Boursin Quiche
Take your brunch spread to the next level with a creamy Boursin quiche. Packed with rich flavours and beautifully golden - it's a guaranteed crowd-pleaser for any occasion!
Quick Look: Boursin Quiche
- ⏰ Prep Time: 10 minutes
- 🔥 Cook Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
- ⏳ Total Time: 1 hours, 20 minutes (plus chilling time)
- 🥦 Serves: 6
- 🍽️ Calories: 300 per serving
- 📖 Dietary info: vegetarian, brunch, dinner, spring
- ❤️ Why you'll love it: the addition of Boursin to this quiche makes it rich & creamy. It makes the perfect recipe to serve for any occasion.
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I've made many quiches in my life, and this has to be the best one I've ever made or eaten. The addition of Boursin adds so much flavour, richness and creaminess. I love the shallot & chive Boursin, so I used those flavours in this quiche, but you could use any Boursin cheese flavour.
I like to make quiche for dinner, but also makes an excellent, high protein breakfast or brunch option! If you love a savoury breakfast you might also love my high protein egg breakfast bake.
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Flavourful: the addition of Boursin in this quiche adds so much flavour and creaminess. You'll never want to make a quiche differently!
- Meal prep: this quiche could serve 5-6 people, but if you're not serving that many people, then you could eat this for a couple meals. Simply reheat in the oven (I tell you how in the recipe notes).
- Balanced: the quiche itself provides carbs and protein, from the crust and the filling, respectively. Pair with a salad for some veggies, and you've got a balanced meal!
Ingredients You'll Need
Full ingredient measurements & instructions are in the recipe card below.
- Pie crust (homemade or store bought): if you want to make it yourself (which I recommend), use my pastry dough recipe from my veggie meat pie recipe. But there's no shame in using a store bought crust to save time!
- Boursin cheese: - shallot & chive: you'll use about ½ of the wheel of cheese, so you'll have a little left over to snack on!
- Chives: since I use the shallot & chive Boursin flavour, I like to add chives. You could add green onions.
- Shallot: you could use a cooking onion in a pinch, but I used shallot because we're using Boursin shallot & chive. You'll probably need only half a small onion diced.
- Eggs: 3-4 eggs, depending on the depth of your pie plate
- Whipping cream or whole milk: you could use a combination of the two
Additions & Substitutions
- Make it gluten free: use a store bought gluten free pie crust, or look for a gluten free pie crust recipe. The filling of this recipe is gluten free.
- Greens: this quiche has chives in it, but I don't count those as a vegetable. You could add some chopped kale or blanched spinach in for extra greens!
- Different Boursin flavours: shallot & chive is my favourite flavour of Boursin, hence why I chose that one. However, if you want to try a different Boursin cheese, and mix up the ingredients to match the cheese, try it out!
How to Make Boursin Quiche
- Step 1: Roll out your pie crust so it's larger than the diameter of your pie plate. Gently fit it into your pie plate, and trim the edges, leaving about 1" overhang.
- Step 2: Fold the excess dough underneath itself to make a thick edge. Use your fingers to flute the edges. Return to the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
- Step 3: To blind bake your crust, line the pie with parchment paper and fill with pie weights, beans, or rice. Spread them evenly.
- Step 4: Bake at 375F for about 15-20 minutes, then remove the parchment paper and weights, dock the bottom of the pie crust with a fork and bake for another 7-8 minutes or until the bottom is no longer shiny, and is starting to brown.
- Step 5: Meanwhile, add eggs, shallot, chives and salt to a small bowl.
- Step 6: Add cream/milk.
- Step 7: Use a whisk to combine all the wet ingredients.
- Step 8: Using 75% of the Boursin cheese, add pieces to the bottom of the quiche.
- Step 9: Pour the egg mixture overtop of the cheese.
- Step 10: Bake at 350F for 30-45 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and the middle of the quiche is set. Let cool for 10 minutes, then add the remaining Boursin quiche on top.
What to Serve with Boursin Quiche
Quiche makes a great breakfast, brunch or dinner. Here are some tasty pairing ideas for whenever you make it:
- Salad: enjoy with a simple green salad, or pair with my spring kale salad.
- Vegetables: pair with grilled asparagus, green beans or herby potatoes.
- Protein: serve alongside salmon, trout or breakfast sausages for additional protein.
- Baked goods: if you're serving this for brunch, it would go well with muffins, pistachio scones, or an apple loaf.
Boursin Quiche FAQs
Boursin quiche is a savoury tart made with a flaky pastry crust, eggs, creamy Boursin cheese, and some additional herbs and spices.
Either! Frozen shortcrust pastry works perfectly. Homemade pastry is also delicious and adds extra flakiness, it's also much easier to make then you'd think.
Blind-bake the crust before adding the filling. This means you bake the crust until it's almost done, and then you add the filling, and then finish baking until the filling is set and the edges of the crust are golden brown.
Yes! Bake the quiche, cool, then store in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat slices in the oven or microwave before serving. Alternatively, you can prepare the pie dough ahead of time, and then assemble and bake the day you're serving it.
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Boursin Quiche
Equipment
- 1 9" pie plate
Ingredients
Pie Crust
- 300 g all-purpose flour
- 150 g butter, cold, cubed
- 3 g salt
- 100 g water, cold
Filling
- 1 shallot, diced
- ¼ cup chives, diced, plus more for garnish
- 3-4 eggs
- 1 cup heavy cream or whole milk
- ½ 150g wheel Boursin shallot & chive cheese, plus more for garnish
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Make Pie Crust
- Mix flour and salt in a medium sized bowl.
- Add in the butter. Cut into small pieces, and then use your hands to rub into the flour mixture until the butter is well combined and in pea-sized pieces.*
- Add in your ice water. Mix until your dough forms a ball, but do not overwork.
- Shape into a disc, wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Chill in the fridge for at least one hour.
- Once your dough has chilled, roll it out on a lightly floured surface until it's about 12" in diameter. Gently transfer it to a 9" pie plate. If you have lots of excess dough around the edges, trim a little off, but I like to have about an inch over hang since it may shrink a little during baking.
- Fold the excess dough underneath itself to make a thick edge. Use your fingers to flute the edges of your pie crust, return to the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375 °F
- Partially blind bake your crust: line the pie with parchment paper and fill with pie weights, beans, or rice. Ensure they are evenly distributed. Bake for 15-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and remove the parchment paper and weights. Dock the bottom of the pie crust by poking with a fork. Return the pie to the oven and bake for another 7-8 minutes, or until the bottom is no longer shiny, and is beginning to brown.
Make filling
- Reduce the oven to 350 °F
- In a small bowl, add your eggs, cream/milk, shallot, chives and salt. The number of eggs will depend on how deep your pie plate is. Use a whisk to beat the eggs and ensure everything is well combined.
- Sprinkle pieces of Boursin cheese on the bottom of the pie crust. Use about 75% of the amount for the recipe.
- Pour the egg filling over the Boursin.
- Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until the middle of the quiche is set (will depend on how deep your pie plate is/how thick the quiche is).
- Let cool for 10-15 minutes. Garnish with more chives and the remaining Boursin.
- Slice and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
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A flavourful, protein-rich meal idea. Let me know if you make this recipe!
Another easy prep meal for a few days.
Another great option if you want to go meatless.
Perfect with a salad.
Definitely delicious and simple.
Another easy prep meal for a few days.
Another great option if you want to go meatless.
Perfect with a salad.