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Super easy and so tasty, Ham and Swiss Quiche is delicious for breakfast, lunch, or even dinner. You’ll love the flaky crust and creamy eggs combined with leftover ham and sweet and mild Swiss cheese.
Quiche is the perfect versatile food. It can be breakfast, brunch, an appetizer, lunch, or dinner. Eaten hot or cold. It’s perfection!
This ham and swiss quiche recipe might seem basic, but it’s packed with delicious surprises that you’ll love at any meal.
This recipe is a great way to use up leftover Instant Pot Ham. Still have more leftover ham? Make Ham and Cheese Pinwheels, Ham and Potato Soup, Ham and Potato Casserole, Ham Fried Rice, Ham Pasta, or Ham and Beans.
How to Freeze Quiche
I always double this recipe and freeze one quiche for a future meal. You can find out more details in our tutorial on how to freeze quiche. This kind of Prep Once Cook Twice hack will save your sanity on a busy night when you forgot to plan dinner.
I freeze my quiche unbaked. Cover it tightly with foil and place it somewhere flat in the freezer for 4-5 hours until the egg mixture is frozen solid. You can transfer the pie plate to a large freezer bag if you have any big enough.
To reheat: Place the frozen quiche in the preheated oven – leave the foil on. Bake covered for 35 minutes and then remove the foil and bake for 15-20 more minutes or until the egg mixture is solid in the middle.
If you’re planning to freeze the quiche, I recommend prebaking the pie crust for 15-20 minutes before adding the rest of the ingredients. This keeps the crust from getting soggy when it is baked at a later time.
Pro Tips/Recipe Notes
- You can leave the all-purpose flour out if desired, but the quiche will take longer to cook. I find that the flour helps it cook evenly, especially in the middle where the eggs often take the longest to firm up.
- An immersion blender comes in very handy for blending the egg, half-and-half, dill, and flour mixture.
- You’re welcome to add in any veggies, but I recommend precooking them to release any water that could prevent the quiche from firming up while baking.
- Use enough pie crust (homemade or store-bought) for a 9-inch pie plate. Deeper pans may require an additional egg and an extra splash of half and half to fill.
- This is my favorite pie crust recipe, but I use all butter instead of shortening. It does make A LOT of pie crust, so either reduce the recipe by half or freeze the leftover dough. Form the dough into a ball, wrap with plastic wrap or parchment, and place in freezer storage.
Ham and Swiss Quiche
Equipment
- Pie pan
Ingredients
- 1 9-inch pie crust
- 4 large eggs
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup half-and-half {*see notes}
- 1/2 tsp dried dill
- 3 slices Swiss cheese
- 1/2 cup cooked ham {diced}
- 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Place the crust in the pie pan and crimp the edges.1 9-inch pie crust
- Combine eggs, flour, half and half, and dill in a deep bowl. Mix using an immersion blender if you have one. Whisk VERY well by hand if you don't.4 large eggs, 2 tbsp all-purpose flour, 1 cup half-and-half, 1/2 tsp dried dill
- Place the Swiss cheese over the pie crust in the bottom of the pie plate.3 slices Swiss cheese
- Sprinkle ham over the cheese.1/2 cup cooked ham
- Carefully pour in the egg mixture.
- Top with shredded cheddar cheese.1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Loosely place a piece of foil over the quiche and bake for 25 minutes.
- Bake uncovered for 10-20 minutes or until the egg has fully set in the middle.
Notes
- You can leave the all-purpose flour out if desired, but the quiche will take longer to cook.
- You’re welcome to add in any veggies, but I recommend pre-cooking them to release any water that could prevent the quiche from firming up while baking.
- RE: half and half. If you can’t find it at your local stores, you can make easily your own. Combine half whole milk and half heavy cream in equal parts.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
I had some ham that I needed to use up and I know I can always find a delicious recipe on your website. You never fail me, this quiche recipe was easy to make and was absolutely delicious!
I love hearing that, Sheila!! If you still have some left, I recommend our ham fried rice or ham and beans.
I grew up with the quiche my mum would make so I was excited to try this. It was just so so good and everyone loved it. Great recipe!
I’m so glad you enjoyed it, Marie. Thanks for taking the time to leave a review!