal the edges firmly. Carefully place the quiche in the freezer.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Retrieve the frozen quiche from the freezer and do not thaw!
• Remove the foil and plastic wrap from the quiche and place it on a baking sheet. Wrap foil around the edges of the crust to prevent over browning or burning. Or you could use a 9-inch pie crust protector shield.
• Bake the frozen quiche for about 1 hour, or until the filling is set and the crust is golden brown.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until the filling is set and the crust is golden brown.

MAKE-AHEAD CHICKEN QUICHE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 400.
• Mix chicken, bell pepper, onion and 1/3 the cheese together. Sprinkle into pie crust.
• Whisk eggs, milk,sour cream and salt and pepper together. Pour over the chicken mixture in the pie crust.
• Top with reserved cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes on rimmed baking sheet.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350 for 20 minutes.
• Total cooking time 50 minutes.
• Let rest for 30 minutes before serving or refrigerate and reheat.
• Quiche can be frozen prior to baking or after baking; baking first may make the quiche a little easier to maneuver in the freezer. To freeze quiche before baking: Place quiche on a tray or baking pan and freeze until firm. Wrap with freezer paper or heavy-duty (or double thickness) aluminium foil or slide quiche into a freezer bag. Seal, label and freeze for up to one month. When ready to serve, remove from freezer. Do not thaw. Unwrap and bake as usual, adding 10 to 20 minutes extra time. To freeze quiche after baking: Proceed as above. Do not thaw before reheating. Remove wrap and bake in a preheated 350°F oven for about 25 minutes, or until heated through.

CHICKEN AND BROCCOLI QUICHE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook chicken and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in broccoli. Divide among pastry shells., In a small bowl, combine the remaining ingredients. Pour over chicken mixture. , Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

MAKE AHEAD QUICHE

Steps:

• If using refrigerated roll out crust, roll it out into a 9 inch pie plate. If using a frozen crust set it out on the counter.
• Evenly spoon or otherwise place sausage, hash browns, and cheese into pie crust.
• In medium bowl place eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Beat with a fork until well blended. Pour over ingredients in pie crust.
• Bake at 350 for 40-45 minutes or until lightly browned on top. Quiche might still have a tiny bit of jiggle in the middle but it will set once you take it out.
• Serve warm immediately or allow to fully cool, wrap in foil, and store in fridge for quick heat up meals throughout the week.