Post by PurplePuppy on May 6, 2013 15:27:18 GMT -5
LOADED POTATO QUICHE:
Prep Time: 15 mins; Total Time 1 1/2 hrs.; 8 servings.
INGREDIENTS: Crust: 2 1/2 cups Original Bisquick® mix 6 tablespoons cold butter or margarine 1/4 cup boiling water
Filling: 1 1/2 cups chopped cooked ham 1 1/2 cups frozen diced hash brown potatoes, thawed 1 1/2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (6 oz) 3 medium green onions, sliced (3 tablespoons) 5 eggs 3/4 cup half-and-half 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper 3 slices bacon, crisply cooked, crumbled Sour cream, if desired Additional sliced green onions, if desired
Directions: 1) Heat oven to 350°F. Spritz your Deep Dish Stone pie pan or if you don't have one - use a 9 1/2-inch glass deep-dish pie plate that you've sprayed with cooking spray.
2) Place Bisquick mix in medium bowl. Cut in butter, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through mix in opposite directions), until crumbly. Add boiling water; stir vigorously until soft dough forms. Using fingers dipped in Bisquick mix, press dough on bottom and up side of pie plate, forming edge on rim of plate.
3) Sprinkle ham, potatoes, cheese and 3 tablespoons onions in crust. In medium bowl, beat eggs, half-and-half and pepper until blended. Pour over ingredients in crust.
4) Bake 1 hour 5 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. Top with bacon, sour cream and additional onions.
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