Beef & Pumpkin Quiche
I made this with roasted green Hokkaido squash (I made extra the day before) but canned pumpkin would work, too. The sliced mushrooms add a bit more ‘fall’ flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 55 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Quiche
Ingredients
Scale
- Crust:
- 2 medium potatoes, 12oz (360gr) total, shredded (not peeled)
- 1 egg
- 1/4 tsp celery salt
- 1 tsp olive oil
- Filling:
- 8oz (250gr) ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 1/2 cups (12oz, 360gr) cooked winter squash
- 4oz (120gr) sliced mushrooms, trimmed, sliced
- 3oz (90gr) shredded cheese
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 tbs Dijon-style mustard
- 1/2 cup (4oz, 120ml) cup milk
- 1/2 cup (4oz, 120gr) Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Mix shredded potato, salt and egg.
- Pat into a lightly oiled quiche or 10″ (25cm) pie plate, working it up the sides a bit for the edges.
- Bake in 400F (200C) oven for 15 minutes.
- Sauté onion and garlic in oil over medium high heat for 5 minutes.
- Add ground beef and sauté 7 – 8 minutes longer, breaking it up as it cooks.
- Stir in paprika and oregano. Remove skillet from heat until needed.
- Whisk eggs, mustard, yogurt and milk together.
- To assemble: Remove crust from oven.
- Spread the squash over the potatoes.
- Spread the beef mixture evenly over the squash.
- Lay the sliced mushrooms on top of the beef.
- Sprinkle cheese over the top.
- Pour egg mixture over all and bake, 30 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let rest 5 minutes before cutting.
Notes
I usually put the quiche dish on a baking sheet to make it easier to handle. I used our favorite shredded Gruyere cheese.
This is noted as serving 2 but there is usually a slice leftover for lunch the next day.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 recipe
- Calories: 906
- Sugar: 20.3 g
- Sodium: 841.1 mg
- Fat: 38.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 15.8 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 73.4 g
- Fiber: 13.5 g
- Protein: 68.8 g
- Cholesterol: 498.3 mg
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