Spinach & Artichoke Quiche
By: Angela LeMoine
Published: Thursday, December 5, 2013 - 5:32am

Ingredients




1 refrigerated pie crust
5 eggs
2- 10 oz boxes frozen chopped spinach, liquid squeezed out
1 can artichoke hearts, drained and chopped
3 cups light cream
1 1/2 cups shredded Italian blend cheese
2 tsp garlic & herb seasoning
salt & pepper

Preparation

1 A really important part to making a quiche is par cooking the crust before baking the quiche. This prevents the crust from getting soggy, because no one likes a soggy crust. 2 Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. 3 Roll out the pie crust and place into a pie dish pressing the crust up the sides of the dish. Using a fork poke the bottom of the crust, this prevents the crust from bubbling up. Bake for 10 minutes or until just very lightly golden brown. 4 While the crust is baking go ahead and whisk together the eggs, light cream, garlic and herb seasoning, salt, pepper and shredded cheese in a bowl. 5 Add enough of the very well squeezed out spinach and chopped artichoke hearts to fill the pie crust 3/4 of the way up. Pour the liquid mixture over top. Using a spoon, gently move the mixture around a bit to combine. 6 Bake for approx 45 minutes, until golden and barely "jiggly". You can also test by inserting a toothpick and if it comes out wet, allow to cook a little longer. 7 Serve a simple salad alongside for a delicious weeknight meal.

About

Anything that has the spinach & artichoke combo going on, i'm game! If there weren't a million calories in it, I could easily devour a very large portion of hot spinach artichoke dip! Panera, well that fabulous spinach artichoke soufflé, yum! So why not turn it into a meal and what easier way then turn it into a quiche! Store bought pie crust makes this that much easier and a perfect budget friendly weeknight meal. As a little bonus, the extra filling you have after filling the pie crust, bake it in individual ramekins for a quick breakfast.