Breakfast/Brunch Quiche

I love entertaining and baking and making great food for friends & family but I hate being in the kitchen for hours, sweating and my feet killing me, and missing out on great conversations with my guests that are visiting!

When I have guests staying with us, I try to make delicious recipes that will be memorable for them but that will give me the time I want so I can sit and visit as well.

This brunch quiche is super easy to make and is packed with flavor! You can even make this a day ahead because it reheats beautifully.

Check out the recipe below:

Brunch Quiche

12 eggs
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup diced green pepper (or pepper of your choice)
1 - 16oz package of shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 - package of fully cooked breakfast sausage crumbles or 1 sausage roll (I use Jimmy Dean sausage)
7 pieces of sliced bread (or bread of your choice)
Dash of nutmeg (yes you read that right)
Dash of cinnamon (yep)
Parsley - dried
Salt & Pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions:

I use a lasagna pan when I make this quiche because this pan is the perfect size.



I spray the glass dish with cooking spray and then take the 6 pieces of bread and rip the bread into pieces and layer the bottom of the dish with the bread.

 Next, whisk together eggs and milk in a bowl.

Next, chop & dice your onion and pepper and add to the egg mixture.

Toss in 3/4 of the shredded cheese into egg mixture, but reserve 1/4 of the bag for the top of the quiche.

Now, depending on what kind of sausage you bought, you would add in the sausage here. If you purchased the pre-cooked sausage crumbles like I do, toss those babies into the egg bath. If you bought a roll of uncooked sausage, cook it and crumble it and once it's done, add it to your egg mixture. This is the sausage I buy because it's delicious and oh-so convenient.

Now, move on to your seasonings.

Add in a few dashes of cinnamon and nutmeg to your egg mixture. I've honestly never measured it out but it's not any more than a few shakes of each bottle. Trust me, these two spices add a warmth and delicious flavor to your dish!

I always add in salt and pepper (I never measure. I know, that doesn't help you ;). Remember the sausage you added already has salt in it so don't over due it on the salt.

I hold off on the parsley until towards the end of baking.

Once everything is mixed together well, pour your egg mixture into your glass dish over the bread slices.

Tip: Sometimes the bread pieces will rise to the top of the dish so I take a fork and submerge them until they are covered and soaked in the egg mixture.

Sprinkle the remaining cheese evenly over the top of the dish.

Cover the dish with foil and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

After 45 minutes, remove the foil and sprinkle parsley on top and bake uncovered for an additional 15 minutes.

Once done, slice up that baby and enjoy!

Hope you love my version of this breakfast/brunch quiche!

Happy eating!
Brenda