Ham and Cheese Quiche

Our easy ham and cheese quiche will make you consider breakfast for lunch and dinner too! If you ask me, breakfast food is really any time of the day food in our house. 

Our family loves to have some version of a ham and cheese breakfast recipe on the menu for the week. And this is the best quiche recipe to use for a tasty breakfast meal. 

One thing I love about quiche is that you can throw in what you like, fill it up with some eggs, and boom you have a delicious family break recipe. So if the ham isn’t your thing, that’s okay, just replace it with some bacon or sausage! 

Recipe Ingredient Notes

To make our ham and cheese quiche, you need the following ingredients:

• Butter
• Yellow onion 
• Minced garlic
• Eggs
• Half and half
• Salt 
• Pepper
• Shredded Swiss cheese
• Shredded cheddar cheese 
• Cooked diced ham
• Deep dish frozen pie crust
• Fresh parsley 

Equipment Needed

For this recipe, you only need a few simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:

• Saucepan (Large)
• Spoon (Wooden)
• Whisk
• Mixing Bowl (Large)
• Sheet Pan (Quarter)
• Cutting Board
• Chef Knife

How to Make Our Ham and Cheese Quiche Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 375℉.
2. In a saucepan over medium-high heat, cook butter and onion for 2-3 minutes or until onion is clear.
3. Add minced garlic and sauté for 1 more minute; remove from heat.
4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, half and half, salt and pepper until well combined.
5. Fold in ¾ cup Swiss cheese, ¾ cup cheddar cheese, ham and cooked onion.
6. Pour mixture into thawed pie crust and place on a baking sheet.
7. Top quiche with remaining cheese.
8. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until set.
9. Garnish with fresh parsley, if desired.

Frozen Pie Shell or Homemade Pie Crust

If you want to be able to skip the frozen pie shell, or like I do often, might have forgotten the frozen pie shell in the last grocery run, then there is a recipe for that! 

While this recipe is amazing as is and is extremely simple to make, you can always make it with your own homemade pie crust as well. Since the recipe calls for the crust to be thawed anyway, you can make the crust at the same time as you are making up the quiche filling. 

Use your own favorite pie crust recipe, or take a look at Natasha’s Kitchen’s easy pie crust recipe, and you will be well on your way to one flaky crust filled with loads of cheese, eggs, and ham!

Recipe Notes

This recipe gives you a great foundation to start with and build off to cater to what your family likes to eat. Some of our favorite ingredients to add to a quiche include the following: ground sausage, chopped broccoli, shredded carrots, chopped peppers, and bacon bits.

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