Southwest Breakfast Quiche Recipe

This Southwest Breakfast Quiche Recipe is really good, it has a ton of flavor and is super easy to make. It has lots of protein, veggies and tons of spices and seasonings that really kick the flavor up a notch – it is simply put, the perfectly balanced breakfast meal – but of course, as with many quiche recipes, you can also serve it at brunch or lunch, or even have it for dinner since it has ham in it too!

This Southwest Breakfast Quiche Recipe is not overly filling, but just enough to satisfy your belly and prevent that annoying late night hunger pain when you didn’t eat enough for dinner. 

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Southwest Breakfast Quiche Recipe

I am a huge fan of quiche, and I have been for a long time! My grandmother and mother and I used to go to a small restaurant in a nearby historical village called Cauley Square, where we had lunch at the Tea Room for special occasions. My favorite thing to get there was the quiche, and they always had two options. They made their own fancy teas, and always had a beautiful dessert table. It became such a favorite place for the ladies in our family that we eventually began having bridal showers, baby showers – you name it!

Right there at the Tea Room. Each room had a special theme, but our favorite was always the butterfly room. When my sister got married, she even had her wedding and reception at Cauley Square; that’s how much this little place meant to our family. 

We still go there from time to time, but after the passing of my grandmother in 2010, it stopped being a regular place to go and instead, we save it for special occasions. But…dang, I still really, really love me some quiche!

This Southwest Breakfast Quiche Recipe is just so easy to make, it’s packed with goodness and a little goes a long way. You can serve it alone for breakfast, or make a small tossed greens salad if you are serving it for lunch or dinner. Am I the only one who likes eating stuff like this for dinner? It doesn’t leave me feeling so dang full at the end of the night and I feel that I digest it better than a heavy meal. 

Side note: When using a pre-made crust,I always have to cover it with foil (just the edges) so that it doesn’t burn in the final stages of baking.

How to make this Southwest Breakfast Quiche Recipe

Ingredients needed to make this Southwest Breakfast Quiche Recipe 

• 1 pre-made pie crust (refrigerator section) 
• 1 cup diced ham
• 1/2 cup red peppers, diced
• 1/2 cup green peppers, diced
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 10 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Directions for making this Southwest Breakfast Quiche Recipe: 

You will begin by doing what we all do first – preheating your oven to 375 degrees. Spread a pie crust into a pie plate. Press it down into the bottom and up onto the sides, ensuring a great coverage. Add in your chopped ham, peppers and then the cheese to the crust. 

In a separate bowl, add in your eggs and milk and whisk them together really well.

Add in the spices and mix it well, then pour over the ingredients already in the crust. 

Bake your Southwest Breakfast Quiche Recipe for 15 minutes at 375 degrees. Then you are going to open the oven and add tin foil to cover the crust only. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees and continue to bake it for 25-30 minutes, or until knife inserted into the center comes out clean. 

Let your quiche stand for five minutes so that it can cool and “set,” and then cut it into 8 slices. Of course, if you are eating this for dinner, or have a rather large appetite, don’t be afraid to cut larger portions! If I were serving it for dinner, I’d add a small tossed greens salad and cut it into 4-6 portions for adults. 

This Southwest Breakfast Quiche Recipe serves 8.

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Southwest Breakfast Quiche Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 pre-made pie crust refrigerator section
• 1 cup diced ham
• 1/2 cup red peppers diced
• 1/2 cup green peppers diced
• 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 10 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 and spread a pie crust into a pie plate. Press into the bottom and up the sides. Add ham, peppers and cheese to the crust.
2. In a separate bowl, add eggs and milk and whisk well. Add spices and mix well. pour over crust.
3. Bake for 15 minutes at 375.
4. Open oven and add foil to cover the crust only. Reduce heat to 350 and continue to bake for 25-30 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
5. Let stand for five minutes before cutting into 8 slices.

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