Friday, February 5, 2010

Think Outside the Fence (with recipe)



Crustless Quiche - we call it "Kitchen Sink Quiche"
(especially good if you need to get rid of some leftovers)

This is an idea more than a recipe, but it's a healthy meal that I serve with some salad

Preheat oven to 350
In a cast iron pan...
1) sautée an onion or leak in some olive oil.  Add what is in your refrigerator:
2) meaty goodness: bits of leftover meat, sausage, bacon, cubed salami, bits of ham
3) vegetables: diced carrots, celery, wilted chard or kale, broccoli, sliced turnips, spinach, bok choi...(just beware of veggies that will release too much water)
4) add something starchy: leftover rice or quinoa, leftover pasta, cooked sliced potatoes, cooked cubed squash....
5) keep sautéeing until it is the consistency you want, season with salt and pepper
6) flatten it down into your pan and sprinkle with a generous amount of grated or sliced cheese, whatever is in your refrigerator will do, I have used parmiggiano, pecorino, jack, cheddar, cotija, even brie
5) Pour eggs beaten with some milk all over the mixed goodness: (depending on pan size and how much stuff is already in the pan I have used between 5 and 12 eggs, between 1/2 and 1.5 cups of milk)
6) cover the pan with aluminum foil and bake about 1/2 hour, more or less.  You want the egg mixture to be set and not runny in the center.  You can take the foil off for the last little bit so the top can brown.
7) let set for a few minutes before cutting.

1 comment:

  1. Some chickens (and even some people) might notice that I often have a thin stream of blue thoughts that emanate out of my head. It doesn't mean that I'm sad though; blue thoughts are happy thoughts for chickens!

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