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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Chicken Sausage and Asparagus Quiche & a GIVEAWAY {closed}

You guys… I’ve been obsessing over these kinds of youtube videos. I can’t stop watching them because they are super cute and I love to dance. I also love weddings. {This one makes me happy too.} I’ve debated becoming a wedding planner several times in my life because then I could live vicariously through my clients and get married again and again. If Gordon would let me, I’d marry him over and over, just so I could get those butterflies. {I even have a wedding pin board on pinterest. Obsessed much?} If I could go back and do it again, I’d make my husband a dance lover, get married, tape our little wedding number and become youtube sensations.

Does this have anything to do with quiche?

No. Well sort of.

You see, I am very much obsessed with both right now. Anything that involves dancing, music, flaky pastry and/or cheese is hard to dislike in my book. I’ve covered the quiche topic before but it’s hard to get away from when a certain someone is literally obsessed.

Actually, my husband is a quiche lover as well. So is my daughter. So are my siblings. My momma trained us well and taught us what was important. Pie crust 101 + quiche making. Oh yeah. It was only after I was out of the house that I realized the versatility and beauty of the quiche. You can add quite literally whatever you want to it, crack a few eggs into the mix and that’s dinner! Easy peasy. Especially if you buy the frozen store bought shells. Seriously 5 minutes of prep and bake that sucker off.

Quiche also has that va-va-va-voom factor going for it too: It looks and sounds fancy so when you’re throwing a dinner party, baby shower, etc. you look like a rock star when in fact you’re an OCD married wedding lover with a blog, a child and some junk in the trunk.

Anyways…..

Here’s how you do it:

Start by rolling out your pie crust and fit it into your tart shell. I use this recipe. If you don’t have one of these handy 10″ tart pans, just use a pie plate. No big deal Set this aside in the fridge while we do the other steps.

Grab a few asparagus spears…maybe 1/3 of a pound and steam them up until they’re crisp-tender. I just threw mine into the microwave for 3 minutes.

While the asparagus is cooking, saute a few onions in some butter. Onions frying in butter is one of life’s simple pleasures…not to mention will make your house smell AMAZING. “what’s that smell?” “the smell of me being awesome”.

The asparagus should be just about done now, so drain off the water and top with a little ice. This will stop the cooking process and keep them bright green.

Now onto these little beauties…I started buying these 6 months ago. They are FAB.U.LOUS!! Precooked, heathy, gluten free, really really really yummy and really really really versatile.

So open the package and chop up 2 of these bad boys.

You’re also gonna want to grate some cheese, if you please. I feel like peas. You are the bees knees.

I can’t stop.

Ok, so NOW….here’s what you do–take that cooked onion and throw it into a bowl. Add the chopped sausages, half the grated cheese, some eggs, some cream and some s&p. Mix this up and that’s your filling.

Pour it all into that tart shell,

top with the remaining cheese,

and add the asparagus. Doesn’t this look so good? I’m dying 1000 deaths right now. Bake this at 375 for 20-30 minutes. I covered mine with foil for the first half and removed it so the cheese and edges could brown up.

Like so. Doesn’t this look purdy? Talk about impressive.

Aaaaaaaaand the best part: it tastes good too! My husband almost ate this whole thing before I could snap this picture.

But then I beat him senseless and ate the whole thing myself.

Just kidding.

Here’s the handy dandy printable:

Chicken sausage & asparagus quiche
Yield: 4 servings
Print This Recipe

Ingredients:
1- 10 inch tart shell unbaked
3/4 cup diced onion
1 tablespoon butter
2 chicken sausages such as Al Fresco, diced
3 large eggs
3 tablespoon heavy cream
1 1/4 cups grated dubliner cheddar cheese, such as Kerry Gold
1/3 lb. Asparagus spears
Salt & Pepper, to taste

Directions:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In small skillet, melt butter and sauté onions over medium heat until tender and lightly browned, 5 minutes. Set aside.

Bend asparagus spears one by one to snap the bottom stalky parts off. Place into a shallow bowl and top with a little cold water. Microwave 1-3 minutes until crisp tender. Drain and top with ice. Set aside.

In a large bowl, place cooked onions, diced sausage, half the cheese, eggs, cream, salt and pepper. Stir. Pour into tart shell. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and top with asparagus spears. Bake covered with foil 15 minutes. Remove foil and finish baking another 5-10 minutes. Remove from oven and cool 10 minutes before serving.

*Giveaway*

5 lucky readers will be getting the chance to try Al Fresco sausages. That’s right! FIVE of you will win free vouchers so you can try these out at home. Here’s how to enter:

{1} Check out the Al Fresco website and tell me what flavor of sausage you’d like to try the most in the comments below for 1 entry.

{2} Like Al Fresco & Lauren’s Latest on Facebook for 1 entry. Leave a comment below saying you did.

{3} Follow Lauren’s Latest on Twitter for 1 entry. Leave a comment below saying you did.

{4} Follow Lauren’s Latest on Pinterest for 1 entry. Leave a comment below saying you did.

That’s it! 4 ways to enter

RULES: Contest will open Wednesday, June 20th at 12:00am PST and will close Sunday June 24th at 11:59pm PST. Contest open to US residents only. Winners will be chosen via random number generator and will be contacted by email. Winners will have up to 48 hours to claim their prize before another winner is chosen at random.

*Disclaimer: I was not monetarily compensated for this post. I just happen to like Al Fresco Sausages. All opinions expressed are my own…as usual

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