5 from 87 votes
Christmas Breakfast Quiche
Christmas Breakfast Quiche combines a savory pie shell filled with browned breakfast sausage, dried cranberries, Monterey Jack cheese, and an egg and half-and-half custard. This mixture is baked until set, creating a rich quiche with a blend of salty, sweet, and creamy flavors perfect for a holiday breakfast or brunch. The use of dried cranberries adds a unique tartness that contrasts with the savory sausage and cheese.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
55 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
415 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 1 pie shell 9", frozen or homemade, deep dish
- 1/2 pound breakfast sausage ground
- 3/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1 1/2 cups Monterey jack cheese shredded
- 4 egg lightly beaten
- 1 1/2 cups half and half
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Bake pie shell for 7 minutes. If using a frozen pie shell, let it stand for 10 minutes at room temperature before baking. Let cool.
- Brown sausage in a large skillet and drain excess grease. Stir in dried cranberries.
- Whisk eggs and half-and-half in a medium bowl until well blended.
- Sprinkle cheese on the bottom of the pie shell. Add sausage and cranberries.
- Pour egg mixture into pie shell over sausage, cranberries, and cheese.
- Reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees. Bake for 45 minutes or until the knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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Notes
- Pre-bake the pie shell to avoid sogginess in the finished quiche.
- Make ahead by cooking sausage, whisking eggs and half-and-half, and grating cheese; store all refrigerated separately.
- Reassemble and bake quickly on the morning of serving for convenience.
Nutrition Information
Calories
415kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
25g
(8%)
Protein
14g
(28%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Cholesterol
117mg
(39%)
Sodium
436mg
(18%)
Potassium
199mg
(4%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
434IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
223mg
(22%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 415
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 415kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 25g | 8% |
| Protein | 14g | 28% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 117mg | 39% |
| Sodium | 436mg | 18% |
| Potassium | 199mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 434IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 223mg | 22% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.