This Easy Quiche Recipe starts with a premade pie crust but no one has to know! It’s loaded with ham, cheese and green onions and is the perfect easy breakfast or dinner!
You can really add anything you want to this easy quiche recipe — other vegetables, different cheeses or seasonings — but ham and cheese is our favorite way to do it up. I don’t know about you, but we love eggs for any meal of the day here. We’ll take any excuse to enjoy them for breakfast, lunch or dinner, and this easy quiche recipe definitely bridges the gap between all three. I love keeping my quiche recipes easy, and serving them up with lovely fruit or a beautiful fresh salad!
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There are so many variations on a classic quiche recipe, but I wanted to keep things super simple this time around. We’re starting with a premade, refrigerated pie crust and filling it with all the good stuff!
You can definitely use a premade, frozen pie crust that has already been pressed into a disposable pan if you want to make this quiche even easier, but I like to roll mine out and bake it in one of my own pie plates. That way no one has to know about the shortcuts we took!
Tips for Making This Easy Quiche Recipe:
- This recipe really couldn’t be any easier — start with a premade pie crust, and fill it with your favorite things, plus some eggs and milk.
- A lot of quiche recipes you will find have precooked ingredients and require an extra pan plus additional prep time. We are using cooked, cubed ham and green onions in this recipe to ensure this easy breakfast quiche recipe comes together as quickly as possible!
- Don’t forget to keep an eye on the quiche as it bakes — you don’t want the crust getting too brown on top as the eggs cook! If necessary, cover the outside ring of the crust with a bit of foil to prevent it from browning further.
- If you aren’t a fan of the traditional pie crust, try making a Puff Pastry Quiche or these Easy Mini Quiche made with wonton wrappers!
Can You Make a Quiche Ahead of Time?
You bet! Once baked, cool the quiche for up to two hours on the counter, and then refrigerate. To reheat, cover the quiche with foil and bake for about at 325F (until just heated). Cooling it before refrigerating helps keep the crust a bit crisper.
How Do You Make a Crustless Quiche:
If you’re looking for a gluten-free alternative, or you’re just not a big fan of crust (hey, we all have our own preferences!), you can absolutely skip the crust and just pour the egg mixture right into the pan to make this into a crustless quiche recipe. It’s that easy!
Just don’t forget to grease the pie plate first because eggs can be tough to get out after they’re cooked!
Since you won’t need to watch the crust for signs of doneness, you will just bake a crustless quiche until the eggs are completely set all through the center.
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Easy Quiche Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 refrigerated pie crust
- 6 large eggs
- ¾ cup milk or cream
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup cooked ham chopped
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheese divided
- 3 tablespoons green onions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Unroll pie crust and press into a 9" pie plate, crimping the top edges if desired.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle ham, 1 cup of cheese, and green onions into the pie crust and pour the egg mixture over top. Sprinkle remaining ½ cup cheese on top of egg mixture.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until the center is completely set. Let cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.
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Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Breakfast
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how long do you cook this for with a pre-made, cooked pie crust?
I haven’t tried it so I can’t say for sure. I do worry that this could cause the pie crust to overbake but if you try it, I would love to hear how it turns out!
Love the Quiche! Best I’ve ever tasted. Can you tell me how long to reheat? The number of minutes is minutes is missing in the notes. Thank you!
We find about 15 minutes is a good starting point when reheating. I am so glad you loved this recipe Pamela!
Absolutely great followed instructions to a tee. Easy peasy :)
Perfect! I add fresh spinach and red peppers.
I cut the amount of chese in half. It is too gooey and makes the quiche too runny, at least in my opinion….
So easy to make and so delicious. I make this for an easy dinner and serve with some salad, and then have it the next morning for breakfast. Husband likes to take a piece with him to warm up on the go. We’ve topped it with salsa, sour cream, avocado, or hot sauce. Yum.
Awesomely simple and tasty.
Like most cooks I tweeted it a bit.(turkey sausage instead of ham etc) it came out perfect. Light, fluffy and a sight to behold. I garnished with a little fresh basil
I am so glad you enjoyed this quiche recipe Dan!
super good but no onion or pepper put in supppeeerrrr fluffy eggs yum
Excellent recipe! Family enjoyed the simple ingredients and the cheese!
Will do again
Thank you!
You’re welcome Anita! Glad to hear that your family loves this quiche!
This pie crust is not pre-baked and chilled for 2 hours?
The crust is not pre-cooked and chilled.
Can I add spinach to this recipe❓
That’d be a delicious addition Sandi!
Flavor was good but you must bake the crust first. It is slightly doughy without baking first.
BEST Quiche ever!!!!! I used 1 cup of ham and shredded old cheddar cheese. I also put 2 green onions, sliced.
I cut the ham in cubes and fried it up to dry out the ham and it gave it more of a smoky bacon flavour. DELICIOUS!!!
I’ve made this & it was delicious!!
I had never made a quiche before but I always wanted to. So I did 2 firsts made the quiche with bits of bacon, minced jalapeño and fresh chives and I used pepper Jack cheese, it was delicious and I even sent some home with my cousin. It was the perfect meal. I’ll be making this again and there’s a infinite number of ways to change it up.
The other first was I made a carrot cake which turned out moist & yummy
Super easy and delicious. It’s a crowd pleaser.
I’ve altered this recipe slightly lately to stay in-line with some health goals. I’m using half egg whites and half whole eggs, reduced fat cheese, and fat free cream. Still delicious.
What cheese is best for quiche
We love swiss or cheddar.
Made my his for my husband,l had never made it before now l make it a least twice a week ♥️
He love’s it
Very tasty recipe. Easy to count carbs for diabetic use.
Will use this recipe a lot. Made with no crust. So delete the crust from the recipe.
Thank you!
You are so very welcome Lea!
I’ve done this receipe many times and just love it. Very easy & quick. Even my 13 year old granddaughter loves to make this…!!