Bacon and Cheese Quiche
This bacon and cheese quiche recipe is both luxurious and incredibly simple to make. Perfect to serve for a yummy breakfast, this quiche recipe will impress all of your family and guests. Plus, who doesn't love bacon for breakfast?!?
Servings: 6 people
Calories: 639kcal
Equipment
- Pie dish
- Medium mixing bowl
Ingredients
- 5 eggs, mixed with a fork
- ½ cup half and half
- 1 ½ cups heavy cream
- 1 Tbsp. flour mixed with ¼ cup of water
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- 1 deep dish pie shell, uncooked
Filling (choose any combination)
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- ¼ cup onion, grated
- ¼ tsp. dried rosemary (or fresh rosemary chopped)
- 6 Tbsp. red, green or yellow pepper, minced
- ⅓ cup mushrooms, sliced
- 1 cup bacon pieces or ham, diced
- ½ small package of frozen spinach thawed with moisture pressed out
Instructions
- Cook bacon first, if using real bacon pieces.
- Set out frozen spinach to thaw, if you're using spinach
- Preheat oven to 325º.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine the first six ingredients and mix with whisk or fork
- Sprinkle cheese on the bottom of the pie shell.
- Next layer the bacon and any other combination of filling ingredients you want.
- Pour the egg and cream mixture into the uncooked pie shell.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 325º for 1 hour, until knife inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let sit for 15-20 miuntes after it comes out of the oven in order to let it cool slightly.
- Serve warm.
Nutrition
Calories: 639kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 24g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 244mg | Sodium: 810mg | Potassium: 519mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1735IU | Vitamin C: 97mg | Calcium: 203mg | Iron: 2mg