Mexican Quiche - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    9 inches unbaked pie crusts (deep dish)
    5 eggs
    1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning
    1 lb ground sirloin
    1 1/4 cups half-and-half
    1/2 cup sour cream
    1 1/2 tablespoons butter
    1 1/4 cups monterey jack pepper cheese (freshly shredded)
    1/2 cup extra-sharp cheddar cheese (freshly shredded)
    1/2 bell pepper (diced)
    1 jalapeno (seeded, finely diced)
    4 tablespoons green chilies (canned diced)
    1 bunch green onion (thinly sliced)
    2 roma (tomatoe's seeded, diced)
    2 tablespoons black olives (sliced)
    2 tablespoons cilantro (finely chopped)
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon black pepper
Preparation
    Pre heat oven at 400 degrees.
    Fit pie crust into a deep dish pie plate. Cover so it won't dry out while preparing ingredients.
    Prepare ground sirloin with Taco seasoning per pkg. instructions -- set aside 2 cups.
    Heat butter in skillet, add bell pepper, green onion saute until softened.
    In a small bowl, combine bell pepper, green onion, jalepeno, green chiles and tomatoes.
    In a large bowl, whisk eggs, half and half, with sour cream until well blended, gently stir in all remaining ingredients, except hamburger and olives.
    Gently press the 2 cups of seasoned ground sirloin in bottom of pie, gently pour in egg mixture, top with olives.
    Cover with tented foil, bake 45 minutes -- remove cover, continue baking another 15-20 minutes or until center of pie is firm. Allow to cool for at least ten minutes before serving.

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