Recipe: Chorizo and Spinach Quiche

Ingredients:

• 2 sheets of shortcrust pastry
• 3 chorizo sausages or 1 to 1.5 cups of chopped, leg ham
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup of milk
• 1 large bunch of spinach, washed and roughly chopped
• 2 cups of grated cheese (tasty, or whatever you choose/have)

Method:

• Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees.
• Arrange pastry in quiche dish and trim the edges. Top with baking paper and pastry beads or uncooked rice.
• Bake pastry for 10 minutes, then remove paper and beads/rice, and bake for another 10 minutes. Remove from the oven.
• Meanwhile, slice the chorizo into rounds and fry off in a pan for a few minutes. Remove and allow to cool a little.
• Steam or microwave the chopped spinach until it is just cooked (i.e. 1 minute in microwave).
• Whisk together the eggs, milk and 1.5 cups of cheese. Add the chorizo and spinach and mix altogether.
• Spoon the mixture in to the pastry case and top with the remaining ½ cup cheese.
• Place into the oven for 15 minutes, then reduce the temperature to 150 degrees and cook for a further 45 minutes.

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