So real men don’t eat quiche? Who decided that? It’s food. I love it. And how could I not? Especially prepared the way this one is – eggs, cheese, sweet Italian sausage, asparagus, broccoli, grape tomatoes on top of a puff pastry. While the crust doesn’t have the traditional flakiness, the puff pastry is a whopp’n 60-minute time saver—no chilling, no rolling. This Easy Asparagus Quiche is a go-to meal here, whether it’s for breakfast, brunch or heck, even dinner (we love brinner here!).
My little guy Cole was not too excited about it tonight for whatever reason, so for him, I made two slight changes. I removed a few grape tomatoes and renamed his meal especially for him – Breakfast Pizza. Seriously, the name change alone changed his mood instantly and he ate about a quarter of the entire dish. Play on words or manipulation, either way it worked.
My wife and I loved it as is. This really was so incredibly easy to make and full of flavor. The asparagus and especially the grape tomatoes add so much flavor to the eggs, you’ll want to go back for seconds or thirds. Seriously. And this comes from a guy who likes things a little bland sometimes. Not this time.
Easy Aparagus Quiche
By Published: May 6, 2014
- Yield: 4 Servings
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 30 mins
- Ready In: 40 mins
So real men don't eat quiche? Who decided that? It's food. I love it. And how could I not? Especially prepared the way this one …
Ingredients
- 1 sheet puff pastry, thawed according to package
- 1 3 oz. sweet Italian sausage link, case link removed, sausage cooked and cooled
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese
- 1 tablespoon sundried tomato, drained and chopped optional
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 1 small head (.50 oz.) broccoli, florets finely chopped
- 10 stalks (10 oz.) asparagus, trimmed and blanched
- 8-10 grape tomatoes, halved
Instructions
- Press thawed puff pastry into a 10.5" x 7.5" removeable bottom tart pan (as seen in the picture ) or into a 9" round removeable bottom tart pan; set aside.
- Place sausage, eggs, cream, milk, cheese, sundried tomato, salt and pepper in a bowl and whisk to combine. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle, sausage and broccoli on top. Place blanched asparagus into mixture and scatter grape tomatoes on top.
- Bake at 375 degrees F. for about 30 minutes or until the center is firm. Let cool for about 10 minutes before serving
- **Notes** (1) For a different flavor try using Gruyere or Fontina in place of the cheddar cheese. (2) To make this vegetarian, skip the sausage. (3) The sundried tomatoes are optional, but it does add a another layer of flavor.
Hi Matt. This quiche looks like a real beauty and the perfect remedy for busy days, with quick & satisfying food. Would probably be one of my favourite ways to eat broccoli too!
Thank you Alice!. So easy to make and it’s all gone!
Beautiful tart, Matt! Good call on saying it’s a breakfast pizza. Pizza solves a lot of problems. 😉
Right Julie? 2 words and that changed it all for Cole.
Matt, this looks fabulous! Especially with the asparagus topping 🙂
Thanks Amy! That was my favorite part of this dish actually.
we LOVE brinner, and my husband LOVES quiche
Haha that’s so cool to hear Heather! Glad I’m not alone.
I recently discovered my love of quiche, and now I get so excited when I find new recipes. They’re perfect at any time of the day (or night). I especially love me some cold leftover quiche!! Awesome photos here, Matt. I love all the lines and angles that you make with the slices. Bravo!!
p.s. I will only call quiche breakfast pizza from now on!!
Thanks for stopping by, Todd! Totally with you on quiche, perfect any time of day. And the little name change was all it took for Cole to eat a bunch. Naomi and I are huge fans of all of your work.
Matt, love this!! I would have to do the same thing for my Phoebe (age 7), remove the grape tomatoes and call it a breakfast pizza. . and I am all about asparagus lately. . love spring veggies! I’m totally making this!
Smart move by me huh? Haha. It worked! We are all about asparagus too, can’t get enough. Thanks Alice!
This looks so good! I love quiche and this prep is so easy! The ingredients look amazing and seems like a very versatile dish, too!
Thanks Julie! It really was so easy and every bit of it is gone. Love when that happens!
Awesome photos! This looks amazing!
Thank you Jaclyn!
How many eggs?
Hi Michele, how did I miss that? I just updated the recipe and it should be 3 large eggs. Thanks for letting me know!
Thank you so much for your quick response!! I am making this for dinner tonight….looks amazing!!!
You’re welcome! So cool that you are making this. Will you come back and let me know how it turned out?
Fantastic!!!!! I don’t have a tart pan so I used an equivalent sized glass dish and it still turned out perfect! Thanks for an awesome dinner!!
Woohoo! That’s so great to hear Michele. So happy you liked it!
I thought this was fantastic too. 🙂 I love hearing that other people enjoy my Matt’s recipes as much as I do.
Quiche is one of my favorites especially eating it for brinner! I love all the flavors going on in this one, especially the asparagus and Italian sausage. Sausage always seems to turn a more delicate dish into man food. Can’t wait to try it out!
Thanks so much, Danae!
You had me at Italian sausage… my fave! Oh, and eggs. Isn’t that funny when you change it to a more creative name for the little ones… they’ll eat it like it’s a whole new world! Love this. Maybe the boys would make this for me on Sunday. Great photos, pinned!
Thanks Gloria!They could make this one, easily. Hope they make your Mother’s Day special regardless:)
I love a good quiche, this is great for spring with the asparagus!
Thanks Laura! Isn’t asparagus the greatest?!
I absolutely adore quiche!! If real men didn’t eat quiche, my husband would be wifeless! AND hungry. 😉
Haha thank you! It’s one of my favorite dishes and always has been.
Before I had kids, I learned a valuable lesson from my sister in law. She had just spent hours in the kitchen making homemade German wiener schnitzel and spaetzle for a large group. She served up all the kids first and said, here you go guys, chicken nuggets and mac n cheese! Parenting at it’s finest. Love this quiche.
That is hilarious! Thanks for stopping by Karen
This looks so yummy! And your photos are so nice too! I really like the addition of Italian sausage, so much good stuff going on here. I am always down for brinner! ; )
Absolutely Crystal, bring on brinner any time!
My husband loves quiche too. How did it become a ‘ladies’ dish, crazy! Plus, I like it because you can use leftover anything in them. Love renaming it for you son, creative parenting at it’s best! Pinned!
The renaming totally worked. Whatever it takes sometimes, huh? Thank you Paula!
Who’s actually spreading this ill will that real men don’t eat quiche? I want the names and track them down!
But if it’s true, then it’s totally their loss. I mean look at that bad boy; looks super tasty!
Right Mike? Thanks so much for stopping by.
Just reading your post is making me so hungry!!! I love quiche too and this one sounds fantastic. Love the puff pastry crust + all your fabulous add-ins 😉
Thanks Allie. I LOVE puff pastry with so much. And nothing is easier to use:)
Isn’t it funny how what you call something makes such a big difference?!?! My daughter hated broccoli, until my husband told her she was eating little baby trees. She thought it was hilarious and devoured them! I love the pastry bottom to this quiche and all the ingredients. Can’t wait to try it! PS. Pinned it!
Little baby trees, I love that Kelly! We’ve got another baby on the way in 3 weeks and I’m going to have to remember that one. Thanks for stopping by!
This looks unbelievably gorgeous, I couldn’t pin it fast enough! I love that you put such strong flavors in it, with the sausage, cheddar and sun dried tomatoes, yet it looks so light and elegant!
The tomatoes did it for me, the perfect amount of flavoring. Thanks!
Well if real men don’t eat quiche, I should start wearing my wife’s clothes..cause’ I love it! Great idea using the pastry to save time 🙂
Totally agree! Thanks so much for stopping by.
What a gorgeous quiche, Matt! I would have had to change the name for my little guy too 🙂
Thanks Jessica, I can’t believe how the name change did the trick!
Classy stuff there, Matt! #realmenlovequiche But seriously I feel like this recipe is everywhere now, I see it all the time, and I keep wanting to take a bite out of my monitor. So beautiful!
Right Meggan?! Totally agree, quiche is the best and so easy to make. Most of us have the ingredients already so why not?
Whoa, Matt. I am totally blown away by your amazing post. This quiche may be the prettiest thing I’ve seen being post for or around Mother’s Day. Not only does it look absolutely incredible, but you’re making my mouth water. Yum!!!
That made my day, thanks Kathi!
This is so beautiful, it would be tragic to eat it. Thanks for posting, I shared this on my May real food meal plan.
Thanks so much, Melissa!
I could only find a circular spring form pan at bed bath and beyond. Would you recommend using that, or a rectangular casserole dish that does not have a removable bottom. I’m leaning towards the rectangle.