Crab Quiche

By Addie

Chopped green onions and sweet red pepper bring a bit of color to this golden entree. The creamy filling features imitation crabmeat and Swiss cheese, making it a morning mainstay that brunch guests will clear their plates for.

Ingredients

• 1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)
• 1 cup (4 ounces) shredded Swiss cheese, divided
• 1/2 cup chopped sweet red pepper
• 1/4 cup chopped green onions
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 3/4 cup flaked imitation crabmeat, chopped

Preparation

Step 1

Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 450° for 5 minutes; remove foil. Bake 5 minutes longer. Immediately sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese over crust.

Reduce heat to 375°. In a skillet, saute red pepper and onions in butter until tender.

In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, salt and pepper. Stir in the crab, red pepper mixture and remaining cheese. Pour into crust.

Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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REVIEWS:

I've made this several times, with good results. It doesn't really take very long to assemble and you could easily use real crab. I always used a whole 8 oz package of the imitation crab (shredded style).

It was great!! I used real crab and put in extra crab and cheese.

Even my daughter who doesn't like seafood thought this recipe should probably go in our favorites. :)

This was great but I did add some Old Bay seasoning to it, love the flavors.

I used real crab in mine and it was delicious. Top it off with some hot sauce and it was perfect

I made this on Christmas morning. The red and green colors were very festive. I normally don't like to cook with the fake crab but my family and I really enjoyed it.

This is such an awesome recipe!! I made it for my Sunday School, 2 - 9X13 pans, and only got to take home a 2"X2" square!!! One pan, I sauteed down portabello mushrooms with the onion and it added such a depth of flavor. The other, in addition to the swiss cheese, I put in monterey-cheddar shredded cheese, and both were absolutely delicious. Till this day (over a year later!), my Sunday School class members still talk about it. Guess it's time to make another one :)

It was delicious, but be sure to get a deep dish pie crust! I bought a regular crust and spilled the filling all over. Dinner was delayed by nearly an hour, but it was definitely worth the wait.