Try this!

OK, many points for Tally for talking us into making this recipe (she may even be back into positive points now--hee hee). It's a quiche with hashbrowns for the crust. I guess the high-brow folks might not like it, but we thought it was delicious.

Quiche with Hashbrown Crust

Ingredients:

-3 cups frozen, shredded hashbrowns, thawed, drained, and pressed as dry as you can get them with paper towels
-4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter, melted
-3 eggs (can use 4 eggs if you like it a big more.....well, eggy)
-1 cup dairy product, meaning crank up the richness to what you like. We used 2% milk, which I thought was great. If you like it richer, go for whole milk or half-and-half; less rich, 1% or skim
-Salt and black pepper
-Other seasonings you may like (garlic powder, cayenne, etc.)
-Add-ins: meat, cheese, veggies, etc. I would go with 1/2-3-4 cup of cooked meat (less if it's bacon). We used turkey breakfast sausage. I would use some type of onion, about 1/2 cup. We used green onions, which I recommend. You could also add mushrooms, peppers, whatever, but I would slightly cook any mushrooms, peppers, or regular onion before adding to soften them up a bit. Finally, 1 cup of shredded cheese. We went with pepper jack.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Mix the drained, dried hashbrowns with the melted butter. Add a little salt and pepper and any other seasonings you wish to add. Press the hashbrowns into the bottom and sides of a 9-inch round pie pan to form a "crust". The original recipe we used called for baking for 20-25 min, until the crust is golden brown and starting to crisp. It took at least 40 min for us, so you'll have to see how that one goes for you.

When the crust is getting close to being done, mix all the other ingredients. Again, we used 4 eggs, 1 cup 2% milk, 1 cup grated pepper jack cheese, 3/4 cup cooked turkey sausage, 1/2 cup green onion, and a little more salt and pepper.

When the crust is done, yank the pan out, add the egg mixture, and put it back in the oven, turning the oven temp down to 350 degrees. It's done when the whole top is puffed and light golden brown. The recipe we used called for 30 min, but I think it took ours more like 45 minutes, so watch yours carefully.

Enjoy the deliciousness.