Art of Natural Living

Swiss Chard Quiche

By Inger Jul 29, 2012 Breakfast, Cooking & Recipes, CSA Recipes, Eggs, Greens, Main Dish, Peppers 20 Comments
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I made my Swiss Chard Quiche quite by accident–and in the end it was a happy accident!  You see I was carrying my CSA box down the stairs, when the bottom opened up and everything, including two dozen eggs, tumbled out.  The veggies were fine but 10 eggs were cracked.  They would need to be used–right away.

Swiss Chard Quiche

The accident just happened to dovetail with massive quantities of CSA Swiss Chard that were arriving weekly.  With opinions at our house ranging from “not my favorite vegetable” to “I’d rather eat cat food” consumption was not keeping up with supply.

This week, I decided to be proactive and tossed my bag of chard into the “extras box” with the idea that some other unsuspecting deserving family might make better use of it.  Only to have my sister, who runs the pickup site, stop by that night with an even bigger bag of Swiss Chard that had accumulated.

Guess I’m not the only one with this problem!

The Ubiquitous Swiss Chard

The Ubiquitous Swiss Chard

So, when the broken eggs entered my world, the Swiss Chard Quiche was born.  I expected it to taste “ok”, but to my surprise, it was actually good.  I added some chopped summer sausage (languishing in my cheese drawer) and  a diced red pepper (frozen and leftover from last year’s CSA)–plus the de rigor mushrooms and onions–and  the quiche was downright flavorful.

Sometimes fate smiles on you!

Swiss Chard Quiche (for a standard 9 inch pie pan)

Ingredients

  • Pie Crust (optional)
  • 8 oz sliced mushrooms
  • 1/2 large onion, chopped
  • 1/2 T butter or oil
  • 4 c chopped Swiss Chard leaves
  • 1 c swiss cheese
  • 1/2 c chopped summer sausage or a few pieces of cooked crumbled bacon
  • 1 red pepper, seeds removed, then chopped
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 1/2 c milk or cream
  • 1/2 t salt or to taste

Directions

1.  Prebake pie crust according to directions, if using.

2.  Saute onions and mushrooms in butter or oil, until they start to turn golden.  Layer on top of crust or pie pan sprayed with non-stick spray if not using a crust.

3.  Wilt Swiss chard slightly in a large pan, then layer on top of mushrooms and onions.  Follow with sausage or bacon, red pepper and cheese.

4.  Beat eggs then add milk and salt then pour over quiche filling

5.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 40 minutes.  Top should be golden and puffy and knife inserted just off center should come out clean.

Everyone liked this in the end and my oldest just assumed it was spinach.  So perhaps we cooks should just keep mum about our recipes …

Swiss Chard Quiche Closeup

Swiss Chard Quiche–Shhhhh

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20 thoughts on “Swiss Chard Quiche”

  1. Kathy

    Inger, we have so much swiss chard in the garden that I will have to try your recipe. Will eliminate the meat, but keep the main idea. Thank you!

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  2. Louise

    With a recipe like this, Inger, who knows, you may just be writing the next Swiss Chard Recipe Book!!! Thank heavens you didn’t topple too…

    Thank you so much for sharing…

    P.S. Have you ever visited Culinary Types? T.W. usually has the same “problem” with Swiss Chard and he’s come up with a few doozies!!!

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  6. A Table in the Sun

    I have come to love swiss chard, if only for it’s amazing ability to be harvested most of the year! I eat it for breakfast in omelets and smoothies, for lunch in soup, and for dinner in any Italian meal (and many other types of cuisine). Your recipe looks fabulous.

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    1. Inger Wilkerson

      Interesting–I’d never heard of that! We usually just go crust-less because I like to avoid the calories (not to mention work or trip to the grocery store), but this would do that too.

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