Simple sweet potato quiche recipe
For this tasty twist on the traditional quiche, layers of sweet potato replace the typical pastry crust and make for a lighter yet equally delicious alternative. It’s great straight from the oven with a fresh green salad for a family dinner, and also perfect chilled for a picnic or your next ‘bring a dish’ party.
See method- Serves 4
- 5 mins to prepare and 1 hour 10 mins to cook
- 326 calories / serving
Ingredients
- 150g broccoli, cut into small florets
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 3 large sweet potatoes, sliced into thin rounds
- 4 eggs
- 200ml whole milk
- 75g honey-roast ham, chopped
- handful fresh chives, chopped
- 75g mature Cheddar, grated
Each serving contains
- Energy
- 1370kJ 325.6kcal
- Fat
- 16g
- Saturates
- 7g
- Salt
- 1.1g
- Sugars
- 8g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 28.82gProtein 19.81gFibre 3.75g
Method
- Preheat the oven to gas 4, 180°C, fan 160°C. Blanch the broccoli florets for 2 mins in a pan of boiling water, then drain and set aside to cool slightly.
- Use the oil to grease a pie dish then layer slices of sweet potato to form a base. Halve some slices and place up the sides to form the edge of the pie ‘crust’. Bake for 15 mins, then remove from oven.
- Whisk the eggs and milk in a jug; season to taste. Add the broccoli, ham, chives and 60g of the cheese and pour the mixture over the sweet potato base.
- Scatter over the remaining cheese and bake for 50-55 mins until cooked through and golden.
- Leave to cool in the dish for 10 mins, then remove and cut into wedges to serve.
- Tip: This recipe works equally well with a variety of fillings – try swapping the ham and broccoli for shredded chicken and garden peas.
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