Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Ham-Basil Quiche

Category: Main Dish

Ingredients and Directions

1 each pie shell, 9 inch, prebaked

1 cup ham, smoked or cooked, diced

3 each eggs

1 cup mozzarella, or jack cheese, grated

3/4 cup whipping cream

1 pepper, to taste

1 tablespoon basil, fresh, chopped

1 tablespoon parmesan cheese, grated

1 tablespoon mustard

---GARNISH---

1 each tomatoe, sliced

1 basil, leaves or parsley

Prebake pie shell for 5 minutes at 400 F. Mix ham, cheese and basil leaves. Spread mustard on bottom of prebaked pie shell. Sprinkle with ham-cheese mixture. Beat eggs, cream and black pepper. Pour mixture over ham and cheese in pastry shell. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese. Bake, uncovered, at 350 F. on middle rack of oven for 30 to 35 minutes until filling is set and lightly browned. Garnish with fresh basil leaves or parsley and sliced tomatoes. Serve immediately.