Cranberry Sausage Quiche

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 9-inch frozen deep dish pie shell
• 1/2 lb bulk sausage, sage-flavored
• 1/4 cup yellow onion, chopped
• 3/4 cup dried cranberries
• 1 1/2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups half-and-half
• parsley or sage leaf, as garnish

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 let frozen pie shell stand at room temperature for 10 minutes.
• 3 do not prick the shell.
• 4 bake pie shell for 7 minutes.
• 5 remove from oven and set aside.
• 6 reduce oven temperature to 375 degrees.
• 7 crumble sausage, and cook in a large skillet with onion over medium-high heat until sausage is thoroughly cooked.
• 8 drain off excess fat.
• 9 remove from heat.
• 10 stir in cranberries.
• 11 sprinkle cheese on the bottom of the pie shell.
• 12 top cheese evenly with sausage mixture.
• 13 combine eggs and half and half in medium bowl.
• 14 whisk until blended but not frothy.
• 15 pour egg mixture over sausage mixture in pie shell.
• 16 bake for 40-45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• 17 let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
• 18 garnish with fresh parsley or sage.