How hard is it to find the perfect companion? Our favorite quiche recipe will lead us through the treacherous journey of fillings embracing chicken quiche.
Ingredients
Crust
- 1⅔ cup / 200g Flour
- 7 tablespoon / 100g Butter room temperature
- 1 Egg
- ¼ cup / 50ml Water
- ½ teaspoon salt
Filling
- ½ cup / 150ml Oil or lard
- 1 head / 200g Onion (finely diced)
- 2 teaspoon
- 1 clove Garlic (crushed)
- 2 Chicken breasts (striped or diced)
- ⅓ cup / 100ml Milk
- ⅓ cup / 100ml Cream
- 4 Eggs
Kitchen utensils
- Ø10½” / Ø26cm Baking tray
How to make Chicken quiche
Crust
- Put flour, butter, egg, salt and the water medium size bowl.
- Work the butter and egg into the flour until it comes together by hand. A lot depends on the moisture content of the flour. If the dough is too dry and flaky, pour a little bit more water over the mixture. If it still sticks to the bowl or onto our hands after ten minutes of kneading then add a bit of more flour to it.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a circle shape, the size of our baking tray.
- Place dough onto the tray, fit or tweak it if needed.
- Put a heavy round object on top of the dough to keep the crust down or use pie-weights if available.
- Place it in the pre-heated oven for 15 minutes until the crust hardens then remove the weight.
- Poke the dough with a fork.
- Put it back into the oven for another 10-15 minutes until slight golden brown spots starts to emerge at the sides.
- When it is done, take tray out. Meanwhile the crust is baking, prepare the filling.
Filling
- Pour oil into a saucepan, heat it up and add the diced onions with half of the salt.
- Saute the onion until it gets a glassy / translucent look on high heat for about 5 minutes.
- Lower the heat to medium – low and caramelize the onions for about 15 – 20 minutes.
- When the nice looking golden brown spots are largely apparent, add garlic, chicken and increase the heat.
- Sprinkle another part of the salt on top then saute the chicken until all sides turn white for about 5 – 10 minutes.
- Beat the eggs while mixing in the cream and milk. Optionally cheese can be added and cream or milk can be substituted with one another.
Assembly
- Place the chicken pieces onto the pie crust.
- Pour the egg-milk-cream mixture on top.
- Apply crust protector around the crust, especially if it already has a golden brown color.
- Place the chicken quiche into the preheated 350°F / 180°C oven until the middle is set for about 20 – 30 minutes.
Enjoy!
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Chicken Quiche Recipe
How hard is it to find the perfect companion? Our favorite quiche recipe will lead us through the treacherous journey of fillings embracing chicken quiche.
Equipment
- Ø10½” / Ø26cm Baking tray
Ingredients
Crust
- 1⅔ cup / 200g Flour
- 7 tablespoon / 100g Butter room temperature
- 1 Egg
- ¼ cup / 50ml Water
- ½ teaspoon salt
Filling
- ½ cup / 150ml Oil or lard
- 1 head / 200g Onion finely diced
- 2 teaspoon
- 1 clove Garlic crushed
- 2 Chicken breasts striped or diced
- ⅓ cup / 100ml Milk
- ⅓ cup / 100ml Cream
- 4 Eggs
Instructions
Crust
- Put flour, butter, egg, salt and the water medium size bowl.
- Work the butter and egg into the flour until it comes together by hand. A lot depends on the moisture content of the flour. If the dough is too dry and flaky, pour a little bit more water over the mixture. If it still sticks to the bowl or onto our hands after ten minutes of kneading then add a bit of more flour to it.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a circle shape, the size of our baking tray.
- Place dough onto the tray, fit or tweak it if needed.
- Put a heavy round object on top of the dough to keep the crust down or use pie-weights if available.
- Place it in the pre-heated oven for 15 minutes until the crust hardens then remove the weight.
- Poke the dough with a fork.
- Put it back into the oven for another 10-15 minutes until slight golden brown spots starts to emerge at the sides.
- When it is done, take tray out. Meanwhile the crust is baking, prepare the filling.
Filling
- Pour oil into a saucepan, heat it up and add the diced onions with half of the salt.
- Saute the onion until it gets a glassy / translucent look on high heat for about 5 minutes.
- Lower the heat to medium – low and caramelize the onions for about 15 – 20 minutes.
- When the nice looking golden brown spots are largely apparent, add garlic, chicken and increase the heat.
- Sprinkle another part of the salt on top then saute the chicken until all sides turn white for about 5 – 10 minutes.
- Beat the eggs while mixing in the cream and milk. Optionally cheese can be added and cream or milk can be substituted with one another.
Assembly
- Place the chicken pieces onto the pie crust.
- Pour the egg-milk-cream mixture on top.
- Apply crust protector around the crust, especially if it already has a golden brown color.
- Place the chicken quiche into the preheated 350°F / 180°C oven until the middle is set for about 20 – 30 minutes.
Notes
Enjoy!
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What a delicious meal! Quiche is on my top 5 list. Thanks for the recipe. Also interesting story.
Then we only need two more quiche recipe to occupy all 5 places on that list 😀
No quiche is ever enough!
Yummy!!!
It is! ;D
Glad to be of help 😀
Great recipe! Thanks! Looks delicious.
Kudos on the story! Thanks for sharing!