Quiche is another of those meals I can usually make with what’s around.  If I were awesome, I would make my own pie crust, but that kind of negates the point of an easy meal, no?

I buy 4-packs of frozen pie dough blobs.  I think they’re better than the frozen ones that come pre-pressed into the tins, but they’re way easier than making pie crust from scratch (I save that effort for special desserts).

Ingredients:

• 1 single-crust pie dough
• 1/2 onion
• other veggies (I used red bell pepper and zucchini)
• whatever herbs you like (I used oregano since it seemed to be going an Italian direction)
• cheese of your choice, 3 oz or so
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup milk, cream, half-and-half, or whatever you have, in whatever proportion seems right for the occasion

I also sometimes add bacon or prosciutto or whatever else I have around, but it’s good without meat too.

Preheat oven to 400F.

Roll out pie crust and fit into a 9-inch pie pan (not deep-dish).  Saute vegetables until tender; season with S&P and whatever herbs and spices you like.  Sprinkle veggies more or less evenly over crust.  Cover with cheese.  In a bowl, beat eggs, milk, and some S&P.   Pour over vegetables and cheese.

Bake for 30-40 minutes, depending on how cooked you like your eggs.  Let sit for a few minutes before serving.  You may need to use a pie crust guard to prevent excessive browning around the edges.

I served this with fruit salad.  Green salad would be good too.