Easy Sausage Quiche

📝 Ingredients

• 1 9-inch unbaked deep dish frozen pie crust (i.e. Mrs Smith's)
• 8 oz mild or spicy breakfast sausage
• 5 medium green onions (thinly sliced)
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (divided)
• 1 cup half and half
• 6 large eggs
• 1 tsp garlic salt
• 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp ground mustard
• few dashes hot sauce (optional)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place pie shell on cookie sheet. Set aside.
2. 2In a non-stick skillet over medium high heat, cook the sausage until no pink remains.
3. 3Add the green onion and cook for 1 minute longer. Drain excess fat from pan.
4. 4Spread 1/2 sausage mixture in pie shell and sprinkle with 1/2 shredded cheese. Spread remaining sausage over cheese.
5. 5In a medium size mixing bowl whisk together the half and half, eggs, salt, pepper and mustard. Add a few dashes of hot sauce, if desired.
6. 6Pour the egg mixture evenly over the sausage filling. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
7. 7Place into oven and bake for 45-50 minutes or until the center is set when gently shaken. Check at 30 minutes and lay a piece of aluminum foil on top to prevent over browning if needed.
8. 8Allow to rest for 15-30 minutes. Slice and serve warm.