Cheese for Quiche

[Delphinus]

Hi everyone,

I am making a Crab Quiche but don't have Swiss cheese - I dread going to the store one more time today. Does anyone have suggestions as to what would be a good cheese for a Quiche other than Swiss?

Thanks!

[beac]

1. Cream cheese?

Once I had that idea, Googled and found this recipe: http://www.food.com/recipe/seafood-cream-cheese-quiche-93358

It mentions shrimp, but I think it would work for crab. :)

[grasswire]

2. I'm not sure I would even put cheese in a crab quiche

But I know of a wonderful recipe for hot crab dip made with cream cheese, so I know those are compatible.

[elleng]

3. Gruyere!

:rofl:

I guess if you don't have "Swiss" you prolly don't have Gruyere, eh???

[Delphinus]

4. Thanks, all.

I had some cheese called Blue Stilton so I went to their website to see if that might be OK - they said yes, but let me tell you ... uh, no. I wound up throwing the entire thing away. OMG it was awful! Guess this will teach me to make sure I have *ALL* the ingredients before starting out on a recipe!

[Tesha]

5. oh what a shame...

The blue was way too strong, wasn't it?
You really needed something that was just smooth and creamy.

I make a seafood omelet with Boursin - very nice.

[Callalily]

9. I love Blue Stilton, but I don't

think, even under the advice of that website, that I would have used it in a quiche.

Sorry that your experiment didn't turn out as planned.

[Warpy]

6. Any mild cheese will work

I like Gruyere but it can be hard to find. Mild white cheddar will work, as will Emmenthaler.

Use the sharp yellow cheddar for something else.

[pengillian101]

7. Cheese, shmeese...

What the hey. I am a Wisconsin cheesehead born and bred. Cheese is cheese. Use what you have on hand and enjoy, it's the Dairy state's whey --- lol.

[Callalily]

8. LOL! We like cheese so

much we even wear it on our head! :rofl:

[hippywife]

10. Too late now, I realize, but

we use shredded sharp cheddar on top and feta mixed in to the egg. It's sooooo good with the feta! :hi: