Chicken and Spinach Quiche #BakingBloggers

Tender chunks of chicken, cheddar cheese, and spinach covered in a chicken based custard and baked in a flaky crust.  This is the perfect addition to your Holiday Brunch.

The Baking Bloggers are sharing Holiday Pies with you today.........

Sue of Palatable Pastime put together this fun group where we bake according to a theme chosen by popular vote.  This month's winning category is Holiday Pies.

Baking Bloggers

Holiday Pies

• Amazing Apple Pie by Simply Inspired Meals
• Blueberry Mini Pies by Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Butternut & Apple Galette by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
• Chicken and Spinach Quiche by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Chocolate Cream Pie by Making Miracles
• Kate's Perfect Plum Pie by Food Lust People Love
• Lemon Meringue Tart by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Mixed Vegetable Pie With Shortcrust Pastry by Recipe Pocket
• Pear Ginger Pie by Cookaholic Wife
• Pecan Streusel Pumpkin Pie by Palatable Pastime
• Sour Cream Pear Pie by Pandemonium Noshery
• Spinach and Chicken Quiche by Sneha's Recipe

Years ago, circa:1974, when I was a young bride and mother, I picked up one of those cookbooks found while waiting in checkout at the grocery store.  Well, to be honest, I picked up one nearly every week when I did my shopping and for years they along with my BHG that I got as a wedding gift were my sole inspiration for cooking for my family each night.

I kept those little cookbooks for years until my real cookbook collection amassed to a huge level, at which time I tore out the recipes I used most often and disposed of the rest.  One of the recipes I kept came from Campbells  Soup Company.  This neat little cookbook gave you a chart to work from.

For Quiche it listed 1 can of cream soup, 1 cup shredded cheese, meat, 1/2 c. vegetable and then it gave you different ideas of items you could mix and match depending on what you had in the house.  It has been my go to recipe for quiche for many years.

The quiche I'm sharing today uses cream of chicken soup for the custard base. 

A blend of 3 different types of Cheddar Cheese.

Leftover chicken breast from a sheet pan dinner I had made earlier in the week and spinach that I had in my freezer.

The great thing about Quiche is that it is a wonderful way to use up bits and pieces of leftovers.  You don't need a lot of anything and you can mix and match whatever ingredients are in your refrigerator.  Turkey quiche with leftover corn, broccoli and cranberries is a wonderful breakfast over the Thanksgiving weekend.  

I often like to serve up several different kinds of quiche at a brunch buffet.  Quiche, fruit salad, sweet breads and mimosas make for a perfect festive meal.  If you are adverse to using the canned soup I have plenty of recipes that don't call for it and that will make a great selection at your Holiday Brunch Buffet.

Vegetable Quiche for those who like to go meatless.

These individual little quiches with potato crusts.

Smoked Salmon and Herb Cheese

Ham and Broccoli 

Whatever type of quiche you decide to make I send you happy thoughts for a safe and happy Holiday season.  Join me tomorrow when I meet up with the Bread Bakers to share Indian Flatbreads.

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Brunch, Entrees, Chicken, Eggs

American

Yield: 6 servings

Author: Wendy Klik

Chicken and Spinach Quiche

Tender chunks of chicken, cheddar cheese, and spinach covered in a chicken based custard and baked in a flaky crust. This is the perfect addition to your Holiday Brunch.

prep time: 10 Mcook time: 50 Mtotal time: 60 M

ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 1 (11 oz) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1/2 c. half and half
• 1 c. shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 cooked and seasoned chicken breast, diced
• 1/2 pkg. (about 5 oz) frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
• crust for 1 pie

instructions:

How to cook Chicken and Spinach Quiche

1. Whisk together the eggs, cream and soup until frothy.  Set aside.
2. Line a pie pan with the crust and crimp the edges.  Place a layer of cheese on the bottom then sprinkle the chicken and  spinach over the top.  Pour the soup mixture over all.
3. Bake in a preheated 350* oven for 45-50 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center removes cleanly.  Let sit for 5-10 minutes before slicing.

NOTES:

Recipe inspired by Campbell Soup Company.

Calories
210.51

Fat (grams)
12.08

Sat. Fat (grams)
4.99

Carbs (grams)
11.51

Fiber (grams)
0.63

Net carbs
10.88

Sugar (grams)
4.48

Protein (grams)
13.71

Sodium (milligrams)
420.06

Cholesterol (grams)
155.72

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