Spinach, Artichoke, and Goat Cheese Quiche

This recipe was originally featured on foodiecrush.

Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 50 min Total Time: 1 hour, 5 min

Ingredients:

• 1 package refrigerator pie dough
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 1 leek, thinly sliced, white and light green parts only
• 1 (15 oz) can artichoke quarters, drained and chopped
• 1 1/2 cups fresh spinach
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 6 eggs
• 1 1/4 cup milk of choice
• 1/2 tsp ground mustard
• 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
• 2 oz goat cheese

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. Roll out the pie dough and line a 9-inch pie pan with the dough, then place back in fridge to keep chilled.
3. Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add the leeks and cook until softened, about 5 minutes, stirring often to avoid burning. Add the artichoke hearts to the pan and cook another 2 minutes. Stir in the spinach, season with salt and pepper, and remove from the heat. Stir so spinach will wilt when mixed with the warm vegetables. Set aside to cool.
4. Whisk the eggs and milk with the mustard and nutmeg. Pull the pie tin from the fridge and fill with the cooked vegetables. Top with half of the goat cheese (torn into small bits). Pour the egg mixture over the vegetables and top with remaining goat cheese.
5. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until the egg is puffed and no longer jiggly. Remove from the oven and let rest 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.

Tips & Tricks:

• The ingredients I purchased from the store set me up perfectly for making two quiches (two pie crusts in a package, 4 oz goat cheese, eggs are easier to get in a dozen….). This recipe will only feed about 4 realistically so if you are making it for a special occasion, I recommend going double.
• I chopped my artichoke hearts but the original recipe only called for quartering them.
• I like to roughly tear my spinach before mixing it into a recipe, sometimes the leaves are still quite big even after wilting if you don’t buy baby spinach.
• This recipe reheats ok but not great. It will help if you don’t put it in the fridge still warm but try to finish it for the meal you make it for.