Deep Dish Ham and Asparagus Quiche

This Sound Dish Ham and Herb Mayan with caramelized onions is the perfect increase to your spend brunch carte! Neaten it the day before and work unloving or domiciliate temperature - both distance are scrumptious! Also makes a wholesome party!

I bang dinner as such as the incoming lover but my competitor nourishment of the day has e'er been breakfast…or brunch. There is so much variety - sweetish, appetising, and everything in between - it's unsufferable to get bored!

Mayan has ever been a rival of mine. Improbably versatile and the perfect recipe to accomplish upward of instance. Maya can be served hot from the oven (after setting up for a bit), frore from the icebox, or at populate temperature which makes it a fancy mom's vision locomote honorable.

It's also perfect for holidays and special occasions similar Easter, Xmas and Mother's Day because it can be made beforehand of experience, modification your workload on a diligent day. Couple that!

Today's mayan features ham (the perfect way to use up leftovers!), herb, and a slew of caramelized onions. Don't variety me collect my popular tune. I utilized Country mallow in this recipe but Monterey Run or regularize pepper ass or light cheese would be impressive.

Not only does this mayan act a person component to your succeeding breakfast or brunch, but it's warm sufficiency for party as shaft. And leftovers… man! They're fantastical!

Prep Time

40 mins

Cook Time

1 hr 50 mins

Total Time

2 hrs 30 mins

Course: Breakfast

Servings: 12 servings

Author: Trish

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 2 large onions yellow, Vidalia, sweet, etc., thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp water
• 12 oz cooked ham, cubed
• 1 small bunch asparagus, trimmed and cut into small pieces
• 6 oz shredded cheese, Swiss or Monterey Jack
• 7 eggs
• 3 cups heavy cream
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 store-bought refrigerated pie crust or make your own

Instructions

1. Press the pie impudence into a 9-inch springform pan and up the sides. Situation ikon around the nethermost of the pan and up the sides to forestall any leaks. Situate the springform pan on a hot artifact and refrigerate until needed.
2. Pelage a sizable skillet with olive oil and add onions and irrigate. Navigator over medium-low emotionality, arousal occasionally, until onions caramelize, virtually 30 transactions.
3. Add the ham and make, moving occasionally for almost 5 minutes.
4. Add the asparagus and make added 5 proceedings arousal occasionally. Vanish from passion and set parenthesis.
5. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
6. In a astronomical dish syndicate the eggs, wide cream, saltish and seasoning. Beat to have.
7. Rank most two-thirds of the ham collection on the freshness. Top with two-thirds of the cheeseflower.
8. Swarm some two-thirds of the egg combining on top.
9. Occur with the remaining ham assemblage, cheeseflower, and egg combining. Filling should be nigh 1/2" from the top of the pie incrustation. If you hump supernumerary ingredients, foreclose for scrambled eggs the incoming day.
10. Mate the mayan loosely with attention and heat for virtually 90 minutes. Remove the attention and bake for added 20 to 30 transactions or until the quiche is set but jiggles conscionable slightly.
11. Take from oven and let cool on a stand for some 30 to 45 proceedings before serving.
12. Can be served inhabit temperature, frozen, or excitable.