Hash Brown Crust Quiche Lorraine

A classic quiche lorraine with a hash brown crust! I bet your local brunch bistro doesn’t have this on their menu…..so how about having brunch at home this weekend? You can stay in your PJ’s and coffee refills are free. AND this Hash Brown Crust Quiche has about 1/3 less calories than traditional quiche – unintentionally!

This is a mash up of two of my favourite brunch dishes – hash brown and quiche!

“This tastes like a cross between a hash brown, quiche and potato dauphinoise gratin. Match made in heaven.”

It took me 5 attempts until I was happy with this so I’ve been fanning out my attempts to friends and family. I think my sister described it best. She said it’s like a “cross between a quiche, hash brown and potato dauphinoise gratin”. The edges are brown and crispy like a hash brown and the filling is a traditional Quiche Lorraine filling with bacon, onion, cheese and egg. The base is also made of hash browns so when you pour the filling in, the potato and egg mixture meld together and turns gratin-like when it bakes.

“It’s incredible….this actually has about 1/3 less calories than the traditional Quiche Lorraine!”

It smells and tastes rich and indulgent. But guess what? This actually has less calories than the traditional Quiche Lorraine because the hash brown crust has less than half the calories of shortcrust pastry! It’s incredible isn’t it?? It’s because shortcrust pastry is made with flour and butter which has a lot more calories than potato. The hash brown crust is made with 600g/1.2 lb of potatoes + 2 tbsp of butter which is 620 calories, whereas a traditional shortcrust pastry has 2,100 calories. So a traditional quiche lorraine has around 500 calories per serving whereas this Hash Brown Crust Quiche Lorraine has only 310 calories.

This keeps really well in the fridge and freezer, like a normal quiche. I highly recommend reheating it in the oven so you can make the edges crispy again!

Have I convinced you to stay in for brunch this weekend?? – Nagi

The Quiche Extended Family

• Quiche Lorraine – the French mother, with the buttery flaky crust

• Salmon Quiche – the gourmet Aunt, loaded with smoked salmon

• Italian Sausage Quiche – the cheeky Italian uncle

• Frittata with Bacon – the father, made the traditional way (stove then oven)

• Baked Vegetable Frittata – the uncle, made the easy way (pour and bake!)

• Frittata Egg Muffins – the healthy sister

• CRUSTLESS Quiche – the low carb cousin, custardy, golden and fabulous (plus super speedy!)

• Spanish Tortilla (Omelette) – the Spanish potato-loving aunt

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Hash Brown Crust Quiche Lorraine

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats

Prep: 25 minutes mins

Cook: 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Total: 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins

Breakfast, Brunch, Lunch, Quiche

4.96 from 21 votes

Servings8

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A mash up of two of my favourite brunch dishes - hash brown and quiche! This can be made using frozen shredded hash browns or you can shred your own (directions provided for both).

Ingredients

Hash Brown Crust

• ▢ 1.2 lb / 600g starchy potatoes (Note 1) OR 4 cups (not packed) frozen shredded hash browns, thawed
• ▢ 2 tbsp unsalted butter , melted
• ▢ 1 tsp salt
• ▢ Butter , for greasing
• ▢ Oil spray (or olive oil)

Egg Mixture

• ▢ 2 egg yolks
• ▢ 2 eggs
• ▢ 1 cup milk (preferably full cream, but low fat will also work)
• ▢ 3/4 cup cream
• ▢ Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg (optional)
• ▢ 1/2 tsp salt
• ▢ Black pepper

Filling

• ▢ 1/2 tbsp butter
• ▢ 6 oz / 180g bacon , cut into large dice (about 1cm x 0.5cm / 2/3" x 1/5")
• ▢ 1 small onion , diced (or half a large onion)
• ▢ 1 garlic clove , minced
• ▢ 3/4 cup grated cheese (tasty, cheddar or gruyere)

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 425F/220C with the oven shelf in the top 1/3 of the oven.
• Grease a 9"/ 23cm pie dish (Note 2)

Hash Brown Crust

• If shredding potatoes yourself, peel and grate the potatoes. Place the shredded potatoes into a colander and rinse for 10 seconds, using your hands to move the grated potatoes around, until the water runs clear.
• Take a handful of the rinsed grated potatoes OR the thawed frozen shredded hash browns and squeeze the excess water out, then place into a large bowl. Repeat with remaining potato. You should have about 4 cups of shredded potato.
• Add melted butter and salt and mix to combine.
• Pour the shredded potato into the pie dish. Use a large dessert spoon to spread the hash browns over the base and side of the pie dish.
• Use your hands or a spatula to pat down the base of the hash brown crust so it is fairly firmly packed.
• Spray the hash brown crust with oil spray (I used olive oil spray).
• Bake the crust for 30 minutes.

Prepare Filling & Egg Mixture

• While the crust is baking, melt 1/2 tbsp butter in a fry pan over medium high heat.
• Add onion, garlic and bacon into the fry pan. Saute until the onion is translucent and the bacon is just starting to brown (but not crisp).
• Remove from the stove and set aside to cool slightly.
• Place Egg Mixture ingredients in a bowl and whisk to combine.

Fill Quiche

• When the crust is light golden brown on the surface of the base and golden brown on the walls of the crust (around 30 minutes), remove from the oven.
• Scatter the bacon onion mixture across the base, then the cheese.
• Then pour the Egg Mixture in.

Baking the Quiche

• Return the quiche to the oven and turn the oven down to 180C/350F.
• Bake for 25 minutes, or until the Filling is set. Test this either by inserting a skewer into the centre (it should come out clean) or by touching the centre gently (it should spring back).
• Let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

Recipe Notes:

1. You need to use starchy potatoes for hash browns as they breakdown when cooked, becoming nice and fluffy on the inside and golden and crunchy on the outside. The best to use are Russet (common in the US), dutch creams, King Edwards or red delight. However, great all rounders like golden delight, coliban, red rascal and Sebago (popular in Australia) still works great.

I use Sebago which are the brushed potatoes you can get from any supermarket in Australia (ie. the ones with dirt on them). If you are based in the US, a great all rounder to use is Russet which I understand is one of the most widely used potatoes in the US.

2. You must use a pie dish that doesn't have a removable base otherwise you run a (high) risk of the filling leaking out and dripping to the floor of the oven while it bakes. Yes, I'm speaking from experience here. I tried both a springform cake tin and a quiche pan with a removable base. 2 of the 3 attempts, the filling leaked out (once onto the floor of the oven, the other onto the tray I put the pan on).

3. This quiche reheats really well in the oven and lasts for 3 days in the refrigerator. I have not tried to freeze it yet but I am confident that it will work fine. Make sure to reheat it in the oven so the crust crisps up again.

4. Nutrition assumes 8 servings. In my household, it serves 6 (sometimes 4!).

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 174gCalories: 311cal (16%)Carbohydrates: 15.6g (5%)Protein: 15.6g (31%)Fat: 20.7g (32%)Saturated Fat: 9.5g (59%)Cholesterol: 146mg (49%)Sodium: 1093mg (48%)Potassium: 503mg (14%)Fiber: 2g (8%)Sugar: 3.2g (4%)Vitamin A: 400IU (8%)Vitamin C: 22.3mg (27%)Calcium: 140mg (14%)Iron: 1.1mg (6%)

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