French Chicken and Carrot Quiche

A French chicken and carrot quiche pie is a savory, open-faced pastry that is filled with a mixture of eggs, cream, cheese, and chicken, along with other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs, and spices. This type of quiche is often enjoyed as a delicious and hearty meal, and can be found in many cafés and bakeries throughout France.

A quiche is a popular dish is that it is a great way to make use of leftovers. This dish can be made with a variety of ingredients, and leftovers from other meals can be easily incorporated into the filling. This makes it a practical and convenient option for home cooks who want to minimize food waste while creating a delicious meal, today it was chicken, but you can use whatever you have at hand.

Additionally, quiche is a great pie for picnics or other outdoor gatherings. Its portable and easy-to-serve nature makes it a great option for sharing with others, and it can be enjoyed either warm or cold, so let’s check the recipe!

French Chicken and Carrot Quiche

Servings: 12
Time: 1hr
Difficulty: Normal
Rating: ★★★★★
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A French chicken quiche pie is a delicious and satisfying dish, its rich and flavorful filling, along with its practicality and versatility, make it a great option for any meal.

Ingredients

Puff Pastry – 1 Package (200gr)
Chicken – 300gr (Chicken Leftovers and Cooked Vegetables)
Eggs – 5 L
Cream – 1 Package 200ml
Oregano – 1 Pinch
Black Pepper – One Pinch
Salt – One Pinch
Flemish Cheese – 6 Slices (Flamengo Cheese or any Mild Cheese)

Directions

Remove the puff pastry from its package and arrange it in a pie pan, poke the bottom with a fork (so it will prevent the bottom from rising too much) and preheat the oven to 200°C (or whatever the puff pastry package recommends).

If you haven’t already done so, shred the cooked chicken, pour it all over the pastry as well as any leftover cooked vegetables.

Combine the cream and eggs in a bowl, season with salt and pepper and beat well, pour over the quiche filling.
Cover with cheese and season with a pinch of pepper and dried oregano. Bake in the oven for 30 to 40 minutes until the dough and the top is golden brown.

Notes: This is a fantastic recipe to make use of leftovers, and also like any kind of quiche pie, lots of times when I get some leftovers, I always think if it can be used for a quiche, especially like roasted veggies and meats.

This recipe for French Chicken and Carrot Quiche was originally created on BakeAfter.com. Esta receita de Quiche de Restos de Frango foi publicada em português no Iguaria.com.