Cheese flan in a large baking dish

Cheese flan

Name: Cheese flan
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 15g salted butter plus extra for the dish; 1 onion finely chopped; 5 eggs beaten; 150ml whole milk; 320g ready-rolled sheet of shortcrust pastry; 150g extra-mature cheddar

Helena Busiakiewicz

Save recipe

Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 45 mins

A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.10 ratingsRate

loading...

Serve this old-school style of quiche for lunch with a green salad. You can also add ham and chopped chives, if you like

Low sugar

Nut-free

Vegetarian

Skip to ingredients

Alternatives

Complete the dish

Showing items 1 to 3 of 3

Green Gem salad

A star rating of 5 out of 5.0 ratings

Allotment salad

A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.32 ratings

Apple & feta salad

A star rating of 4.9 out of 5.9 ratings

Ingredients

Nutrition

Units:

MetricUS

15g salted butter

plus extra for the dish
1 onion

finely chopped
5 eggs

beaten
150ml whole milk
320g ready-rolled sheet of shortcrust pastry
150g extra-mature cheddar

Keep the screen awake with cook mode on the Good Food app.

Nutrition: Per serving

kcal679
fat49g
saturates22g
carbs34g
sugars4g
fibre3g
protein24g
salt1.49g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 with a baking tray inside. Melt the butter in a small pan over a medium heat and, once foaming, fry the onion with a large pinch of salt for 10-15 mins until softened and beginning to caramelise. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool slightly. Whisk the eggs and milk together, and season well.
step 2

Butter an 18 x 25cm baking dish that's at least 6cm deep. Line with baking parchment. Roll the pastry out into the tin, making sure the edges reach the corners. Scatter over the caramelised onion and grated cheese, then carefully pour in the egg mixture. Transfer the dish to the hot baking tray in the oven, and bake for 35-40 mins until golden and puffed up.

Comments, questions and tips

Rate this recipe

What is your star rating out of 5?1 star out of 52 stars out of 53 stars out of 54 stars out of 55 stars out of 5

Choose the type of message you'd like to post

CommentQuestionTip

Overall rating

A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.10 ratings

Get 3 months of Good Food All Access

Get 3 months of Good Food All Access for just £6. Find triple-tested recipes that take the stress out of deciding what to cook, spend less time planning, and more time enjoying the season.

Subscribe now