Prep Time: 60 min.
When the weather gets cooler, it's all about comfort food, and this Cheddar and Chicken Quiche is exactly that.
Quiches are the perfect make-ahead meal and can be enjoyed hot and cold all year round.
This easy chicken quiche recipe with leftover chicken, crispy pancetta, cherry tomatoes, and onion, topped with two types of cheese, makes a family-friendly dinner or lunch served with a crunchy, green salad or everyone's favorite veggies.
The recipe includes the instructions for a 10-minute pie crust. Making your crust is surprisingly easy and only requires three ingredients! If you are short on time, you can swap for storebought.
If you'd like more dinner inspiration, check out my potato roses, tacos made with cheese, and pasta salad with bacon.
Ingredients
- 175 grams white flour
- 100 grams butter (cold and cubed)
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 tablespoons water
- 5 eggs
- 3 tablespoons sour cream (creme fraiche)
- sea salt
- pepper
- 1 small onion
- 150 grams chicken (cooked)
- 65 grams pancetta (cooked)
- 10 cherry tomatoes
- 150 grams cheddar (grated)
- 50 grams parmesan (grated)
- fresh basil leaves
Instructions
Serves 4-6.
1. Turn on your oven to 175°C / 347°F (fan).
2. To make the pie crust, crumble the cold butter into the flour.
3. Add water and salt, and knead until a uniform dough forms.
4. Allow to cool for 20 minutes in the fridge (if necessary).
5. Roll out the dough into a disc on parchment paper (ensuring it's large enough to cover the bottom and sides of your pie dish - my dish was about 27 cm/ 11 inches).
6. Grease your dish (as well as the sides) with a tiny bit of oil or butter.
7. Place the dough into the form and press it into the base and up the sides. Cut away any excess and poke the base with a fork.
8. Bake the pie crust for 10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.
9. Mix the eggs with sour cream. Add a pinch of sea salt. Sprinkle with black pepper.
10. Top the pie crust with diced onion, cooked chicken, pancetta, sliced cherry tomatoes, and the egg mixture.
11. Sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese and parmesan on top.
12. Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
13. Top with fresh basil to serve.
