Food Recipes Joanna Gaines’s Asparagus & Fontina Quiche 4.1 (15) Add your rating & review Mild, buttery Fontina cheese is delightful paired with earthy asparagus, but if you can’t find it, you can replace it with provolone, or use all Gruyère here. Sometimes I shave the asparagus into thin strips, though simply chopping it works great when I’m more pressed for time. This quiche is beautiful either way. By Joanna Gaines Joanna Gaines Joanna Gaines and her husband Chip Gaines are the former stars of HGTV's Fixer Upper. The couple recently launched the Magnolia Network, a lifestyle-themed channel on the Discovery Plus streaming service. Joanna's cooking show, Magnolia Table, has been renewed for a sixth season. The recipes she contributes to Real Simple can also be found in her Magnolia Table Cookbook. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 1, 2018 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email A quiche is an elegant crowd-pleaser for any brunch, breakfast, or luncheon, and this one is made with rich fontina cheese for a delectably cheesy finish. See the full recipe here. Photo: Amy Neunsinger Hands On Time: 15 mins Total Time: 1 hrs 15 mins Yield: 6 to 8 - servings Ingredients 1 pound asparagus, ends trimmed 6 large eggs 1 cup heavy cream 1 teaspoon garlic salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 8 ounces Fontina cheese, grated (about 2 cups) 2 ounces Gruyère cheese, grated (about ½ cup) 1 unbaked pie crust, or a store-bought 9-inch pie crust Directions Preheat the oven to 350°F. Using a vegetable peeler, slice the asparagus lengthwise into long, thin strips, starting just under the tip of each stalk. Leave the tips whole. (Alternatively, cut the asparagus into 1-inch pieces.) In a pot with a steamer insert or in a covered sauté pan fitted with an expandable steamer basket, bring 2 inches of water to a boil. Add the asparagus to the steamer insert or basket, cover, and steam until tender, about 30 seconds for strips and about 3 minutes for pieces. Rinse the asparagus under cold water to stop the cooking. Drain well and set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, garlic salt, and pepper. Stir in the Fontina, Gruyère, and reserved asparagus. Pour the mixture into the unbaked pie shell. Bake until lightly golden and set in the center when the pan is gently pushed, 40 to 45 minutes. If the crust is browning too quickly, cover it with foil to prevent it from burning. Remove from the oven and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes before serving. Cut into 6 or 8 slices and serve warm or at room temperature. The quiche is best served the day it is made. Tightly wrap leftovers with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.From Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines. Copyright © 2018 by Joanna Gaines. Reprinted by permission of William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Rate it Print