Hybrid Veggie Loaded Sausage Quiche, Meatless and Meat Portions

Season 4, Episode 4: Hybrid Veggie Loaded Sausage Quiche, Meatless and Meat Portions,  a recipe from my bookbook American Midwest Cooking Quiches. This recipe is loaded with veggies and good for you ingredients, but shhh! Don't telll anyone what's in it because they might refuse to eat it! LOL! It is stuffed full of veggies like cauliflower, and protein packed ingredients as well as the nuts, seeds, and tofu! Again... shhhh! Don't tell and don't let them see you make it! This is a weird recipe but my family loves it (and I keep the ingredients secret from them!). This is a hybrid recipe meant to feed two diets in one dish, vegetarian and meat lovers will adore this veggie packed dish for a breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner meal. There isn't meat drift, but still be sure to pay attention to where you scoop your portion if you want vegetarian meatless piece! Stay on your side meat! Ingredients: 12 ounces frozen riced cauliflower, cooked according to the directions on the bag 1/2 cup sunflower seeds, dry roasted 1/3 cup diced onion 1/4 cup chia seeds 9 eggs 1 green pepper, sliced cross sectionally (or any color) 8 ounces sliced mushrooms, coarsely chopped 1 tsp dried basil leaves 1/2 tsp garlic salt 1/4 tsp ground thyme 1/2 tsp ground marjoram 1 Tbsp coconut oil 8 ounces tofu 8 ounces shredded Colby Jack cheese 1 cup browned sausage (or 1 lb depending on your desire for meat) salsa or hot sauce for garnish Instructions: Combine the onion, cooked cauliflower, sunflower seeds, chia seeds, and 3 eggs (scrambled first) in a bowl and stir. Let it sit for about 20 minutes. Combine in a large bowl: tofu, remaining 6 eggs, basil leaves, garlic salt, thyme, and majoram and blend with a hand mixer for a minute. Grease a 9x13 inch glass baking dish with coconut oil. Spread cauliflower mixture across the bottom of a pan. Flatten with the back of a big spoon. Spread chopped mushrooms across the cauliflower mixture. Sprinkle the cheese evenly across the dish. Pour the egg/tofu mixture evenly across the whole pan. Use a spoon to spread it around to cover the cheese. Add sausage to HALF or three quarters of the dish as desired. Top with pepper slices across the pan. Cover pan with foil. Cook at 400 degrees for an hour, removing the foil off the pan in the last ten minutes. It's done when a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Enjoy! BOOKS! New helpful little book about cooking for a split table! How to Cook for a Split Table of Vegetarians and Meat-Eaters book affiliate link, the podcast may receive commissions on sales. Thanks for the support!  https://amzn.to/4gioVK8 Get my Minnesota cookbooks! American Midwest Cooking Quiches cookbook (affiliate links) https://amzn.to/3DpQoaE Universal link https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/07baee4a-61dc-11ed-ba27-277909561aeb One Dish, Two Diets Cookbook author https://storyoriginapp.com/universalbooklinks/36b9ce90-6b57-11ec-837f-8f2460b6a963 Other: Self help book: 40 Ways to Honor Your Mom After She Has Passed Away https://amzn.to/459Yyzv https://www.youtube.com/@juliehoag2233 Support the show Visit my website: https://www.juliehoagwriter.com/ Music by Young Presidents, "So Excited". Copyright Julie A. Hoag Julie Hoag Writer LLC 2022-2025