Quiche with Swiss Chard and Mushroom

Ingredients

• •3 large pastured eggs
• •1 cup heavy cream
• •4 ounces crimini mushrooms
• •¼ cup onion
• •3 tablespoons butter
• •5 ounces swiss chard leaves
• •salt and pepper
• •5 ounces prima donna aged gouda cheese
• •1 dash nutmeg
• •quiche pastry dough

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Method

From foodista.com — read the original

1. 1Preheat oven to 350 F.
2. 2Beat room temperature eggs with heavy cream in a small bowl.
3. 3Place pie crust in a deep-dish glass pie plate and crimp edges.
4. 4Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a saute pan and cook mushroom ond shallot until browned.
5. 5Season vegetables to taste with salt and pepper and stir in chopped chard leaves, cooking only long enough to allow them to wilt; cool mixture.
6. 6Sprinkle about 2 ounces of the cheese in the bottom of the pie crust and spread vegetables over that, then top with remaining cheese.
7. 7Pour the custard (cream and egg) mixture over all.
8. 8Make sure the cheese and vegetables are covered or wet with the custard mixture.
9. 9Dot with butter pieces and sprinkle with nutmeg.
10. 10Bake quiche uncovered, in a preheated oven, for about 45 minutes or until domed and puffy and custard is set.
11. 11Allow to sit undisturbed for about 15 minutes before slicing and serving.