Southern Sausage Cheddar Quiche Recipe

This Southern Sausage Cheddar Quiche recipe makes a quick and easy breakfast, lunch, or dinner.  Ready in 30 minutes, it is a delicious Southern update to a classic dish!

Looking for more delicious brunch dishes? You’ll love my French Toast, Buttermilk Pancakes, and Ham and Cheese Croissant Casserole.

Quiche is such a versatile dish that is just as comfortable at a bridal shower brunch as it is for a simple, delicious family breakfast. And this delicious, savory Southern Sausage Cheddar Quiche makes a perfect entree for breakfast, lunch, or breakfast-for-supper that my family so much enjoys!  

Fluffy eggs, savory sausage, and sharp cheddar cheese all nestled inside a simple flaky cream biscuit crust make this out-of-this-world delicious and one of my family’s favorite quiche recipes! It’s very easy to make and on the table in 30 minutes, making it just perfect to serve anytime.

Southern Sausage Cheddar Quiche Recipe

My family loves a good breakfast. Everything from biscuits, bacon, and scrambled eggs to waffles or muffins. And quiche. We often eat “breakfast for supper” and this scrumptious Southern Sausage Cheddar Quiche is one we love no matter the time of day.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Versatile. You can serve this anywhere at any time! Serve with fruit salad for a brunch party or a house salad for a family dinner. 

Easy. A simple biscuit crust holds an easy egg mixture, sausage, and cheese so the quiche comes together quickly and easily!

Delicious and Satisfying. – It has so much savory, cheesy flavor and is such a satisfying entree.

How to Make Sausage Cheddar Quiche Recipe

You only need a few simple ingredients and 30 minutes. Here’s how I make it.

Ingredients You’ll Need for this Recipe 

Butter – You’ll want to let the butter soften prior to use so that you can easily spread it around the sides and bottom of the skillet you’ll use to bake the quiche. 

Biscuit Dough Crust – Self-rising flour and heavy cream produce a light, tender, and flaky biscuit crust. If you choose, you can use a store-bought deep pie crust, but I hope you will try the biscuit crust as it is absolutely delicious and so easy!

Filling – Ground breakfast sausage, shredded cheddar cheese, large eggs, milk, salt, and pepper

Step-by-Step Instructions

Preheat and Prep. Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare the skillet by spreading the softened butter around the inside of a 12-inch, medium size skillet. Set the skillet aside. 

Mix dough. Mix the ingredients for the two-ingredient cream biscuit recipe as the crust for this quiche. It’s a bit quicker to make than a pie crust. You can’t get much simpler than two ingredients for this easy and delicious crust! (You can substitute a deep frozen pie crust, but the biscuit crust is something special!)

Press dough in skillet. Once you have the dough mixed together, you press the dough into the bottom of the skillet and up the sides of the skillet about two inches.

Brown the sausage. In another medium skillet, crumble the ground sausage into it and brown over medium heat until done, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Use a slotted spoon to remove the browned sausage and sprinkle it on top of the biscuit dough. Then, top the sausage with shredded cheddar cheese.

Whisk egg mixture. Whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. Pour the egg mixture over the sausage and cheddar cheese.

Bake. Pop it into the oven to bake until the egg mixture has set and cooked through, and the quiche reaches a golden brown on top. About 20 minutes.

Rest and serve. Remove the quiche from the oven and let rest for a minute or so.  Then slice and serve.

I know, it sure is hard to wait to slice into this cheesy delicious quiche!

How to Serve Sausage Cheddar Cheese Quiche

This quiche is the centerpiece of the meal and doesn’t require a lot to serve with it. But it does make a beautiful presentation when served with some simple sides or delicious baked goods. 

Ambrosia

Cinnamon Rolls

House Salad

Juice, coffee, sweet tea, or apple cider

Storage Instructions 

If you have any leftover quiche or quiche that you’ve made ahead, you can store it in the refrigerator or freeze it. 

Cool. Make sure the quiche has completely cooled in both instances. 

To refrigerate: Wrap the completely cooled quiche very well or transfer it to an airtight container. Refrigerate for up to 3 days. 

To freeze: Wrap cooled quiche well and place in a freezer-safe, airtight container for up to 2 months. When ready to eat, thaw overnight in the refrigerator and reheat.

To reheat: Reheat to the desired temperature in the microwave or a 350-degree oven.

When To Serve This Quiche?

I enjoy serving this anytime, for any meal as I mentioned, but it really is a great food to make ahead anytime you want for a special breakfast or brunch. I’ve served this for holidays and weekends with just my family or when we have guests. It’s perfect to serve at a brunch party, such as a shower. Add one of the fresh sides listed previously for a meal everyone always loves!

More Favorite Cheesy Recipes

Cheddar Muffins

Southern Breakfast Casserole

Hashbrown Casserole

Southern Pimento Cheese

Queso

Here’s my Southern Sausage Cheddar Quiche Recipe. I hope you enjoy it!

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Southern Sausage Cheddar Quiche Recipe

Robyn Stone

5 from 3 votes

This Southern Sausage Cheddar Quiche recipe makes a quick and easy brunch, lunch or dinner. Ready and on the table in 30 minutes, it is a Southern update to a classic!

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Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 8

Equipment

• Whisk (Balloon)
• Mixing Bowls
• Skillet

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 tablespoons butter, softened

Biscuit Dough Crust

• ▢ 2 cups self-rising flour
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups heavy cream

Filling:

• ▢ 1 pound breakfast sausage
• ▢ 1 1/2 cups grated Cheddar cheese
• ▢ 5 large eggs
• ▢ 1/4 cup milk
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions 

• Preheat oven to 400ºF. Spread softened butter along in the inside of a medium (12-inch) skillet. Set aside.
• Stir together self-rising flour and heavy cream in a medium mixing bowl until just combined. Press the dough into the bottom of the skillet and about 2-inches up the sides of the skillet. Set aside.
• In another medium skillet set over medium heat, crumble and brown the ground breakfast sausage, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Using a slotted spoon, remove the browned sausage from the skillet and sprinkle onto the biscuit dough.Top the sausage with the cheddar cheese.
• Whisk together the eggs, milk, salt and pepper and pour the mixture over the cheese.
• Place the skillet into the oven and bake until the eggs are set the breakfast pizza is golden brown on top, about 20 minutes.

Notes

Storage Instructions for Make-Ahead Quiche and Leftovers:

If you have any leftover quiche or quiche that you’ve made ahead, you can store it in the refrigerator or freeze it. 

Cool. Make sure the quiche has completely cooled in both instances. 

To refrigerate: Wrap the completely cooled quiche very well or transfer to an airtight container. Refrigerate for up to 3 days. 

To freeze: Wrap cooled quiche well and place in a freezer-safe, airtight container for up to 2 months. When ready to eat, thaw overnight in the refrigerator and reheat.

To reheat: Reheat to the desired temperature in the microwave or a 350-degree oven.

Nutrition

Calories: 598kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 45g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Cholesterol: 248mg | Sodium: 727mg | Potassium: 279mg | Vitamin A: 1180IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 218mg | Iron: 1.6mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Enjoy!
Robyn xo