Easy Christmas Ham and Cheese Quiche Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 unbaked pie crust

  *see notes
• 5 large eggs

  slightly beaten
• 3/4 cup milk

  or half and half
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup cubed cooked ham

  chopped if needed
• 1 cup shredded cheese

  Swiss, Gruyere, Asiago, Stilton, etc.
• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 cup fresh baby spinach leaves

  chopped (see notes for frozen spinach)
• 2-3 scallions

  with green parts, sliced thinly

Instructions

• 1 Preheat oven to 375°F. If using a refrigerated pie crust, line a deep-dish
  9-inch pie plate with prepared pie crust and crimp the edges and set on a baking
  sheet.
• 2 In a medium bowl, whisk milk, eggs, salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Set aside.
• 3 Sprinkle ham (reserve a little bit to sprinkle on the top), 3/4 cup of shredded
  cheese, Parmesan cheese, and chopped spinach over the pie crust. Pour the egg
  mixture over the top and sprinkle the remaining cheese and reserved ham on top
  of the egg mixture.
• 4 Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the center is completely set. Let cool for 5-10
  minutes before slicing and serving.

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