Quiche with Sausage
This quiche with sausage pairs well with fresh fruit for breakfast or brunch, or is hearty with a salad and crusty bread at dinner.
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- Serves: 2 persons
Ingredients
- 2(9 inch) refrigerated pie crusts
- 1tablespoon olive oil
- 2stalks celery, finely diced
- 1onion, finely diced
- 2cloves garlic, minced
- 1pound bulk plain pork sausage
- ½tablespoon dried sage
- 1(8 ounce) container cottage cheese
- 8eggs
- ½cup milk
- 1teaspoon dried tarragon
- ½teaspoon salt
- ¼teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1(8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar-Monterey Jack cheese blend
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).Step 2
Unroll each crust into two 9-inch pie pans.Step 3
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook celery, onion, and garlic in the hot oil for 1 to 2 minutes. Add sausage, breaking apart to brown; sprinkle in sage and continue browning until no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from heat. Add cottage cheese and mix well.Step 4
Divide meat mixture evenly and spoon into each of the two pie crusts.Step 5
Whisk eggs, milk, tarragon, salt, and pepper together in a mixing bowl. Pour egg mixture over meat mixture in the pie crusts. Sprinkle Cheddar-Jack cheese over the tops.Step 6
Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven on the middle rack until tops are puffed and golden brown, about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before slicing.