Caramelized Onion, Zucchini and Ham Quiche

Store bought quiches should be avoided! Now that I have said this, quiche is really easy to make and tastes far better than the ones you buy at the grocery store. Making quiche is like making a big omelette, except that you pour it in a crust and bake it. You can add whatever you like, let your imagination guide you!

Ingredients

1 frozen pie shell, such as Tenderflake
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, thinly sliced
Salt
1 small zucchini, diced
1/2 teaspoon Herbes de Provence
6 slices of shredded capicola or regular sandwich ham
1 1/2 cup grated cheese, such as Gruyere or Swiss cheese
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup 15% cream
3 eggs
Salt and pepper


Directions

1. In a skillet on medium heat, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add onions and cook for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to medium-low, add some salt, and caramelize onions for about 40 minutes, stirring occasionally and making sure onions don't burn. You want your onions to be tender and not crispy.
2. Remove pie shell from freezer and let sit for 15 minutes. With a fork, puncture pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes. Let cool down.
3. Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil and saute zucchini with Herbes de Provence until tender. Add some salt and pepper.
4. Add half of the grated cheese to the bottom of the pie shell. Spread caramelized onions over cheese. Then spread zucchini over onion, and top of with pieces of ham. Add remaining cheese over ham.
5. In a bowl, whisk eggs with milk and cream. Add some salt and pepper (do not add to much salt as the cheese is salty!) Pour egg mixture over quiche until covers everything*.
6. Place quiche on a cookie sheet (to avoid some of the egg mixture to spill in your oven) and bake for 37 minutes at 350 degrees or until golden.

*I only use about 3/4 of the egg mixture, as it usually spills if I add it all.

Recipe inspired from SimpyRecipes