pioneer woman's cowgirl quiche

Name: Pioneer Woman's Cowgirl Quiche
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 16 ounce(s) white mushrooms, cleaned and cut into quarters; 2 medium leeks, washed thoroughly and chopped; 2 tablespoon(s) butter; 8 - eggs; 1 1/2 cup(s) heavy cream; 2 cup(s) swiss cheese, grated; - salt and pepper; 8 slice(s) prosciutto (thin slices-rough chop) or good ham; 1 - 9" pie crust or crust for a deep dish pie

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Sherry Blizzard

Piney Flats, TN

Updated on Jul 12, 2014

Mom and I are cooking one different recipe each week from The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food From My Frontier cookbook and reporting out. If they are good, we will post them and if we don't like them we will not. I love quiche and needed to use some leeks that I had leftover that needed to be cooked so this was a perfect recipe to use that up. There is just something magical that happens when you combine mushrooms, leeks and prosciutto! If you don't have this cookbook, I highly suggest you get one. Her recipes are practical and delicious. I liked this one and think you will too.

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 55 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

16 ounces white mushrooms, cleaned and cut into quarters
2 medium leeks, washed thoroughly and chopped
2 tablespoons butter
8 - eggs
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
2 cups swiss cheese, grated
- salt and pepper
8 slices prosciutto (thin slices-rough chop) or good ham
1 - 9" pie crust or crust for a deep dish pie

How To Make pioneer woman's cowgirl quiche

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Step 2

Place quartered mushrooms on a baking sheet and roast for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown.
Step 3

Finely chop the cleaned leeks. Saute them over medium heat in butter for 8-10 minutes (or until they begin to brown slightly and caramelize).
Step 4

In a bowl, whisk the eggs and cream together, stir in the cooled mushrooms, leeks, cheese, prosciutto, salt and pepper
Step 5

Pour into a pie shell, cover loosely with foil and bake for 45 minutes at 400. Remove the foil and continue baking for an additional 10 minutes.
Step 6

Remove from the oven and allow it to sit 10 minutes before cutting. (*a variation she provides but I didn't do includes stirring in 2 tablespoons of Pesto into the quiche mixture before baking.)
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