Easy chicken broccoli quiche (with cheddar and mozzarella)

💙 Why you'll love it

• So easy to prepare - pre-bake the pie crust, cook chopped broccoli, prepare the quiche filling, combine everything and bake!
• Delicious for any occasion - it's as much an easy brunch recipe as a lazy weeknight meal or a great way for using up leftover chicken or broccoli.
• Quiche is one of the easiest recipes to adapt - truly, you can adapt it endlessly with all the ingredients you like or according to the season. This is why I like it so much... 

🧀 Ingredients

You'll need the following ingredients to make this delicious chicken broccoli quiche. You can find the quantities in the recipe card below.

• Shortcrust pastry - I use a store-bought crust to save time, but you can totally make a homemade pie crust!
• Chicken - I use cooked chicken breast but you can also use leftover rotisserie chicken.
• Fresh broccoli - which is in season from September to November included. Out of season, use frozen broccoli.
• Large eggs - ideally pasture-raised organic. You can refer to the Eco Tips I've written on eggs to help you choose the right ones.
• Cheeses - I used shredded cheddar and mozzarella cheese, but you can also you use Parmesan cheese, feta cheese or goat cheese if you like! And you can even put a drop cream cheese in the quiche filling.
• Regular milk
• Crème fraîche - it's the French for "fresh cream" and it's kind of similar to sour cream. You can find some crème fraîche in specialty food stores, in some supermarket (such as Whole Foods or Wegmans) in the dairy products section (close to sour cream) or in the cheeses of the world section or buy it online. If you don't find some, it's really easy to make your own with just 2 ingredients.
• Cumin and Cayenne pepper to add some flavor.

🍗 Variations

Feel free to change this recipe to go with your tastes. I suggest several options:

• Vegetarian/vegan - remove chicken breast. You can replace it with pre-cooked tofu if you like.
• Other proteins - replace chicken with bacon, sausage or ham.
• More veggies - spinach, asparagus, mushrooms or red onion would go very well in this recipe!

🍴Utensils

Ceramic pie weights

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Pie dish

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✨How to make the best broccoli chicken quiche ?

Recipe details and quantities are in the recipe card below.

• Preheat oven to 390°F/200°C in natural convection/static heat mode. Place pie crust in pie dish, then press lightly with your fingers on the edges of the crust.

• Using a fork, poke a few holes on the bottom of the pie crust. Line the dough with parchment paper and fill with ceramic pie weights or natural ones (you can use rice or dried beans).
• Bake for 10 minutes.
• Remove the weights and bake again for 10-15 minutes.

• In a frying pan, cook your broccoli florets over medium heat, covered, for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove the lid and cook for a further 5 minutes (the time will vary according to the size of the florets, but they should be tender by the end).
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk eggs with milk, crème fraîche, cumin, Cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper.

• Remove the pie crust from the oven, add half shredded cheeses and broccoli florets.
• Then add cooked chicken cut into chunks.
• Pour quiche filling over it.

• And sprinkle with the remaining shredded cheese.
• Bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until the cheeses have melted and the quiche filling is golden brown. If it gets too brown in the last few minutes, don't hesitate to cover the quiche with aluminum foil to finish cooking. It's important to respect the cooking time so that the inside of the quiche is fully cooked.
• Let cool for 10 minutes before cutting and enjoy!

👩🏻‍🍳 Chef's tips

1. If usually the edges of your pie crust fall back when you bake it, I've got the solution! After following the instructions in the recipe (press the edges of the dough and poke holes with a fork), place it in the freezer for 20 minutes.
2. It's crucial to bake the pie crust before adding the rest of the ingredients: without this step, your quiche will be soft and soggy, and it's the complete opposite of what we want!
3. Use ceramic pie weights or baking balls. If you don't want to buy some, you can use rice or dried beans. You won't be able to cook them after you've used them, but you can use them again as weights.
4. Make sure your broccoli florets are as dry as possible , otherwise they will completely soak the pie crust and moisten the quiche filling.

❄️ Storage

Make ahead - I recommend making it 2 to 3 days ahead of time.

Store - once it's completely cold, store it in an airtight container that you place in the fridge.

Reheat - avoid microwave as it'll soften you crust. Prefer a preheated oven (320°F/160°C) and put your quiche is in for about 10 minutes.