Easy Sausage Quiche Recipe is a spectacular savory pie that’s ideal for serving for any meal. This flavorful quiche is made with classic breakfast sausage, green onion and lots of cheddar cheese that’s all smothered with a perfectly seasoned rich egg custard that transforms simple flavors into a satisfying meal. The best part? The preparation isn’t complicated, and well worth the small amount of effort it takes to make. Serve it for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner any day of the week.

Ingredients to Make Sausage Quiche Recipe

We’re huge “breakfast or dinner” fans at our house. Be it a pan of buttermilk biscuits smothered in sausage gravy, a big bowl of cheddar grits topped with bacon and eggs or big stack of buttermilk pancakes dripping with a generous drizzle of maple syrup. We’re not picky, any of the aforementioned will do. This easy quiche recipe is one of my family’s favorites. In it I use classic breakfast sausage for ease of preparation, but you could use Italian sausage too, if that’s what you have on hand. The beauty of making quiche is: the flavor variations are endless.

Checkout this quick list of ingredients you’ll need to make this Easy Sausage Quiche Recipe: (Scroll down for the full printable recipe card.)

Crust – One 9-inch deep dish pie shell either frozen or homemade (i.e. Mrs Smith’s or similar).
Sausage – 8 ounces of mild or spicy pork breakfast sausage.
Onion – Thinly sliced green onions add a mild of onion flavor.
Cheese – Shredded sharp cheddar cheese gives the quiche it’s cheesy taste.
Liquid – Half and half thins the egg custard.
Whole Eggs – 6 large eggs form the base of the egg mixture.
Seasonings – Garlic salt, freshly ground black pepper and dry mustard. You could also use table salt and granulated garlic or garlic powder in place of garlic salt.
Spice – A few dashes of hot sauce for spice. This is optional.

How to Make the BEST Easy Sausage Quiche Recipe

Heat Oven and Prepare Pie Pan – Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place pie shell on cookie sheet. Set aside.
Cook Sausage – Cook the sausage until no pink remains then add onion. Drain excess grease from pan.
Assemble the Quiche – Layer shredded cheese and sausage in pie crust.
Make Egg Mixture – Whisk together the half and half, eggs and seasonings. Pour the egg mixture evenly over the sausage filling. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Oven – Bake per the cook time in the recipe until the center is set when gently shaken.
Serve – Allow to rest for 15-30 minutes. Slice and serve warm.

Kitchen Equipment to Make Sausage Quiche Recipe

One large skillet to cook the sausage and onions.
One large bowl and a whisk to make the egg filling.
Measuring cups and spoons
Sharp knife and chopping board.
One 9-inch deep dish pie pan.
Cheese grater for freshly grated cheese.
It’s also helpful to have a sheet pan to move the quiche in an out of the oven easily.

Recipe Variations, Tips and Substitutions

Half and Half – To make your own half and half you can use equal parts heavy cream and whole milk. In this recipe you would need 1/2 cup of each.
Distribute the Egg Mixture Evenly – When pouring the egg custard on top, take a fork and gently move the sausage without misplacing it, to allow the eggs to filter down to the bottom of the ingredients. Don’t stir, just gently move.
Cheese – In this recipe, I am purposely keeping the ingredients simple using sharp cheddar cheese. Feel free to adapt using your favorite flavor of shredded cheese such as colby jack cheese, gruyere cheese, swiss cheese or spicy pepper jack cheese.
Protein – You can omit the hot sauce and use spicy sausage in this quiche recipe. You could also use chicken sausage or turkey sausage.
Veggies – You could add vegetables such as diced mushrooms, baby spinach or bell peppers to the sausage mixture.
Blind Baking the Crust – I use a frozen pie crust for this recipe and have never found it necessary to thaw or blind bake the crust. If you use homemade pie dough, dock the bottom with a fork, cover with parchment paper and top with pie weights or beans. Blind bake for 8 minutes then proceed with the recipe as written.
How to Serve Sausage Quiche – Quiche ranks quite high on our list for busy day meals. You may enjoy pairing it with my Easy Fruit Salad recipe or a Spinach Salad for breakfast, brunch or dinner.

Storage and Leftovers

Reheating – Sausage quiche can be made in advance and reheated by the piece, too. To reheat a whole quiche in the oven: Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lay foil loosely on top and bake for 15-20 minutes just until heated through.
Leftovers – Store baked Sausage Quiche in an airtight container chilled in the refrigerator for up to 3 days. Reheat individual slices in the microwave.
Freezer – You can bake this quiche, cool it completely, wrap in layers of plastic wrap and freeze for up to 2 months. Remove it from the freezer and thaw in the fridge overnight. Lay a piece of aluminum foil on top and reheat in a preheated 325°F oven for 15-20 minutes or just until heated through.

More Easy Quiche Recipes to Make

There’s no wrong time of day to serve quiche. Expand your quiche menu with these recipes:

My recipe for Western Omelet Quiche is a fan favorite.
This Kentucky Hot Brown Quiche recipe is a riff on the famous hot brown from Louisville Kentucky,
You may have everything you need to make this Bacon Cheddar Chive Quiche.
Classic cheesy Quiche Lorraine.
Cornbread and Sausage Quiche is a delicious use for leftover cornbread!
Ricotta Spinach Quiche is rich and decadent.
Mushroom Quiche from Simply Recipes.

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