Breakfast for Dinner: Sausage Quiche

Breakfast for Dinner, aka brinner, has been a controversial topic in my household. I can eat a big stack of pancakes covered with maple syrup and a side of bacon any time of the day - breakfast, lunch or dinner. Or anytime in between, really.  My husband, on the other hand, loves his breakfast but only in the morning. And when my oldest daughter was about 3 years old, I made pancakes for dinner and she refused to eat them. Because pancakes are for breakfast ONLY. I had to make her a grilled cheese sandwich that night.

So brinner was reserved for very rare occasions, usually my birthday or other day special day where everyone has to eat what I pick. That is, until now. Tonight I made a sausage quiche for dinner, and everyone loved it. I've never made quiche for breakfast, but this one combined the delicious flavor of breakfast with the heartiness of a dinner. It pleased brinner lovers and haters alike! And as a bonus, it takes only a few minutes to whip up and makes hardly any mess!

Breakfast Quiche
5 eggs
3 TBSP milk
2 TBSP flour
1 small onion, finely chopped
6 fully cooked breakfast sausage links, chopped
3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
salt and pepper to taste
9 inch unbaked pie crust

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Sautee onion and breakfast sausage in 2 teaspoons olive oil until onion is soft and sausage is lightly browned. 

In large bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. Add flour and salt and pepper, whisk until well combined. Stir in sausage and onion mixture, cheese, and spinach. Pour into unbaked pie crust.

Bake for 30 minutes or until lightly browned and center is set.

Approximately 4 dinner-sized servings.