Easy Ham and Cheese Quiche is a rich and cheesy quiche that can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It’s perfect for using up leftover Easter ham.
I love making quiches. They are versatile, so easy to make, and great for using up leftovers.
If you find yourself with leftover holiday ham, this quiche takes just minutes to prep. I use a frozen pie shell to save time and make a quick pie filling with a little onion, some eggs, half-and-half, cheddar cheese, swiss cheese, and ham. You could use bacon instead of ham if you wanted to.
Pour the filling into the pie crust, pop it in the oven and 45 minutes later your quiche is ready.
Tastes great warm from the oven or after being chilled in the refrigerator.
If you’d like to make a homemade Piecrust watch the video below and find the recipe here.
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Easy Ham and Cheese Quiche
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 medium yellow onion,, chopped
- 4 eggs,, lightly beaten
- 1 cup half-and-half
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 1/2 cups diced ham
- 1 cup shredded swiss cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 deep dish frozen pie crust
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Melt butter in a small nonstick pan and cook onion until soft. Let cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, salt and pepper.
- Stir in ham and both cheeses. (I like to leave a small handful of cheese to sprinkle on top.)
- Stir in cooked onion.
- Pour filling into pie crust, set on a baking sheet and place in oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until set.
- Serve warm or chilled.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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do I need to blind bake the frozen pie crust for the Ham and Cheese Quiche?
Absolutely delicious and so simple to make!!
I made this quiche for a friend’s anniversary and it was a hit! Delicious!!
this recipe was awesomeness. made it twice in 1 week to take the next day for lunch at work. i give it a 10.
Excellent!
I really liked the basic recipe, and it sure was easy to pull together. But with salty ham, salty cheddar cheese and salty Swiss cheese, then adding salt, I found it almost to salty to eat. Also, my bottom crust was a bit soggy, so I think next time I will prebake the crust part way. Small adjustments, otherwise a great basic recipe!
I gave this recipe 5 stars because the flavor is great and it was very easy to make. I made this recipe exactly how it is written. I just have one question. The 45 min. cooking time was perfect for the quiche part, but the bottom crust was still partially uncooked. What did I do wrong? It was my first time ever using a frozen crust. Usually I use the pillsbury premade pie dough sheets that are not frozen. Should I have baked the frozen crust for a little first and then add ingredients? Or maybe thawed it first? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I have made this quiche 4 times in the last 2 weeks. I love it for a quick lunch or a lazy weekend meal. The directions are easy to follow and the results are amazing! My fear of baking a quiche are long gone.
Hi Christin, thanks so much for this easy recipe! I was looking for something tasty to make for brunch this weekend, and this will be the perfect dish. Your caramelized onion and bacon quiche looks to die for as well! I’ll have to try that one sometime, too. 🙂
YuM ! ! ! I made this recipe exactly as printed and couldn’t be happier with the results. Thanks for a great quiche.
Can I use a rolled refrigerated pie crust? Do I need to adjust the time?