Best Quiche Recipes for Kids

Ham and Cheese Quiche

This kid-friendly quiche can be made as one pie or as small muffin cup quiches.

Ingredients

• Pie dough
• 6 eggs
• 1/2 cup milk
• Shredded cheese
• Chopped ham
• Optional shredded carrots, shredded zucchini, or cooked chopped broccoli

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a bowl, stir eggs, milk, cheese, ham, and optional vegetables together.
3. For mini quiches, use a large glass to cut pie dough circles and press them into muffin cups.
4. Pour egg mixture into each crust.
5. Bake about 25 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
6. Serve with chopped tomatoes, salsa, hot sauce, or fruit salad.

Chicken Quiche

This chicken quiche is a good way to use leftover chicken in a breakfast or brunch recipe.

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 cups shredded chicken
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
• Optional 1/2 package frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
• Pie crust
• Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. In a bowl, mix shredded chicken, milk, eggs, cheese, optional broccoli, salt, and pepper.
3. Pour into a pie crust.
4. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until lightly browned and a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.

Chicken and Broccoli Quiche

Chicken broccoli quiche is a simple twist on basic quiche and works well for breakfast or dinner.

Ingredients

• 2 to 3 cups shredded chicken
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 3 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese
• 1/2 package frozen chopped broccoli, thawed
• Pie crust
• Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Mix chicken, milk, eggs, cheese, broccoli, salt, and pepper together.
3. If using fresh broccoli, steam it for about 5 minutes and chop it first.
4. Pour mixture into a pie crust.
5. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until lightly browned and set in the middle.

Pizza Quiche

Pizza quiche combines breakfast eggs with pizza flavors kids already love. This is a fun breakfast-for-dinner recipe and works well for brunches or cooking classes.

Ingredients

• 1 pie crust
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• Pepperoni chunks
• Ham chunks
• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 4 eggs
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 teaspoon basil
• Salt and pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Sprinkle most of the cheese over the pie crust.
3. Add pepperoni and ham over the cheese.
4. In a bowl, whisk milk, eggs, flour, basil, salt, and pepper together.
5. Pour egg mixture into the pie crust.
6. Top with remaining cheese, pepperoni, and ham.
7. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until the center is set and lightly browned.

Try these variations: mushrooms, peppers, sausage, olives, spinach, or extra pizza seasoning.

Make-Ahead Quiche Cups

Kid jobs: whisk eggs, add fillings, and help portion into muffin cups.

Ingredients

• Eggs
• Shredded cheese
• Chopped onion
• Chopped cooked spinach
• Mushrooms
• Diced ham, sausage, bacon, or chopped peppers

Directions

1. Blend eggs in a mixing bowl.
2. Add cheese and any fillings your family likes.
3. Pour into a lined muffin pan.
4. Adult: Bake at 350 degrees F for about 20 minutes.
5. Cool, place in bags, and freeze for quick breakfasts.

More ideas: Cooking in a Cup

Cheeseburger Quiche

This cheeseburger-inspired quiche is a fun breakfast-for-dinner idea for kids who like burgers.

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• Dash pepper
• 2 cooked hamburgers, chopped
• 1/3 cup diced tomatoes
• 2 tablespoons chopped onion
• 1/3 cup shredded lettuce

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
2. Whisk eggs, half-and-half, flour, salt, and pepper together.
3. Place chopped hamburger, tomatoes, and onion into a greased baking dish.
4. Pour egg mixture over the filling.
5. Bake 30 to 35 minutes until set.
6. Top with shredded lettuce before serving.