Breakfast Sausage-Spinach Quiche

By Carlton Farms

Quick and easy to cook, this breakfast quiche will hit the spot every morning!

This recipe comes from our friends at the National Pork Board, where cooking with pork means endless opportunities in the kitchen.

A pie with fruit on a plate.

Ingredients and directions

Ingredients

  • 8oz. Carlton Farms Breakfast Sausage
  • 9 inches refrigerated piecrust
  • 1/4 cup onions (chopped)
  • 1 clove garlic (minced)
  • 10 oz. frozen spinach (chopped)
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese (shredded, 4 ounces)
  • 4 eggs (slightly beaten)
  • 1 cup light cream
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 3 cherry tomatoes (halved, optional)
  • watercress (optional)

Directions

  1. Prepare pastry and set aside.

  2. Crumble sausage in medium skillet; add onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat till sausage is browned, stirring occasionally; drain well.

  3. Thaw spinach, drain well. Remove remaining moisture by pressing spinach between layers of paper toweling. Add spinach to sausage mixture; mix well.

  4. Sprinkle cheese evenly in pastry shell. Top with sausage mixture.

    In a medium mixing bowl combine eggs, cream and salt; mix well.

    Pour egg mixture over sausage mixture.

  5. Bake in a 375 degree F. oven for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted halfway between center and outer edge comes out clean.

    Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

    Garnish with cherry tomatoes and watercress, if desired.

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