QUICHE****Crustless Ham and Cheese Quiche - Slow Cooker

By Unblond1

09/12/13 - This was great for both. Dan liked it because it had "enough" meat in it.
14/01/18 - UPDATE - Served this again, after a long hiatus, using Grandpa ham and Dan complimented it again.

Ingredients

• 2 tsp. becel (for buttering the crock)
• 4 ounces chopped Grandpa or rosemary ham, 1/4" dice
• 3 large eggs
• 2 1/4 tsp. unbleached flour
• pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
• freshly ground black pepper
• sea salt to taste
• 1 tsp. fresh thyme, stripped from stems
• 2/3 cup less 2 tablespoons 1% milk
• 2 tablespoons heavy cream or creme fraiche (I used the cream)
• 3 oz. (85 g) diced Gruyere, Comte, or Emmental

Preparation

Step 1

Generously butter the insert of the large round slow cooker. Scatter the ham over the bottom.

In a bowl, measuring cup or glass jar, beat the eggs with the flour, nutmeg, salt and pepper until well blended. Add the cream to a measuring cup then add enough milk to make 2/3 cup in total. Beat in the milk and cream and add the thyme. Pour into the slow cooker. Scatter the cubed cheese over the top, (taking care to avoid the very edges of the cooker or the quiche will stick).

Cover and cook on high for 1 hour, 15 minutes. Reduce heat to low (don't open the lid) and cook for a further hour. Turn off the cooker, remove the lid and allow the quiche to rest for five or ten minutes. *Total cook time is 2 hours, 15 minutes.*

Cut into four pieces (while in the cooker - it's easier) then serve.

MAKE AHEAD:

I diced up the ham and the cheese and put them in separate baggies. I mixed the egg mixture together in a mason jar and refrigerated everything overnight, then brought the ingredients to room temperature before cooking.

French Slow Cooker, Location 1473

Nutrition Facts - 4 Servings

Calories 251.5
Total Fat 17.5 g
Saturated Fat 9.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6 g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.0 g
Cholesterol 221.3 mg
Sodium 444.6 mg
Potassium 124.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate 4.6 g
Dietary Fiber 0.2 g
Sugars 3.0 g
Protein 18.2 g