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Ham & Cheese Hash Brown Quiche

January 11, 2023 | Breakfast

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Ham & Cheese Hash Brown Quiche is a delicious twist on a French classic. This savory breakfast custard is filled with eggs, flavorful cheeses, and ham all within a potato crust.

Close up of sliced Ham and Cheese Hash Brown Quiche.

Hash Brown Quiche is a family favorite for brunch on holidays or weekends! It’s tradition for us to have this quiche on Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. For more yummy holiday breakfast recipes, try The Best Overnight Cinnamon Rolls, Overnight French Toast Bake, and Perfect French Crepes.

Ham & Cheese Quiche

This classic with a spin is always a big hit. Mix in options for quiche are endless but this ham & cheese version is rich, flavorful, and easy to make. It’s sure to be a good day when starting it with this!

A Ham and Cheese Hash Brown Quiche with slices cut out and on multiple plates.

Ingredients for Hash Brown Quiche:

  • Hash Brown Potatoes– I prefer to use Simply Potatoes Shredded Hash Browns found near the eggs in your local grocery store.
  • Butter– This helps the crust cook up as well as soften the onions.
  • Eggs– These help create the custard and give the quiche structure.
  • Heavy Whipping Cream– Helps create a light and creamy custard texture.
  • Cheese– I like to use Swiss and medium cheddar but feel free to use other cheeses based on what you like or what you have on hand.
  • Onions– Adds lots of flavor and are easily softened by cooking in the microwave with butter.
  • Ham– Use leftover ham from a holiday or buy a thick slice of ham at the deli and chop it up.
  • Seasoning– Seasoned salt, nutmeg, and pepper add just enough flavor with out over powering the flavors of the cheeses and eggs.
Ingredients on a marble surface- cream, butter, hash browns, ham, eggs, cheese, and onion.

How to make Hash Brown Quiche:

Time needed: 1 hour and 5 minutes.

  1. Prep

    Preheat oven to 425°F and grease a deep 9-inch pie plate.

  2. Dry potatoes

    Press fresh or thawed hash browns between paper towels to remove excess moisture.Pressing shredded potatoes between paper towels.

  3. Make Crust

    Transfer to pie plate and firmly press them to the bottom and sides to make a crust. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small bowl and brush over all of the crust. Bake for 20 minutes.Diptych- Hands pressing hash browns into a pie plate; hash browns brushed with melted butter.

  4. Cook Onions

    Meanwhile, place onions and remaining tablespoon butter together in a bowl, loosely cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 1 minute.Diptych- Onion and a pat of butter in a bowl covered with plastic; wrap; softened onions in melted butter.

  5. Mix

    In a medium size bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, and seasoned salt.Diptych- Bowl of eggs with cream and spice to the side; all mixed together in the bowl.

  6. Assemble

    Once crust is done cooking, remove from oven and turn temperature down to 350°F. To the cooked crust, layer on onion, ham, and cheese.Diptych- Diced ham in a hash brown crust with shredded cheese to the side; cheese added on top of ham.

  7. Season

    Pour the egg mixture over the layers and lightly sprinkle the top with nutmeg and fresh cracked pepper.Uncooked ham and cheese hash brown quiche.

  8. Bake

    Bake for 25-30 minutes until a knife comes out clean when inserted in the middle. Let quiche rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving.
    Garnish with chives.

FAQs

What is quiche?

Quiche is a French tart made up of a savory egg custard with meat, cheese, and veggies. It typically has a pastry crust but can be made crust-less or with hash brown potatoes.

What’s the difference between a quiche and frittata?

A frittata is very similar to quiche but has no crust, contains more eggs, and is typically made in an oven-safe skillet because the cooking is started on the stove.

Hash Brown Quiche in a glass pie plate with a towel and metal spatula to the side.

TOOLS USED TO MAKE THIS BREAKFAST QUICHE:

  • Glass Deep 9-inch Pie Plate– This deep glass pie dish works great for large pies and quiches.
  • Cheese Grater– Freshly grated cheese is so much better and this grater is the best! I love that it has two sides, folds up, and stands sturdy when grating.
  • Rubber Bottom Mixing Bowls– The rubber handle and bottom of these bowls makes them the perfect mixing bowls. I use them all the time from mixing pancake batter to pie dough to cake batter. 
Ham and Cheese Hash Brown Quiche in a glass pie plate with a slice cut.

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Close up of sliced Ham and Cheese Hash Brown Quiche.
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Ham & Cheese Hash Brown Quiche

Ham & Cheese Hash Brown Quiche is a delicious twist on a French classic. This savory breakfast custard is filled with eggs, flavorful cheeses, and ham all within a potato crust.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time50 mins
Total Time1 hr 5 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 393kcal
Author: Garnish and Glaze

Ingredients

  • 12 ounces shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed, (~2 cups)
  • 3 tablespoons butter, divided
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
  • 1/2 cup medium cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 cup Swiss Cheese, shredded
  • 1/4 cup onions, finely diced
  • 3/4 cup ham, diced
  • pinch ground nutmeg
  • fresh cracked pepper
  • chives, for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425°F and grease a deep 9-inch pie plate.
  • Press fresh or thawed hash browns between paper towels to remove excess moisture.
  • Transfer to pie plate and firmly press them to the bottom and sides to make a crust. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a small bowl and brush over all of the crust. Bake for 20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, place onions and remaining tablespoon butter together in a bowl, loosely cover with plastic wrap and microwave for 1 minute.
  • In a medium size bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, and seasoned salt.
  • Once crust is done cooking, remove from oven and turn temperature down to 350°F. To the cooked crust, layer on onion, ham, and cheese.
  • Pour the egg mixture over the layers and lightly sprinkle the top with nutmeg and fresh cracked pepper.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes until a knife comes out clean when inserted in the middle. Let quiche rest for 15 minutes before slicing and serving. Garnish with chives.
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Hash Brown Quiche
Nutrition Facts
Ham & Cheese Hash Brown Quiche
Amount Per Serving
Calories 393 Calories from Fat 288
% Daily Value*
Fat 32g49%
Saturated Fat 16g100%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
Monounsaturated Fat 10g
Cholesterol 183mg61%
Sodium 611mg27%
Potassium 316mg9%
Carbohydrates 12g4%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 15g30%
Vitamin A 1161IU23%
Vitamin C 5mg6%
Calcium 200mg20%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Comments

  1. The Fashion Fraction says

    May 12, 2014 at 2:00 am

    this look so tasty that I am getting hungry right now

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    • Melanie says

      May 12, 2014 at 9:21 am

      Thanks Michele!

      Reply

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