RECIPES THAT WILL MAKE YOU FEEL LIKE THE SMARTEST, CLEVEREST AND MOST AMAZING COOK IN THE WORLD
This is one of those ideas that I just had to try to see if it would work and, much to my surprise, it actually did. The reason I wanted to make this is because sometimes you don't happen to have a pre-made pie crust on hand and you don't weant to go to the trouble of actually making one, but you do want to make a quiche-type pie that is easy to put together and pop into the oven with all the ingredients you just happen to have on hand. Since most of us usually have a potato or two lurking around somewhere, it's easy to grate them, fry them up just like hash browns and pop them into a pie dish to use as your crust. Here is how I did it:
1. Wash and grate 2 good size Russet baking potatoes.
2. Heat about 2 T. oil in a good-size skillet and put in the potatoes, seasoning with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Fry the potatoes on both sides until they are crispy and brown.
4. Put the potatoes into the bottom of a glass 9" pie dish.
Set aside. Then, in the same frying pan, you will:
1. Chop 1 small onion and 1/2 green pepper and slice 1 C. mushrooms
2. Add 1 T. oil to the frying pan you used for the potatoes and fry the vegetables until soft. Set aside
3. In the same frying pan, cook 1/2 lb. sausage until browned through with no pink showing. Drain well. (I use sausage if this is for breakfast, but if for dinner then I use hamburger.)
4. Add the sausage and vegetables to the pie dish on top of the potatoes.
5. Cover with 1 C. grated cheese of your choice.
Then in a small bowl, whip together:
4 eggs
1/2 C. half and half
salt and pepper to taste
1. Pour the egg mixture carefully over the cheese and vegetables.
2. Bake in a 350 degree oven until the eggs are set and the top is lightly browned, approximately 40-50 minutes.
3. Remove and serve immediately. Serves 4-6. Enjoy!
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