Seafood Quiche - Recipe of the Month

It is well into September before I am starting this month's recipe theme, but I have been harvesting like crazy.  It finally got a bit cooler and I had to get out in the garden.  Then we finally got some rain this week after a month, so I expect the herbs to pop up with new growth when the sun comes out this weekend.  As a result I need to get things posted now before the garden consumes me again.

This time I am going to start the Quiche theme (which we did a year ago in September) with a great Seafood Quiche.  This luxuriously rich quiche is best in small bites. Be sure to squeeze the spinach dry after thawing. When baked, the quiche is still a little wet in the center, but it sets up as it cools. This was a Food Network recipe created by Kristine Gasbarre, but it lacked herbs so I dressed it up with my Seafood Seasoning. I am not a fan of seafood, but I like the flavors in this, especially as an appetizer or mini quiches.

 Seafood Quiche

1 cup shredded Swiss cheese (4 ounces)

1 9-inch deep-dish unbaked piecrust

1/2 cup lump crabmeat (about 5 ounces)

1 package (10-pounce) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

1/2 cup small peeled shrimp (about 4 ounces), uncooked

4 eggs

1 cup heavy cream

2/3 cup half-and-half

3 teaspoons Backyard Patch Seafood Seasoning

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F. Place half the cheese in pie crust. Top with crab, spinach and shrimp. Top with remaining cheese. Beat eggs slightly in a large bowl. Beat in remaining ingredients. Pour over seafood and cheese. Bake 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 300F and bake 50 minutes longer, or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into wedges.

RECIPE THEME

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, or Recipe2019 

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 Recipe2020 so you can find them all.

The themes are:

Feb 2020 - Footbal Tailgate Favorites (AppFeb)

March 2020 - Kabobs (KabobMar)

April 2020 - Brunch (BrunchApr) more in 2021 also

May 2020 - Non-Traditional Pizza (PizzaMay)

June 2020 - Stir Fry Dishes (StirJun)

July 2020 - Salads with no lettuce (SaladJul)

August 2020 - Pickled things (PickleAug)

September 2020 - Quiche (QuicheSep)

October 2020 - Squash Soups (SquashOct)

November 2020 - Pumpkin (again) (PumpNov)

December 2020 - Turkey Recipes (TurkDec)