Description
This comforting sausage quiche is topped with a rich, homemade sausage gravy. The simple yet flavorful filling combines eggs, sour cream, heavy whipping cream, and a breakfast sausage and onion mixture. Ready in just over an hour, this comforting quiche is perfect for a weekend breakfast or brunch.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp cooking oil (avocado oil, olive oil, or canola oil)
- 1 Vidalia onion, finely diced
- 24 oz ground breakfast sausage (or raw patties, broken up)
- 1 pie crust dough (deep dish frozen pie shell can be used)
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- Salt and fresh cracked black pepper
- 2/3 of the cooked sausage and onion mixture (for quiche)
- 1/3 of the cooked sausage and onion mixture (for gravy)
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (for gravy)
- 2 cups whole milk (for gravy)
Instructions
- Preheat cooking pan over medium heat and add oil. Sauté diced onion until transparent. Add sausage and break it apart. Cook until fully done. Remove from heat to cool slightly.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease deep dish pie pan and gently fit pie crust into pan.
- Whisk eggs, sour cream, heavy cream, salt, and pepper until smooth. Stir in 2/3 of the cooked sausage mixture. (Save remaining sausage for gravy.)
- Pour egg and sausage mixture into pie pan, spread evenly. Place on baking sheet and bake 40–45 minutes.
- For sausage gravy: Heat remaining sausage over medium heat. Sprinkle flour over it and stir until coated. Slowly pour in milk while stirring constantly. Season with salt and pepper. Cook until thickened. Remove from heat.
- Top each quiche slice with some gravy before serving.
Notes
- Use frozen deep dish pie crust for convenience.
- Quiche can be made ahead and reheated before serving.
- Try different cheeses like cheddar or Swiss for variation.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American