Pre-heat oven to 350ºF. 
Place pie crust in an appropriate round baking dish.
In a skillet, cook sausage until no longer pink; drain fat. 
In a medium bowl, combine cooked sausage and dry Ranch dressing and seasoning mix. 
Drop crumbles of sausage mixture in bottom of pie crust. 
Top with shredded cheddar cheese. 
In a small bowl, whisk together eggs, pepper and cream. 
Pour egg mixture over sausage and cheese mixture in pie crust. 
Place in oven and bake for 1 hour. 
Remove from oven; allow quiche to rest for 5 - 10 minutes before serving.