Apple and Sasage Quiche

Tonight’s dinner comes from a free Tennessee magazine that appears every month.  It is a page of different Quiche recipes.  The amount is to serve 6-8.  Jim ate half, so we have some left over.  He liked it and did not realize that I actually got fruit in him. 

Ingredients:

1 single-crust pie pastry, uncooked

1# ground pork sausage

1 ½ C shredded Cheddar Cheese

1 apple, peeled and chopped

½ C chopped onions

¼ C chopped green bell pepper (I used red as Jim does not like red)

½ t dried basil

1/8 t garlic powder

4 eggs beaten

1 C milk

Paprika

Directions:

1.      Heat oven to 4oo degrees. 

2.      Place pastry in a 10” pie plate or a quiche pan.  I used a smaller diameter but deeper pie pan and it took longer to cook.  Prick bottom and sides with a fork.

3.      Bake the pie shell for 8 minutes.

4.      Meanwhile, brown the sausage in a large skillet over medium heat.  Crumble and drain.  Set aside to cool. 

5.      Reduce the oven temp to 325.

6.      Combine the sausage, cheese, apples, onions, peppers, basil, and garlic in a mixing bowl.  Spoon into the prepared crust.

7.      Beat the eggs and milk at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.  Pour over the sausage mixture.

8.      Sprinkle lightly with the paprika.  Bake 50 minutes or until set.  (Mine took 90 minutes)

9.      Let stand 10 minutes before serving warm.