suemunzlinger's Recipe

Spicy Sausage Quiche

Category: Main Dish

1 pie crust or frozen crust at room temperature
3 large eggs
2/3 cup whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups Cheddar Jack cheese, finely shredded
1 can (10oz) tomatoes with green chilis, well drained
1 half pound of good sausage, cooked and crumbled.
1 avocado cut into bite size pcs
1 tomato cut into 1/2 inch pcs

Preheat oven 375
Place a cookie sheet in oven to get hot

Place pie crust in glass 9 1/2 deep dish pie pan or dish. Crimp edges to make decorative edge.
Use a fork and prick holes in bottom and sides of crust about 1 inch apart
Place on hot cookie sheet and bake 10 to 12 min or until crust puffs slighly.
Cool pie crust on rack about 10 min. Leave the cookie sheet in oven.

In bowl, whisk the eggs lightly, stir in cream, and salt.
Spread about 1 cup cheese on bottom of cooled pie crust.
top with the diced tomatoes and chilis and sausage.
Pour egg mixture over sausage.
Place pie on hot cookie sheet and bake 30 to 40 mins. or until knife inserted into center comes out clean and center is set.
Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup of cheese on top and bake 2 more mins.
Let stand 5 mins. Sprinkle with avacodo and tomato.