Easy Puff Pastry Quiche (2024)

By Laura Fuentes on Sep 19, 2018 Updated May 17, 2024

The delicious combination of sweet tomatoes, zucchini, and sharp cheese pair great with the delicate texture of puff pastry in this quiche.

Can You Use Puff Pastry for Quiche?

Yes! I love puff pastry. It reminds me of my grandmother’s kitchen. She loved to make all sorts of easy puff pastry tarts or quiches for dinner. When you see how easy it is to make this Puff Pastry Quiche recipe, you’ll want to make it over and over again.

When I wantsomething quick, easy and delicious my whole family will love, I usually hit the freezer and pull out some puff pastry.

Of course you can use homemade puff pastry too, but who has the time for it? And you can barely notice any difference with the store-bought one. So, take the shortcut and make the most of puff pastry to serve a healthy and delicious dinner that couldn’t be more convenient!

Ingredients

For this recipe, I decided to use what I had left of my cherry tomatoes, Monterrey Jack cheese, and one zucchini. You can use any other leftover veggies you have around.You’ll find more details and ingredient amounts below, but first, let’s see what to use to make this puff pastry quiche:

• Frozen puff pastry:thawed before using it.
• Cherry tomatoes:juicy, tasty and colorful! You can use any other tomatoes.
• Monterrey Jack cheese:or your favorite grated cheese. When it melts, it helps to bind the filling.
• Zucchini:slice it into ribbons easily using a grater.
• Eggs:also needed to bind the ingredients.
• Seasonings:I useItalian seasoning, ground black pepper, and salt.
• Plain Greek yogurt:you can swap it for sour cream.
• Fresh basil shreds:optional for garnish.

How to Make a Puff Pastry Quiche

This awesome puff pastry quiche looks complicated, but it’s a no-frills recipe that makes a perfect quick dinner idea or a fun recipe to use for brunch. Here’s how it’s done:

1. Prep the oven
   You start preheating the oven to 400F and positioning the oven rack in the middle of the oven.
2. Unfold the pastry sheet
   Since puff pastry tends to crack easily, you don’t want to move it all around. Instead of unfolding the puff pastry on the counter, unfold the pastry sheet directly onto a pie dish or a square 9×9 baking dish. Cut the excess puff pastry all the way around, leaving ¼ inch overlap.
3. Add the veggies
   You place the veggies and the cheese on top of the puff pastry.
4. Combine liquid and seasonings
   By whisking the eggs, seasoning, black pepper, salt, and yogurt (or sour cream), you create a mix to bind all the dry ingredients.
5. Add the egg mixture
   Make sure to arrange the veggies evenly and coat them with the egg mixture.
6. Bake
   The puff pastry quiche will cook in the oven for 18 to minutes.You’ll know it’s done when the egg mixture in the middle of the quiche is set and the top is golden.
7. Serve
   Before slicing, allow the puff pastry quiche to cool down slightly.

Do You Have to Prebake Pastry for Quiche?

Contrary to popular belief, you do not have to pre-bake puff pastry to make a good quiche. To prevent the bottom of the puff pastry from getting soft during baking, you can preheat a baking sheet in the oven and bake the quiche on top of the hot metal baking sheet. This will help the egg mixture set quicker and reduce the softening of the delicate crust.

What Temperature to Bake Quiche

For perfectly cooked eggs, I like to bake my quiches at 400F which will take between 18 to 20 minutes. Keep in mind to preheat the oven before placing the quiche inside, so it turns out golden, delicate, and perfectly cooked.

Other Add-Ins for Puff Pastry Quiche

The ingredients for puff pastry quiche are easy to swap for what you have on hand. As long as you keep the 4 eggs, ½ cup Greek yogurt or sour cream, and ½ cup shredded cheese, you can mix and match other ingredients to add to this quiche base. Some of my favorites are:

• Spinach & bacon:4 strips bacon, 2 chopped shallots, and 1 cup chopped spinach.Similar to these spinach and bacon mini quiches.
• Mushroom & Gruyere:8 ounces mushrooms + 1 shallot sauteed, ½ cup grated gruyere cheese.
• Ham & cheese:1 cup chopped ham, ½ cup shredded cheddar.

The ideas don’t end here. You can use your favorite veggies, cheese and meats and create your own puff pastry quiche masterpieces. Here are more tasty ideas:

• Bacon and cheese
• Tomato, basil and mozzarella
• Spinach and Cheese
• Roasted Asparagus
• Sautéed Mushrooms
• Onions or Shallots
• Shredded Potatoes
• Chopped Broccoli
• Sliced Olives

What to do With Leftovers

The best part of having puff pastry quiche leftovers is that you can enjoy them any time of day: for dinner, as a quick lunch, brunch, as a snack, even for breakfast! So make the most of leftovers by storing them in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.

To reheat, use the microwave, the oven at 300F for 10 minutes, or the air fryer at 340F for 5 minutes.

What to Serve with a Puffy Pastry Quiche

One or two slices of this puff pastry quiche with a hearty bowl of tomato soup? It sounds like an epic dinner to me! An everyday side salad or simple pan-seared asparagus are also tasty sides, super easy to make, and perfect for adding more veggies!