QUICHE

An unsweetened, open-faced custard pie served hot or cold as an entree, appetizer or snack. It requires only a few ingredients—eggs, milk, seasonings and whatever else you might wish to add in the way of chopped vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood or shredded cheese. Quiche can be made in a conventional pie plate or pan or in a special dish called a quiche dish.

Quiches are traditionally made in a pastry crust, but crusts made from mashed potatoes, cooked rice or spinach, bread crumbs or cereals are also delicious and do not contain the high fat content of pastry. ~see Cooking Equipment, quiche dish.