THICK QUICHE RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375F.
• Boil the potatoes until soft, mash with 1 tbsp butter (including the skin), half of the salt and pepper, and set aside. (You can do this step ahead of time.)
• Beat the eggs in a bowl with the cream and remaining salt and pepper until fully incorporated, and set aside.
• Dice the onion and sautee in the remaining 1 tbsp butter over medium heat until lightly browned, and set aside.
• Take the springform pan and place it on a rimmed cookie sheet. Press the mashed potatoes into the base of the pan, and partway up the sides. (The mashed potatoes prevent the runny eggs from leaking out of the pan.)
• Add the sauteed onion, and spread evenly over the base of the potatoes.
• Add the cheese over the onion, reserving some cheese for the top (decide if you want more cheese in the quiche or on top of the quiche).
• Slowly pour the egg/cream mixture over the onions and cheese into the pan.
• Top the quiche with the remaining cheese, and pop the quiche into the oven.
• Cook for up to an hour. Ideally the internal temperature of the quiche should be 170F. If you don't have a thermometer, remove the quiche just when a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.In a skillet, fry bacon until crisp. Crumble and set aside. Pour out excess grease but don’t clean the pan.Melt butter in the same skillet. Add onions and cook for a few minutes. Add mushrooms and artichokes and cook for a few more minutes. Salt mixture to taste. Remove from heat and allow to cool for about 20 minutes.Roll out pie crust and press into deep dish tart pan. (May also use 2 standard pie crusts for this recipe.) In a large bowl, beat eggs with cream. Add grated cheese, salt and pepper, and set aside. (Add cayenne pepper if you’d like a little kick.) With a slotted spoon, add mushroom mixture into egg/cream mixture. Stir together. Add bacon and stir. Add parsley or chives, if desired.Pour into pie crust and press to submerge ingredients. Cover loosely with foil, place on a baking sheet, and bake at 400 degrees for 1 hour. Bake for slightly longer if quiche is overly jiggly.Remove from oven and allow to set for ten minutes before serving. Remove quiche from pan and slice into wedges.