Christmas Morning Quiche

There's no reason you can't have a nice breakfast on Christmas morning without spending a lot of time in the kitchen. Quiche is a tasty dish that is sure to please. The best part is quiche can be made a day or two ahead, frozen, then reheated and it still tastes fresh and filling. Serve with cranberry muffins and fresh fruit such as cantaloupe or a fruit medley of pineapple, bananas, and peaches.
My sister shared this quiche recipe with me a few years ago and I've recreated it numerous times with variations in ingredients. My favorites are broccoli with cheddar and sausage with green chili's. You can experiment on your own to see what makes your taste buds dance. Do share when you come up with something super extraordinary!

Quiche

9" deep dish pastry shell
8 ounces bulk pork sausage
1/4 cup green onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1/2 (10 oz.) frozen, chopped spinach cooked and drained (about 5/8 cup)
1/2 cup herb seasoned stuffing mix
1 1/2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
3 eggs slightly beaten
1 1/2 cups half & half
2 Tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Bake pastry shell for 7 minutes. Cool on wire rack. Reduce oven temp to 375 degrees.
In a medium skillet, cook sausage, green onions, and garlic over medium high heat until sausage is done, stirring occasionally. Drain sausage mixture, stir in spinach and stuffing mix. Sprinkle cheese then sausage mixture into the pastry shell.
In a medium bowl, combine eggs and half & half with a whisk until mixed well but not frothy. Pour egg mixture over sausage mixture in the pastry shell.
Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Bake an additional 15 minutes until done.

Cool on wire rack for about 10 minutes, cut and serve.

To freeze:
Let it cool completely, cover with saran wrap and aluminum foil and put it in the freezer. When you are ready to use it, remove from freezer. Remove aluminum foil and saran wrap, replace aluminum foil put on cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, remove aluminum foil and bake an additional 15 minutes.

Variations:
1. Replace the sausage, spinach, and monterey jack cheese with 1 cup steamed, strained broccoli and 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese.
2. Remove the spinach and the garlic and add 1 small can of roasted diced green chili's.

Break an Egg with your own variations, and don't forget to share with the rest of your friends on the world wide web!