Special mornings deserve a special breakfast like this Crock Pot Breakfast Quiche.
Serve this fluffy egg, ham and cheese breakfast quiche at your next family get together.
Thanksgiving or Christmas morning is a perfect day to serve this fluffy and cheesy breakfast quiche recipe.
What I love the most about this Crock Pot Breakfast Quiche recipe is that the eggs turn out fluffy and moist. Each of the ingredients add a perfect layer of flavor.
Using heavy whipping cream instead of milk will make the best eggs in this breakfast quiche recipe.
I used a homemade pastry crust for this breakfast quiche but you could use two store bought pie crusts.
I found the homemade pastry crust recipe in the current issue of (affiliate link) Better Homes & Garden Slow Cooker magazine.
If you'd like to add some fresh spinach to this Crock Pot Breakfast Quiche recipe you can do that.
I had planned on adding some fresh spinach but my daughter reminded me that she doesn't like spinach with her eggs.
If you don't have a picky eater like I do you could roughly chop some fresh baby spinach leaves and mix it into the quiche filling.
How To Make Crock Pot Breakfast Quiche
You can make an easy homemade pastry dough or use store bought pastry dough for the quiche dough.
Homemade Breakfast Quiche Dough Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup shortening
- ¼ cup cold butter
- ¼ to ½ cup ice water
Breakfast Quiche Dough Directions
- Place the flour and salt in a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add the shortening and butter to the bowl and using a pastry cutter work the flour into the shortening and butter until pea size balls form.
- Add 1 tablespoon of ice water at a time tossing the flour and water together. Continue adding water until the dough starts to hold together and you can work the dough into a ball.
- On a piece of parchment paper that has been greased with olive oil roll the dough out into a 14 x 11 inch rectangle.
- Lift the parchment paper up by the corners and place the crust and parchment paper into a 6 or 7 quart crock pot.
Breakfast Quiche Filling Ingredients
- 7 extra large eggs
- 1 cup milk or heavy cream
- ¼ cup diced red bell pepper
- ¼ cup diced green bell pepper
- ¼ cup diced onion
- ½ teaspoon minced parsley
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ½ cups cubed ham
- 4 oz white sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
- 4 oz Swiss cheese, shredded
Breakfast Quiche Directions
- In a large bowl whisk the eggs, milk or cream, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Stir in the ham, peppers, onions and cheeses. Gently Mix well.
- Carefully pour the quiche filling into the crock pot over the crust dough Stop filling before the egg mixture reaches the top edge of the crust. Discard any leftover egg mixture if you have any.
- If there is enough dough above the egg filling to turn down to form a crust edge you can do that if you like.
- Place the lid on the crock pot and cook on high for 2 ½ hours or until the center of the quiche filling is just set.
- Lift the quiche from the crock pot by picking it up by the edges of the parchment paper.
- Place the quiche on a serving platter.
- Cut into squares to serve.
- Makes about 8 servings.
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Crock Pot Breakfast Quiche
Ingredients
Homemade Quiche Dough
- 1 ½ cup all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup shortening
- ¼ cup cold butter
- ¼ to ½ cup ice water
Quiche Filling Ingredients
- 7 extra large eggs
- 1 cup milk or heavy cream
- ¼ cup diced red bell pepper
- ¼ cup diced green bell pepper
- ¼ cup diced onion
- ½ teaspoon minced parsley
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 ½ cups cubed ham
- 4 oz white sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 4 oz Swiss cheese shredded
Instructions
Directions to make Quiche Crust Dough
- Place the flour and salt in a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Add the shortening and butter to the bowl and using a pastry cutter work the flour into the shortening and butter until pea size balls form.
- Add 1 tablespoon of ice water at a time tossing the flour and water together. Continue adding water until the dough starts to hold together and you can work the dough into a ball.
- On a piece of parchment paper that has been greased with olive oil roll the dough out into a 14 x 11 inch rectangle.
- Lift the parchment paper up by the corners and place the crust and parchment paper into a 6 or 7 quart crock pot.
Directions to Make Breakfast Quiche
- In a large bowl whisk the eggs, milk or cream, parsley, salt and pepper.
- Stir in the ham, peppers, onions and cheeses. Gently Mix well.
- Carefully pour the quiche filling into the crock pot over the crust dough Stop filling before the egg mixture reaches the top edge of the crust. Discard any leftover egg mixture if you have any.
- If there is enough dough above the egg filling to turn down to form a crust edge you can do that if you like.
- Place the lid on the crock pot and cook on high for 2 ½ hours or until the center of the quiche filling is just set.
- Lift the quiche from the crock pot by picking it up by the edges of the parchment paper.
- Place the quiche on a serving platter.
- Cut into squares to serve.
- Makes about 8 servings.
Recipe Expert Tips
- Store bought pie crust can be used in place of the homemade but it will be thinner.
- Browned and drained breakfast sausage can be used instead of cooked ham.
- Lining the crock pot with parchment paper allows you to lift the quiche from the slow cooker to cut.
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