Meat and Potato Crust Quiche with Flax Waffles ($10 Family Dinner Idea)

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Meat and Potato Crust Quiche with Flax Waffles ( Family Dinner Idea)

Looking for hearty and affordable meals the whole family will love? This meat and potato crust quiche served on a fluffy flax waffle is delicious, filling, and money-saving—less than $10!

This post is part of our $10 Dinner Ideas series, brought to you by Brigette from our team! Each week, she shares easy, delicious, affordable family-friendly dinner ideas that cost less than $10 to make, use everyday ingredients, and are super quick.

Why you’ll love this Meat and Potato Crust Quiche with Flax Waffles

Now the price of eggs has dropped again (I’m on sale at Aldi this week for $1.99 a dozen – yay!), I’m ready to bring back all the breakfast vibes at dinner time! This is another family favorite that can feed a crowd without breaking the budget. This quiche will come together if you start with precooked meat and use frozen hash browns so Quickly! The ingredients are flexible, so feel free to mix in cheeses and meats, or even add in some leftover cooked veggies if you have them.

Flax muffins are a frugal, flexible recipe too! I used this recipe to make simple whole wheat muffins and substituted ground flax seeds for some of the whole wheat flour (the recipe itself was great, but I didn’t have any whole wheat flour and didn’t have the time to pull out my mill and grind the berries). Makes almost two dozen and my family loves the leftovers as a snack!

Golden brown meat quiche with crispy potato crust served in a glass pie plate and topped with melted cheese and herbs. In the background is a bowl of green beans and flax muffins on a cooling rack.

Meat Quiche with Potato Skins Dinner Menu:

Meat and potato crust quiche
Flax Muffins
green beans

On the table are the ingredients for making a quiche with potato skins and flax muffins, including eggs, shredded cheddar jack cheese, ground pork sausage, russet potatoes, milk, oil, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, canned vegetables, spices, ground flax seeds and jam.

Ingredients for Meat Quiche with Potato Crust and Flax Muffins Dinner:

Meat and Potato Quiche Ingredients

6 cups shredded potatoes (Aldi – $3.25 for 10 pounds. You can also use frozen hash browns instead) — $0.60
6 tablespoons vegetable oil (Aldi – $2.89 for 96 tablespoons)– $0.18
1 pound sausage, or any other meat of choice (Aldi – $2.89 for 1 pound) – $2.89
2 cups milk (Aldi – $3.05 per gallon) – $0.38
1 8 oz. bagged shredded cheese (Harris Teeter – $1.49 per bag) – $1.49
10 eggs (Aldi – $1.99/ticket beat) – $1.69 (Yes, this is way more than the original recipe calls for)
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
2 teaspoons parsley flakes or Italian seasoning, optional

Total for two quiches: $7.23 (serves 8-10)

Flax Muffins Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour(Harris Teeter – 5 pounds $1.97) –$0.25
1/2 cup ground flax seeds(Aldi – $3.29 for 70 tablespoons)– $0.38
3/4 cup sugar(Aldi – $2.86 for 9.5 cups)– $0.23
2 cups buttermilk*(Aldi – $3.05 per gallon) –$0.38
1 egg(Aldi – $1.99 per dozen)– $0.17
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

*I made my own buttermilk by adding 2 tablespoons of vinegar to 2 cups of milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes before using it in the recipe.

Total flax muffins: $1.41 (makes about 20 muffins)

Other ingredients:

2 cans green beans(Aldi – $0.50 per can) – $1

Total dinner: $9.64 (serves 8, including leftovers!)

How to Make Meat and Potato Crust Quiche with Flax Waffles

1. Make the meat and potato quiche as directed here, follow my double ingredient list two Quiche.

Two glass pie plates filled with shredded raw potatoes pressed into pie crust shapes sit on a dark granite countertop as the base for a potato pie crust quiche.

The ground pork sausage is cooked in a skillet on the stovetop, breaking it up with a meat slicer when it browns.

Two potato skins in a glass pie dish, partially filled with cooked crumbled sausage.

Two glass pie plates filled with shredded potatoes, cooked sausage and a thick layer of shredded cheddar jack cheese sit next to a red mixing bowl containing beaten eggs ready to be assembled with potato skins into a quiche.

Freshly baked meat quiche with crispy shredded potato crust and topped with melted cheese and herbs

2. Make flax muffins as directed here, substituting 1/2 cup ground flax seeds + 2 1/2 cups flour for the 3 cups whole wheat/white flour the recipe calls for (or make the recipe as is!). (I’ve also included the full recipe on the recipe card below.)

Mix bowl with flax muffin ingredients on table.

Muffin tins filled with flax muffin batter sit on a dark table next to a red mixing bowl with a spoon, ready for baking.

Freshly baked flax muffins cooling in metal muffin tins on dark table.

3. Heat the green beans or other vegetables of your choice.

4. Enjoy!

Freshly baked potato skin quiche with crispy shredded potato skins and topped with melted cheese and herbs.

Meat and Potato Crust Quiche with Flax Waffles and Green Beans

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course Bread, dinner, main course

gourmet food American

keywords Easy dinner, family favorite, homemade, waffles, potatoes, weeknight dinner

preparation time 20

cooking time 1

portion size

Calories Chapter 749kilocalories

author Brigette

cost $9.64

raw material

Meat and Potato Quiche Ingredients

6 cup Shredded potatoes Aldi – $3.25 for 10 pounds. You can also use frozen hash browns instead — $0.60
6 spoon vegetable oil Aldi – $2.89 – $0.18 for 96 tablespoons
1- pound sausage or any other choice of meat (Aldi – $2.89 for 1 pound) – $2.89
2 cup milk Aldi – $3.05 per gallon – $0.38
1 8- ounce. bag of shredded cheese Harris Teeter – $1.49 per bag – $1.49
10 egg Aldi – $1.99 – $1.69 per dozen (yes, this is much more than the original recipe calls for)
1 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoon Parsley flakes or Italian seasoning Elective

Flax Muffins Ingredients:

2 1/2 cup flour Harris Seesaw – 5 lbs $1.97 – $0.25
1/2 cup ground flax seeds Aldi – $3.29 – $0.38 for 70 tablespoons
3/4 cup sugar Aldi – 9.5 cups $2.86 – $0.23
2 cup buttermilk* Aldi – $3.05 per gallon – $0.38
1 Egg Aldi – $1.99 per dozen – $0.17
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt

Other ingredients:

2 canned mung beans Aldi – $0.50 – $1 per can

instruct

Meat and Potato Quiche Instructions

Preheat oven to 425°.
Grease a 9-inch pie pan and set aside.
In a medium bowl, combine the grated potatoes with the oil and press evenly into a pie crust shape.
Place this “crust” in the preheated oven and bake for 15 minutes, or until starting to brown.
Remove crust from oven and layer with cheese and meat.
In a bowl, whisk eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
Pour this mixture over the other ingredients and sprinkle with parsley or Italian seasoning.
Bake for 30-45 minutes, or until a knife inserted 1 inch from the edge comes out clean.
Cool for 5 minutes, then cut into wedges.

Flax Muffins Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat the eggs and sugar together.
In another bowl, mix together the dry ingredients.
Add dry ingredients to egg mixture, alternating with buttermilk, until combined.
Place batter into greased muffin tins and bake for 15-20 minutes.

Instructions for use of mung beans

Drain the green beans and heat in the microwave for 1-2 minutes, until hot throughout.

notes

*I make my own buttermilk by adding 2 tablespoons of vinegar to 2 cups of milk and letting it sit for 5 minutes before using it in the recipe.

Flax muffins can be stored in an airtight bag at room temperature for 1-2 days (make sure they are completely cool before placing in the bag). If storing longer than this, place it in the refrigerator or freezer.