Zucchini & Sausage Quiche

By scootchie17

What's cooking? A delicious zucchini quiche with Italian sausage, Swiss cheese and freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Ingredients

• 1 prebaked deep dish pie crust
• 2 cups zucchini, shredded
• 1/2 pound sweet Italian sausage meat
• 1 cup Swiss cheese, shredded
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups half & half
• 1/4 cup Romano or Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
• 1/4 teaspoon white pepper

Details

Servings 6
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 55mins

Preparation

Step 1

In quiche pan or deep dish pie pan, pre-bake pie crust at 450°F for 8 minutes.

Meanwhile, cook sausage meat in fry pan until no pink remains. Drain on paper towels. In sausage drippings, saute zucchini until tender. Spread zucchini in bottom of bake pie shell; top with crumbled sausage and then Swiss cheese.

Add remaining ingredients to eggs; blend well and pour into filled pie shell.

Bake at 450°F for 15 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350°F and bake 15 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.