ZUCCHINI CARAMELIZED ONION QUICHE
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Zucchini Caramelized Onion Quiche, delicately-flavored zucchini pairs perfectly with caramelized onions and gouda cheese. This satisfying quiche recipe is perfect for fuss-free, easy breakfasts, dinners, and lunches.
A delicious quiche can be made with almost any combination of veggies and using store-bought pie pastry makes it ultra simple to prepare.
ZUCCHINI CARAMELIZED ONION QUICHE
Quiche is really underrated. Quiche is a great way to use leftovers. It’s my go-to Thursday night meal when I haven’t planned anything or have leftovers from the week. Corn, mushrooms, peppers, zucchini, squash, and onions all make great additions to quiche. As well, leftover breakfast meat sausage, ham, or bacon are all good in quiche.
Not to mention, if you watch how much and what kind of cheese you use and go crustless, quiche can be healthy. It’s full of protein and nutrients from vegetables.
It’s also so simple to make. Plus, I find a flaky pie crust hard to resist.
ZUCCHINI CARAMELIZED ONION QUICHE TIPS
- Cover a pizza pan or cookie sheet with aluminum foil then place your quiche on it. As a result, any overflows will land on the cookie sheet, not your oven. It’s also easier to get the quiche in and out of the oven.
- Blind Bake your crust.
- Use a mandoline to slice your zucchini.
- You really need to saute the zucchini before mixing it with the eggs. Otherwise, it will release too much water. As well, it probably won’t get done if it’s not cooked a little beforehand. It really takes less than 10 minutes to cook the onions and zucchini so go ahead and get them started while your oven is preheating.
How to slice zucchini
If you don’t have a mandoline slicer, it’s time to make a purchase. Seriously, you can perfectly slice zucchini, potatoes, anything as thick or as thin as you want it.
You really don’t have to spend a lot on a good mandoline. However, you do need to use extreme caution when slicing with it. They have very sharp blades. Never touch the blades. Never slice anything without the gloves on or without the food safety holder.
Make this Zucchini Caramelized Onion Quiche KETO
- To lower the carbs, you need to omit the crust.
Butter your 9-inch or 8-inch pie plate to prevent sticking and you’re good to go. - Gouda cheese is low in carbs or you can sub any low-carb cheese.
- White and red onions aren’t considered keto-friendly. Personally, I feel that carbs that come from natural ingredients like fruits or vegetables are good for you. However, if you don’t, you can substitute green onions or omit onions altogether.
What Is Blind-Baking?
I recommend you blind-bake the crust to keep it crispy. Blind baking is the process of baking a pie shell or crust without the filling. Above all, blind-baking ensures a crisp crust. Otherwise, the crust tends to get gummy and not bake through if you add the filling before baking it.
How to Blind-Bake a pie crust
- Fit your rolled-out dough into a pie pan, gently pressing it into the ridges with your fingers. Trim or fold the excess, then crimp.
- For this recipe, you can use my Coconut Oil Pie Crust, Never-Fail Pie Crust, or a premade, purchased deep dish pie crust.
- Line the pie crust with a sheet of parchment paper then fill with either pie weights or dried beans. This will keep the crust from forming a big bubble in it.
- Next, bake in a 350°F oven for 7 minutes.
- Remove the weights and parchment, and bake for another 3 to 5 minutes until the bottom of the crust has just begun to brown.
- Finally, all the crust to cool for about 5 minutes before adding the filling.
How to freeze quiche
You can make it ahead and refrigerate or freeze it for later. Quiche can be frozen prior to baking or after baking; baking first may make the quiche a little easier to maneuver in the freezer.
To freeze quiche before baking: Place quiche on a tray or baking pan and freeze until firm. Wrap with freezer paper or heavy-duty aluminum foil or slide quiche into a freezer bag. Seal, label, and freeze for up to one month.
When ready to serve, remove from the freezer. Do not thaw. Unwrap and bake, as usual, adding 10 to 20 minutes extra time.
To freeze quiche after baking: Proceed as above. Do not thaw before reheating. Remove wrap and bake in a preheated 350°F oven for about 25 minutes, or until heated through.
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Last But Not Least…if you make this recipe please leave a rating and a comment if you don’t mind. I love hearing from you. And post a photo of your quiche on Instagram and tag me, @Paula_callmepmc!
ZUCCHINI CARAMELIZED ONION QUICHE (+ keto option)
Ingredients
- 1 9-inch pie crust
- 1 medium zucchini sliced thin
- 1 small white onion sliced thin
- 2 tablespoons red bell pepper diced
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- 5 large eggs
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh thyme
- ⅛ teaspoon dried dill
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅓ cup heavy whipping cream
- 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese freshly grated
- 1 and ½ cup Gouda cheese grated
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Place the pie pan on a larger sheet pan to catch any spills. (any pan will work but it should have an edge to catch overflows.) After the oven is preheated, blind-bake your pie crust until lightly browned about 10 minutes. (How to blind bake instructions in the post above, if needed.)
- Thinly slice the onion and zucchini and dice the bell pepper. Saute them along with the salt, pepper, dill, and thyme in 1 tablespoon of avocado oil until the vegetables are soft. (heating the seasonings brings out the flavor.)
- Remove from the pan and spread evenly in your pie crust.
- Sprinkle the gouda and parmesan cheese over the zucchini mixture.
- Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk the eggs until fluffy.
- To the eggs, add the heavy cream and stir.
- Pour the egg mixture over the zucchini, onions, peppers, and cheese.
- Bake at 350°F for 25 to 30 minutes until set in the center and lightly brown on top.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes before cutting and serving.
- Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. See post above for freezing instructions.
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.