Ham & Cheese Hash Brown Quiche

Ingredients for Hash Brown Quiche:

Hash Brown Potatoes– I prefer to use Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns found near the eggs in your local grocery store.

Butter– This helps the crust cook up as well as soften the onions.

Eggs– These help create the custard and give the quiche structure.

Heavy Whipping Cream– Helps create a light and creamy custard texture.

Cheese– I like to use Swiss and medium cheddar but feel free to use other cheeses based on what you like or what you have on hand.

Onions– Adds lots of flavor and are easily softened by cooking in the microwave with butter.

Ham– Use leftover ham from a holiday or buy a thick slice of ham at the deli and chop it up.

Seasoning– Seasoned salt, nutmeg, and pepper add just enough flavor with out over powering the flavors of the cheeses and eggs.

Ingredients on a marble surface- cream, butter, hash browns, ham, eggs, cheese, and onion.

How to make Hash Brown Quiche:

Time needed: 1 hour and 5 minutes

Prep
Preheat oven to 425°F and grease a deep 9-inch pie plate.
Dry potatoes
Press fresh or thawed hash browns between paper towels to remove excess moisture.
Make Crust
Transfer to pie plate and firmly press them to the bottom and sides to make a crust. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small bowl and brush over all of the crust. Bake for 20 minutes.
Cook Onions
Meanwhile, place onions and remaining tablespoon butter together in a bowl, loosely cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 1 minute.
Mix
In a medium size bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, and seasoned salt.
Assemble
Once crust is done cooking, remove from oven and turn temperature down to 350°F. To the cooked crust, layer on onion, ham, and cheese.
Season
Pour the egg mixture over the layers and lightly sprinkle the top with nutmeg and fresh cracked pepper.
Bake
Bake for 25-30 minutes until a knife comes out clean when inserted in the middle. Let quiche rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
Garnish with chives.

FAQs

What is quiche?

Quiche is a French tart made up of a savory egg custard with meat, cheese, and veggies. It typically has a pastry crust but can be made crust-less or with hash brown potatoes.

What’s the difference between a quiche and frittata?

A frittata is very similar to quiche but has no crust, contains more eggs, and is typically made in an oven-safe skillet because the cooking is started on the stove.

Hash Brown Quiche in a glass pie plate with a towel and metal spatula to the side.

TOOLS USED TO MAKE THIS BREAKFAST QUICHE:

Glass Deep 9-inch Pie Plate– This deep glass pie dish works great for large pies and quiches.

Cheese Grater– Freshly grated cheese is so much better and this grater is the best! I love that it has two sides, folds up, and stands sturdy when grating.

Rubber Bottom Mixing Bowls– The rubber handle and bottom of these bowls makes them the perfect mixing bowls. I use them all the time from mixing pancake batter to pie dough to cake batter.