Ham And Basil Quiche

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie shells
• 1 cup ham, diced
• 1 cup mozzarella cheese or 1 cup monterey jack cheese, grated
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil or 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 tablespoon prepared mustard
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup whipping cream or 3/4 cup half-and-half or 3/4 cup half & half light cream
• 1 dash black pepper
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400°f.
• 2 pre-bake the pie shell for 5 minutes. after you have removed the shell from the oven, lower the oven heat to 350°f.
• 3 while the crust is pre-baking, mix the ham, cheese, and basil and set aside.
• 4 spread mustard on the bottom of the pie crust. sprinkle with ham-cheese mixture.
• 5 beat eggs, cream, and pepper well. pour over the ham and cheese in the pie crust. sprinkle with parmesan.
• 6 bake for 30-35 minutes, until set and lightly browned.