Do You Know Why Real Men Eat Quiche?

I know this is a great recipe because Paula Deen is involved and everything she makes is AH-mazing, but I really try to cut back on calories whenever I can. One way to do that is to add 8 eggs instead of 6 and use 1 cup of half and half. \

Spinach and Bacon Quiche

Ingredients:

  • 6 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 cups chopped fresh baby spinach, packed
  • 1 pound bacon, cooked and crumbled
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Swiss cheese
  • 1 (9-inch) refrigerated pie crust, fitted to a 9-inch glass pie plate.

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  2. Combine the eggs, cream, salt, and pepper in a food processor or blender.
  3. Layer the spinach, bacon, and cheese in the bottom of the pie crust, then pour the egg mixture on top.
  4. Bake for 35 to 45 minutes until the egg mixture is set. Cut into 8 wedges.

Quick Tip: PIE CRUST RECIPE- if you really want to make a quiche and don’t have a purchased pie crust, don’t let that stop you! Make this and you are good to go.

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for rolling
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, very-cold, shredded of cut into small pea sized pieces.
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/1 teaspoon sugar
  • 3 to 4 Tbsp ice water

Mix dry ingredients with the butter, slowly add in cold water, stirring after each one until it forms a ball. Do not over knead.

Wrap in saran wrap and put in fridge for an hour.

Can be doubled for two quiches or for a double crusted pie.

Roll out and put into pie pan.

Photo and recipe courtesy of Paula Deen.

 

 

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