Veggie Quiche Recipe

1. Pre-heat oven to 200C/180C Fan/400 F and Gas mark 6. Butter or grease an 8″ (20cm) deep pie tin or flan dish.
2. Crumble the defrosted hash browns, until they are like fine bread crumbs.
3. Spoon the hash browns into the greased pie tin or flan dish and using the back of a spoon, flatten and push the hash browns up the side of the tin/dish to make an even crust .
4. Scatter the onions into the hash brown crust and then sprinkle half of the cheese over the top.
5. Scatter the halved tomatoes over the cheese, season the eggs and then pour the beaten seasoned eggs into the pie crust.
6. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese over the egg mixture, and bake in the pre-heated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, until the filling has set and is golden brown.
7. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 30 minutes before cutting and serving in wedges.

NOTES:

• Add crispy cooked bacon for a meat version.
• Add smoked salmon, capers, chopped dill with a tablespoon of sour cream to the filling.
• Use red onions or spring onions.
• You can use chopped, cooked ham and cooked mushrooms too.
• Blue cheese is also lovely when used in this recipe, use half blue cheese and half Cheddar cheese.
• Add some olives and sun-dried tomatoes for a Mediterranean version.

NUTRITIONAL INFO:

Yield:6

Serving Size: 1

Calories477TotalFat32gSaturatedFat10gTransFat0gUnsaturatedFat20gCholesterol221mgSodium349mgCarbohydrates35gFiber4gSugar2gProtein16g