This Spinach, Ham, and Cheddar Quiche is the perfect breakfast, brunch, or dinner meal. It's incredibly easy to make and is the perfect way to use up some leftover ham!
I don't know where it came from or why, but I had a serious hankering for some quiche. A quiche with ham and cheese, which meant it was time to make our well loved Spinach, Ham, and Cheddar Quiche!
Recipe Video
Ingredients Needed
- Ham - This is one of our favorite ways to use up some leftover holiday ham.
- Fresh Spinach - A fresh bunch or about 12 oz. This is definitely a quiche that Popeye would approve of - it's packed! You can use frozen spinach, but you have to be sure that it is thawed and drained.
- Cheddar Cheese - Extra sharp is our favorite, but mild or just sharp is delicious, too.
- Garlic and Onion - Staples in our cooking.
- Milk - 2% is what we usually have on hand but 1% or even whole would work.
- Eggs - Of course!
- Salt and Pepper
And of course, a pie dough. We usually keep a dough or two in our freezer for instances just like this! You could also totally use a pre-made dough from the grocery store, but I personally think that there's nothing like a homemade dough!
- All Purpose Flour
- Butter
- Salt
- Cold Water
Step-by-Step Instructions
First Step: Prep your crust by lining your dough in a pie dish, trimming the edges and giving it a quick 10 minute pre-bake. This is called the Blind Bake and it's what helps prevent your crust from becoming soggy.
Second Step: Saute the onion, garlic, and ham.
Third Step: Whisk together eggs, milk, and salt and pepper.
Fourth Step: Add whisked eggs to pie dish with crust and then add spinach, ham, onions, and cheddar cheese.
Fifth Step: Bake!
Spinach, Ham, and Cheddar Quiche deliciousness. Ham, cheddar, spinach, and cheese all baked into a buttery flaky pie crust? Yes, please! I mean what's not to love about a ham and cheese quiche?
This had become not only one of our go-to leftover ham recipes but also egg recipes!
For another great leftover ham recipe, check out our French Onion Soup From Scratch, Croque Monsieur Sliders, and Ham and Potato Hash!
Other Favorite Egg Dishes
Crustless Spinach and Feta Quiche
FAQ
That means you didn't do a blind bake! Pre-baking your crust will help prevent this.
You need to be sure you're pre-cooking your veggies that you're adding to release their liquid. Otherwise they will release the liquid into your lovely quiche!
Definitely! Just make sure you cook them first!
Yup! Just butter (grease) your pie dish well and sprinkle with some cheese before adding eggs and fillings.
Yes, just be sure to thaw and drain it.
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Spinach, Ham, and Cheddar Quiche
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup cubed cooked thick cut ham
- 1 cup shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 bunch of cleaned spinach 12 oz
- 1/2 cup of diced white onion
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1 -2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 cup milk 2% is our preferred but you can use whatever you have.
- 4 eggs
- salt and pepper to taste
Pie Crust
- 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- 1/2 cup slightly chilled salted butter, cubed see notes for unsalted
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
Make Pie Crust
- Sift flour, add salt, and then cut in the butter until dough is a consistency similar to bread crumbs. Slowly add the cold water and once combined shape into a smooth ball (don't over work), wrap in foil, and put in fridge to cool / rest for at least 30 minutes.
- Blind bake the crust. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. After 30 minutes, remove from fridge and roll out into a large circular shape on a floured surface. Gently place the dough over and into a 9 inch 1 1/4 inch deep pie pan (standard size) and then cut off excess around the edges. Bake for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add garlic and onions to a saute pan with olive oil. Saute until onions are translucent. Add ham and then spinach and cook until spinach is wilted.
- In a large bowl, add eggs and milk and whisk vigorously. Then add ham, onions, and spinach and mix, then add cheese and mix all together.
- Slowly pour the mixture into the pre-baked pie crust and then add to oven. Bake for 40-50 minutes until middle is done and set. Edges should be browned, center set but still a little jiggly. Let cool for at least 10 minutes and then enjoy!
Kushigalu
Love the flaVor combo in this quiche recipe one of my favorite so delicious. I wilp be making this soon. Thanks.
veenaazmanov
This is delicious and creamy and combination super yum. Perfect presentation too.
Kylie Archer
Yummy! The kids loved this when we made it this week and I am super happy because there are some extra slices in the freezer for busy nights!
Tracy
That's so great to hear! Thanks so much for letting me know, Kylie!
Rebecca
I loved this recipe!! Has your veggies and carbs and protein! Great for me and my son as we are both diabetic!! I was wondering Tracy if u could add a cutt uo vine ripened tomatoes ???
Tracy
Hi Rebecca, so glad you enjoyed it, thank you for letting me know! And oh yes, adding tomatoes sounds delicious!!
Robin
Awesome! Thank you! A little trick I added was that once the mixture was in the pie crust, I sprinkled about a 1/4 cup of shredded cheddar to the top and patted it in with a spatula so that it was below the egg mixture and once baked, that added a nice cheesy topping! I'm all about the cheese!
Tracy
Now that is a GREAT trick, Robin!! I'm going to do that next time I make it! Thanks so much for sharing!
Ethan
Can this be made with a premade frozen pie shell? I would assume deep dish would be the best.
Tracy
Definitely!
Jan
I just tried it but pastry shrunk in the prevalence!!
Kat
Can you substitute with heavy cream instead of milk?
Tracy
Totally! It'll make it a LOT richer and add a lot of fat to the dish, but it'll still work!
Annie
Can I make this without the crust? Would you change anything to the recipe?
Tracy
Hi Annie! Yes! Absolutely! It would be like my Crustless Spinach Feta Quiche! https://www.servedfromscratch.com/crust-less-spinach-and-feta-quiche/ Just be sure to grease your dish, and add some grated Parm! Enjoy!
Diane K Mattison-Nottage
The recipe itself is good. I added mushrooms when I cooked the onion and garlic to take some of their natural water. However, it makes me crazy when the recipe says, ..."remove from fridge and roll out into a large circular shape on a floured surface. Gently place the dough over and into a pie pan...". There are many different sizes of pie pan: 8", 9", 10", deep dish, and the list goes on. The size of pie pan dictates how large the, "... large circular shape is". And it also determines how much dough you need to have to make sure you can cover the pie pan adequately. The other issue is how much this recipe makes and what the best size pie pan is. Those details are really important. I got lucky when I made this and the quiche itself is really good. Just my 2 cents.
Dan Koslicki
Hi! Delicious!!! Made for family and friends, gobbled it up!