Cheese and Sausage Quiche from Carolina Cooking

By cooksalot

Ingredients

• 1 (1-lb.) package ground pork sausage
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced onion (about 1/4 medium onion)
• 1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
• 1 1/2 cups (6 oz.) freshly shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 (9-inch) frozen unbaked deep-dish piecrust shell
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup evaporated milk or cream
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 3/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Preparation

Step 1

1 (1-lb.) package ground pork sausage
1/2 cup thinly sliced onion (about 1/4 medium onion)
1/3 cup chopped green bell pepper
1 1/2 cups (6 oz.) freshly shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1 (9-inch) frozen unbaked deep-dish piecrust shell
2 large eggs
1 cup evaporated milk
1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
3/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350°. Brown sausage in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 8 to 10 minutes or until sausage crumbles. Remove from skillet; reserve 1 Tbsp. drippings in skillet.

2. Sauté onion and bell pepper in hot drippings over medium-high heat 3 minutes or until tender. Stir together cheese, flour, sausage, onion, and bell pepper. Place piecrust shell on a baking sheet, and spoon mixture into piecrust.

3. Whisk together eggs and next 5 ingredients in a bowl until smooth; pour over sausage mixture.

4. Bake at 350° for 35 to 40 minutes or until golden brown and set.