Mushroom Onion Quiche Recipes

CARAMELIZED ONION, MUSHROOM AND GRUYERE QUICHE WITH OAT CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Spray a 9-inch pie dish with cooking spray.
• To prepare the crust, put the oats, flour and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse 3 times to combine. Add the butter and pulse about 12 times, until you get a pebbly course texture. Add the buttermilk and pulse 3 to 5 times more to combine. Form the mixture into a ball and place it between 2 large pieces of waxed paper. Roll out into a circle about 10 inches in diameter.
• Remove the top sheet of waxed paper. Transfer the crust, still on the other piece of waxed paper to the pie dish, then remove the waxed paper from the top. Press the crust gently into the dish. Bake for 9 minutes, then let cool.
• To prepare the filling, heat 2 teaspoons of oil in a large nonstick pan over a medium-low heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and caramelized, about 20 minutes. Transfer the onions to a bowl. Add the remaining 2 teaspoons of oil to the pan and heat over a medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring occasionally, until they have released their water and begin to brown, about 6 minutes. Add the onions back to the pan, stir in the salt, pepper, mustard and thyme.
• In a medium bowl whisk together the eggs, egg whites and evaporated milk.
• Sprinkle the cheese into the pie crust. Top with the mushroom-onion mixture and pour the egg mixture on top. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake for 35 minutes or until knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting into 6 wedges and serving.
• Excellent source of: Protein, Riboflavin, Phosphorus, Selenium
• Good source of: Vitamin A, Niacin, Vitamin D, Pantothenic Acid, Calcium, Iodine, Iron, Potassium

QUICHE WITH MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450° for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce heat to 350°., In a large skillet, saute the mushrooms, onion and red pepper in butter until mushrooms are tender. Drain and set aside. In a large bowl, combine cheese and flour. Stir in the milk, eggs, savory, salt and cayenne until blended. Stir in mushroom mixture. Pour into crust., Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean (cover edges loosely with foil if needed to prevent overbrowning). Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

MOOSEWOOD SWISS CHEESE AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Cover bottom of crust with swiss cheese.
• In a frying pan, melt butter and saute onions until soft and translucent.
• Add mushrooms, a dash or two of thyme and salt and pepper to taste and saute for 5 more minutes or until cooked through.
• Spoon veggies over cheese in pie crust.
• In a medium bowl, beat all of the custard ingredients together until thoroughly mixed.
• Pour custard over mushroom layer until pie is full (there might be some left over).
• Sprinkle paprika over the top and cook in a 375* oven for 40-45 minutes.

MUSHROOM QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450° for 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Remove from the oven; reduce heat to 375°., Meanwhile, in a small skillet, saute mushrooms and onions in butter until tender. In a large bowl, beat the eggs, cream and pepper. Using a slotted spoon, transfer mushrooms and onions to egg mixture. Stir in cheese and bacon. , Pour into crust. Cover edges loosely with foil. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting. Freeze option: Cover and freeze unbaked quiche. To use, remove from freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Preheat oven to 375°. Place quiche on a baking sheet; cover edge loosely with foil. Bake as directed, increasing time as necessary for a knife inserted in the center to come out clean.

SPINACH, ONION, AND MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425.
• Place your pie dough into a 9" pie plate and prick the bottom and sides with a fork.
• Pre-bake the pie dough for 12 minutes; remove and set aside and reduce the oven temperature to 350.
• Put the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat and warm until the butter is melted. Add onion and cook until wilted and opaque, about 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and continue to saute until they are golden in color, about 8-10 minutes.
• Add the garlic and cook for one minute.
• Add the spinach and saute briefly until just wilted. Allow mixture to cool for about 10 minutes; drain off any water.
• While waiting for the skillet ingredients to cool, whisk together the eggs, heavy cream, salt and pepper; stir in the cheese.
• Combine the vegetable mixture with the egg mixture and pour into the pre-baked crust. Place onto a rimmed cookie sheet and bake for 45-50 minutes or until set. Lightly wrap foil around crust if it starts to get too dark. (I love these crust protectors too!)
• Slice and serve!

MUSHROOM AND SUNDRIED TOMATO QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180C). Lightly spray with cooking oil in a ceramic Baking Pie Dish (preferably a 9-inch), and set aside.
• COOK THE VEGGIES: In a non-stick skillet, over medium heat, heat olive oil, add onions and garlic, and sauté them until softened about 3 to 5 minutes. Add the mushrooms and crushed red pepper, stirring occasionally, cooking the mushrooms until all the moisture has disappeared about 5 minutes.
• Turn off heat. Stir in the salt, sundried tomatoes, and dried parsley. Transfer to a small bowl and allow to cool completely, or pop into the fridge to speed up things.
• WHISK THE INGREDIENTS: In a medium-size bowl, whisk eggs, half & half, Parmesan cheese until well combined. Stir in the mozzarella cheese. Next, fold in the mushroom mixture and stir until well combined. Set aside.
• Remove 1 frozen pie crust from your freezer. Allow to warm up to room temperature for 2 - 3 minutes. Using your hands to gently loosen at the edges of the crust and push off the crust to remove it from the silver tray it comes in, and place the frozen pie crust directly into your prepared ceramic baking pie dish. Don't worry if you broke it, it will bake and fuse itself together. NOTE: Save the silver tray for reheating leftovers the next day.
• Pour the entire mixture into the pie crust.
• Place the quiche on the center rack of the oven and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. The center of the quiche must be firm when you lightly shake it and the top should be golden brown.
• Remove from oven and allow to sit and rest for 10 to 15 minutes before serving. QUICK NOTE: The quiche will puff up like a soufflé, but then it will deflate as it cools down.
• Serves 6 to 8

ONION, BACON, MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400° F degrees.
• Melt the butter in a heavy nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Saute onions and mushrooms for 5 minutes, or until tender, remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
• Wisk the eggs, milk and nutmeg in another bowl. Add cheese and stir to combine.
• Spray a deep dish pie pan with non-stick spray and pour egg and cheese mixture into dish and add diced bacon, onion and mushrooms.
• Bake for 25-35 minutes or until center is set.

TRANSFORMED SPINACH MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Fit pie crust into a 9-inch pie dish.
• Whisk eggs, milk, parsley, garlic, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg in a bowl.
• Gently combine spinach, mushrooms, onion, and feta cheese in a separate bowl. Spread spinach-mushroom mixture in the prepared pie dish; top with half the Swiss cheese.
• Pour egg mixture evenly over the filling, swirling egg mixture in bowl to spread seasonings through the eggs; top the quiche with remaining Swiss cheese. Place quiche on a baking sheet.
• Bake in preheated oven until the quiche is lightly puffed and browned, 45 to 50 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the filling should come out clean. Cool for 30 minutes before serving.

SPINACH, MUSHROOM, ONION QUICHE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. If you have a baking stone, put it on the rack to preheat.
• 2. Line a 9-inch deep dish pie pan with crust, flute edges high to hold possible overflow during baking. Refrigerate crust 30 minutes or more. Crust should be cold when the quiche goes into the oven to prevent its sliding down.
• 3. Heat a good sized skillet. When pan is hot, add butter. When butter is melted, add sliced onions. Sauté until they start to brown. Add mushrooms and continue to sauté and stir until all is well browned. Remove from heat.
• 4. Cook chopped spinach in a saucepan in water until heated through (water boils) stirring to break up any frozen parts. Drain water from spinach in a sieve and press spinach to dry well. Add spinach to pan with mushrooms and onion. Stir to mix in uniformly.
• 5. Add Swiss cheese to pan with vegetables and stir to a uniform distribution of ingredients.
• 6. Put vegetable and cheese mixture into pie crust and spread out evenly.
• 7. Add milk to well beaten eggs and whisk a bit to fully incorporate. Add salt and pepper to taste. Pour milk and egg mixture over vegetables in pie pan. It should fill to top, but don't go over. You might want to set quiche in a sheet pan/jelly roll pan to catch any overflow.
• 8. Place on preheated baking stone in the oven. Bake about 50-60 minutes, checking frequently, until crust is nicely browned and center of quiche is set. Cool on rack.

SPINACH & MUSHROOM QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a 9-inch pie pan with cooking spray; set aside.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; swirl to coat the pan. Add mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, about 8 minutes. Add onion and garlic; cook, stirring often, until softened and tender, about 5 minutes. Add spinach; cook, tossing constantly, until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Whisk eggs, milk, half-and-half, mustard, thyme, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Fold in the mushroom mixture and cheese. Spoon into the prepared pie pan. Bake until set and golden brown, about 30 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes; slice. Garnish with thyme and serve.