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 single pie crust unbaked
- 6 large eggs
- ¾ cup milk or cream
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup cubed cooked ham
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese divided
- 3 tablespoons sliced 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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After reading reviews and other recipes, I used 5 eggs and 1 cup of half and half. For filling I used what i had in the fridge…one small shredded chicken breast, sautéed some baby spinach, fresh chives and shredded cheddar. It cooked perfectly in 40 minutes. So very delicious!! Amazed how perfectly the crust cooked both on the bottom and edges. Thank you! Will make it again with various fillings! Yay!
I’ve made this twice recently because it’s the absolute best quiche I’ve ever eaten, although I did make a couple of additions. I sauteed fresh spinach, a small can of mushrooms (because I didn’t have any fresh ones on hand the first time I made it), and the ham in a little olive oil. I put this mixture in the bottom of the pie shell (using a deep dish pie plate) and followed the recipe otherwise. I used 1/2 cup heavy cream plus 1/4 cup 2% milk for the 3/4 cup milk or cream. WOW! I think the green onions are key to this amazing dish. Thanks, again, Holly! Another dish added to my rotation. I sure do appreciate you!
Those sound like delicious additions Shannon! Glad you enjoyed it.
Way too salty! I didn’t even add the meat. Used jack cheese. The batter didn’t even fill a deep dish pie crust which was fine but yuck. I couldn’t handle the salt and I’m sure I measured correctly.
Very easy and good flavor. Put sausage in instead of ham. Nice change of pace and my picky family enjoyed it. Will make again.
I love your recipe! As i first time quiche maker I was a little scared.. I made eight quiches at once. I premeasured meat portions using leftover Easter ham, bacon, shrimp and chicken. I measured out portions of brown onion, chopped olives spinach, and sun dried tomatoes As i prepared each one I chose one meat with one vegetable
I used whipping cream which I beat to a peak before adding the eggs, making two pies at a time, It made the quiche come out light and fluffy.
They all came out perfect! My disabled neighbors all loved getting something warm for dinner.
That is a great idea Pat! So glad this recipe worked well for you. That is so sweet of you to share!
Re-heat for how long?
Hi JR, if reheating from the fridge it will take about 15 mins in a 325°F oven. From the freezer, it will take a bit longer.
This recipe looks delicious!!
Can’ wait to make Quiche but have to be able to get ingredients.
This quiche recipe looks really good. Can’t wait to try it!
The Easy Quiche was easy to prepare and delicious!!
So quick & easy. Turned out great. Our teenage boys loved it. Great weeknight meal is this & a salad. Thx
Great Quiche.
I used sharp cheddar, Parmesan. and Swiss cheese. Sauteed the diced ham and onions and added fresh parsley. instead of milk I used heavy cream Perfect and full of flavor
Thanks :)
Still undercooked @ 50 minutes :[
Sorry to hear that Sunny, this recipe has turned out great for so many of our readers. Was your oven set to 375°F?
This was great! So easy too. Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your delicious recipe. I followed as written and it is perfect!
Making mine a crust less quiche with broccoli snap peas carrots and Mexican blend cheese and fresh Parmesan cheese.. my son ( who currently lives with me and his fiancé) love healthy food so we’re having quiche for dinner tonight!!
I’m thinking about making this with broccoli also – did you pre-steam/ cook your broccoli at all?
After years of wanting to try making quiche.. I always felt intimidated. I found your recipe and decided to make for my daughter and her bf when they came over to join my husband and I for brunch. It was a hit!!!!! I made no changes to the recipe except no ham and added mushroom and spinach. Look forward to making other ingredient combinations in future quiches! Thanks!
So glad this worked out well for you Maria!
Great recipe ❤️So easy and tasty
Turned out great! I used Jarlsberg, chopped bacon, onion, pre-cooked sliced mushrooms (air fryer!) to avoid wateriness, and thinly sliced mini peppers. It only took my quiche 30 minutes at 375*. A hit all around.
My first quiche and my husband had two pieces. It was yummy.
Looking forward to you recipes