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When the weather gets cooler, it’s all about comfort food, and this Chicken Quiche is exactly that.
Quiches are the perfect make-ahead meal and can be enjoyed hot and cold all year round.
This easy quiche 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.
The recipe includes 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 easily swap for storebought.
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Chicken Quiche
Easy chicken quiche made with crispy pancetta, tomato, and onion and topped with lots of cheese.
Equipment
- pie dish 25 cm (10 inches)
Ingredients
Pie crust
- 185 grams flour, plain white
- 110 grams butter, cold, cubed
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 3 tablespoons water
Filling
- 5 eggs
- 3 tablespoons sour cream, creme fraiche
- sea salt
- pepper
- 1 onion, small
- 150 grams chicken, cooked
- 65 grams pancetta, cooked
- 10 cherry tomatoes
Topping
- 150 grams cheddar, grated
- 50 grams parmesan, grated
- 7 fresh basil leaves, to garnish
Instructions
Pie crust
- Turn on your oven to 175°C / 347°F (fan).
- Grab a large mixing bowl and add the flour.
- Crumble the cold butter into the flour.
- Top with water and salt, and knead until a uniform dough forms.
- Allow to cool for 20 minutes in the fridge (if necessary).
- 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.
- Grease your dish (as well as the sides) with a tiny bit of oil or butter.
- Place the dough into the form and press it into the base and up the sides. Cut away or tuck in any excess dough and poke the base with a fork.
- Allow the crust to cool in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- Bake the pie crust for 10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly.
Filling
- Mix the eggs with sour cream. Add a pinch of sea salt. Sprinkle with black pepper.
- Top the pie crust with diced onion, cooked chicken, pancetta, sliced cherry tomatoes, and the egg mixture.
- Sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese and parmesan on top.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes until golden brown.
- Top with fresh basil to serve.
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Nutrition
Calories: 707kcal, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 19g, Fat: 58g, Saturated Fat: 25g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g, Monounsaturated Fat: 21g, Trans Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 235mg, Sodium: 922mg, Potassium: 232mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 2g, Vitamin A: 1135IU, Vitamin C: 8mg, Calcium: 319mg, Iron: 2mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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