I love warm sunny days when salad is on the menu for dinner, and a quiche is a lovely accompaniment in my opinion. I aways keep some ready to roll shortcrust pastry in my freezer and the other day I found myself with some left over roast chicken , so after searching through my fridge and cupboards I found some ingredients and made a Pesto Chicken and Roasted Pepper Quiche. I do love making something from what I can find in my kitchen!!
Serves 4-6
Ingredients
left over roast chicken (I used the meat from 2 drumsticks and some breast meat)
2 peppers (I used red and yellow but up to you)
1 tbsp olive oil
4 eggs
75ml milk
2 heaped tsp green pesto
1/2 tub of philadelphia garlic and herb cream cheese
grated cheese – about 2 handfuls
1 pack of ready to roll shortcrust pastry
butter for greasing
Method
Pre heat the oven to 180oC (fan) / 200oC
Slice the peppers into strips, place on a baking tray, drizzle with the oil and cook for 15-20 minutes to soften and sweeten
Meanwhile grease a 12″ x 8″ baking tin
Cover with the pastry taking care to ensure the pastry doesn’t over lap the sides too high
Cut the chicken into strips and lay across the bottom of the pastry
Add the roasted peppers
In a bowl beat the eggs and add the milk, cream cheese and pesto and whisk to make a smooth ish sauce
Pour over the chicken and peppers and then top with the grated cheese
Reduce the temperature to 160oC (fan) / 180oC
Cook the quiche for 35-40 minutes until set
Eat either hot or cold – however you prefer
I served mine with some salad mmmmm!
It doesn’t taste overly quiche like and the pesto adds a lovely flavour, a nice summery and tasty meal idea.
Perfect for the warmer weather and for a picnic (when eaten cold!)
That looks delicious.
I made a quiche last year, salmon and broccoli. So much better than shop bought x
That looks gorgeous! I love pesto and I love quiche so that would be the perfect dish for more! Thanks for sharing.
you know, in all my days I’ve never made a rectangular quiche…I’m going to try one next time!
This looks lovely, I want a slice for my breakfast now.
x
havent you? its easier to slice!! and saves cutting the pastry into a circle lol.
and it was really nice – might try red pesto next time (i have some lurking in my fridge somewhere) x
thanks Jayne it was s easy and quick to make and really tasty x
homemade is the best (even if you do cheat with the pastry lol) x
I go one step easier and just buy the pastry cases lol x
that’s what I was thinking….. I prefer red pesto actually x
what are you doing to me? It’s 10.30 and obviously I’ve eaten my dinner but I’m drooling over this. I’ve never made quiche before. Might have to give it a go!
Yummmy – I am now hungry!
That looks like a lovely quiche that would make a lot of mummies that lunch happy i would love a slice, thank you for sharing it with Bake it at The good life mum xx
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