28 August 2021

Crustless Eggplant and Chicken Quiche

This quiche sans pâte is based on a recipe I saw on the internet
under the title Clafoutis d'aubergines à la feta et à la sauge.

I used all those ingredients and I added chicken to the recipe. How is it made? Cut a large eggplant into cubes and sauté them in olive oil. When the eggplant is tender and lightly browned, take it out of the pan and put the cubes in the bottom of a baking dish. Then sauté cubes of chicken in the same pan until they are cooked and lightly browned. I used three boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Put the cooked cubes of chicken in the baking dish with the eggplant. Chop 8 or 10 fresh sage leaves (or use basil, thyme, or rosemary to taste) and scatter the pieces over the chicken and eggplant.


Meanwhile, beat four eggs with about a cup of cream or half and half. Stir in a heaping tablespoon of flour, along with salt and pepper to taste.

Here's the cheese I had. It's Greek-style feta made with 100% ewe's milk. And it's actually made in France. Here's a link to the product description. I used 200 grams of cheese for this quiche, which would also be good made with a crumbly goat  cheese.

We have a sage plant growing in our back yard.

Crumble the cheese and add it to the baking dish in a single layer on top of the eggplant and chicken. Pour the egg and cream mixture over all. Use a fork or knife to gently move the ingredients around so that the egg and cream mixture will sink all the way to the bottom of the pan.

Bake the quiche at 190ºC (375ºF) for about 30 minutes, or until it's browned and a wooden skewer poked into it comes out dry. Below is a photo of the quiche once it has completely cooled and then sliced. And here's a link to the French recipe that inspired me.
This eggplant quiche can be served hot, at room temperature, or cold, as you please.

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P.S. When our friend Evelyn visited us in June, she brought us a plant.
It's a Chinese money plant. Here's a photo:


And here's a link to a web page about the money plant, including care and propagation instructions.
Didn't you buy the plant at Giverny, Evelyn?

13 comments:

  1. When I was spending winters in Southern California, I used to make quiche sans pâte quite often. I used a recipe given to me by Annie, a former colleague. It was as good as the original. And easy to make.
    The Pilea is lovely and with your green thumb it will grow into a beautiful plant. Easy to propagate. I see a lot of money in your future.

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  2. I'm going to try this quiche soon. The Pilea (thanks CHM for the proper name) is a child from my large plant given to me by a friend. I brought it to you from my house to your house. I'll send you a photo of the mother plant later on today. I did see this plant (fully grown) in Monet's house in Giverny.

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    1. I didn't realize you had brought the pilea from the U.S. Thank you. As Judy says, I like having plants that were gifts from people who are special to me.

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  3. There's something about chicken and egg that doesn't feel right mixed together, to my taste buds -- or poultry on pizza. Who knows why LOL... I am not (by any means) a picky eater, though, so I wonder if it would turn out that I loved this Clafoutis/Quiche dish with chicken. Hmm. Lots of good individual things in it, though.

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    1. I never thought about eggs and chicken together being unusual. What about chicken cordon bleu? Do you feel the same way about turkey and eggs?

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  4. Eggplant quiche looks very good - I'm a fan of eggplant, especially frilled.

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    1. David, if you’re like me, you must love moussaka.

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    2. Walt's been grilling a lot of eggplant and zucchini slices this summer. We both really enjoy it.

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    3. Yes, I adore moussaka, chm, it is one of my favorites!! Thanks for the recipe Ken!

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  5. I've heard that money doesn't grow on trees; maybe it was plants all along.

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