Cooking 101 #1/52 Broccol/Ham/Swiss Quiche

I don't cook.  I heat.  I reheat.  I may occasionally grill.  The most adventurous I normally get in the kitchen is scrambled eggs.  This project is meant to change that.  One meal a week, no repeats, not already prepared meals.  Maybe not entirely from scratch, but at least some assembly required.  By the end of the year I hope to be much more confident in the kitchen.  Who knows, could happen, right?

Broccoli/Ham/Swiss Quiche

The first item I decided to make was a broccoli/ham/swiss quiche.  I admit to cheating on the crust, that was prepackaged, but other than that this was assembled by me.  Fresh broccoli, steamed a bit in advance so it wouldn't be completely crisp, a couple of slices off of a baked ham, cut into cubes, and some shredded swiss cheese layered into the shell.  Beat some eggs, milk, salt, pepper, mustard powder together and pour it over the layers.  Forty five minutes in the oven and above was the result.  Golden brown with just a slight crispiness to the top.  Fluffy and moist inside.  A nice balance of flavors although I would definitely cut back slightly on the ham and/or increase the amount of broccoli.  Overall a very successful first night for my Cooking 101 project.

Interested in trying this? Here's the recipe.