This flavorful quiche is filled with manly
breakfast foods and robust herbs. It is
based on my husband’s morning breakfast egg dish that he serves over tomatoes,
spinach and goat cheese. I made it with
phyllo rather than pie crust to make a lighter crust.
RECIPE THEME
Manly Breakfast Quiche
Canola oil cooking spray
1 pound sweet Italian turkey sausage
links, removed from casings
1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
1 medium tomato, diced
1 cup sliced mushrooms
4 cups baby spinach
4 eggs
2 egg whites
1/2 cup milk or almond milk
1 tsp Basil
1 tsp chervil
1 tsp dried onion
1 Tbls chives
1/2 tsp garlic
Pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
6 sheets phyllo dough, defrosted
according to package directions
1/4 cup plain dry breadcrumbs
1/4 cup chopped/broken goat cheese
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 9-inch
deep-dish glass pie pan with cooking spray.
Cook sausage in a large nonstick skillet
over medium-high heat, breaking it up into small pieces with a wooden spoon,
until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl lined with
paper towels. Coat the pan with cooking spray, add onion and mushrooms and
cook, stirring, until beginning to brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Add spinach and stir
until just wilted, about 1 minute. Transfer the vegetables to the bowl with the
sausage; set aside.
Whisk eggs, egg whites, milk, herbs, salt
and pepper in a medium bowl.
Unroll phyllo onto a clean, dry surface.
Cover with a sheet of wax paper and then a damp kitchen towel. Place one sheet
of dough into the prepared pie pan, spray with cooking spray and sprinkle
lightly with breadcrumbs. Repeat with the remaining phyllo, spraying and
sprinkling between each layer, turning each sheet at a 45° angle to cover the
entire pan. Trim the phyllo edge with kitchen shears to be level with the rim
of the pan. Spread the sausage mixture in an even layer on top of the phyllo;
pour in the egg mixture and top with cheese.
Bake the quiche until the top is browned
and the phyllo is crispy, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes before
cutting into wedges.
Each month a theme is chosen and a number of recipes on that theme from my massive archive will be shared. This year we have 12 new topics, different from the topics of last year. To find the recipes of last year, check out this recipe link or search the blog with the topic Recipe2018.
You can search the monthly theme by looking for the theme keyword in the search box and it will pull up the recipes on that theme as posted, so look at the bottom of the recipe in each posting for the KEYWORD in the () to search for each month. All recipes this year will be tagged Recipe2019 so you can find them all.
The themes are:
Jan 2019 – Chicken and Dumplings (CDumpsJan)
Feb 2019 - Pasta Dishes (PastaFeb)
March 2019 - Edible Flowers (FlowerMar)
April 2019 - Seafood Recipes (SeafoodApr)
May 2019 - Cajun And Creole (C&CMay)
June 2019 - Vegetarian Dishes (VegJun)
July 2019 - Zucchini Recipes (ZucJul)
August 2019 - National Mustard Day – mustard recipes (MustardAug)
September 2019 - Quiche (QuicheSep)
October 2019 - Crock Pot meals
November 2019 - Pies
December 2019 - Mocktails
