Prep Time: 20 mins | Cook Time: 40 mins | Total Time: 1 hr | Yield: 8 Servings
Loaded with delicious flavors, this Quiche is the perfect food to serve for dinner with your loved ones! Ready in just about an hour. Enjoy!
INGREDIENTS :
- 1 1/3 c Gruyere cheese, shredded and divided
- 1/2 10 ounces box of frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and wrung out in paper towels to remove excess moisture
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 frozen pie crust, deep dish
- 1/4 c chopped canned mushrooms wrung out in a paper towel to remove excess moisture
- 1/2 c diced cooked ham (I buy pre-diced from the grocery store)
- 4 large Eggs
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3/4 c half and half
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- fresh parsley, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
DIRECTIONS :
- Prepare the oven and preheat it to 190 degrees C or 375 degrees F.
- Place a medium skillet on the stove and turn the heat to medium-high. Add butter and allow it to melt.
- Add the ham and onions into the hot skillet, then sauté for a few minutes until brown. Transfer onto a clean plate.
- Add the bacon into the empty skillet, then cook for a few minutes until crispy. Remove from the heat and crumble into small pieces.
- Steam the frozen spinach in the microwave for about 6 minutes, then move it into a colander. Allow it to cool and remove the water by pressing it.
- Add bacon, eggs, half & half, nutmeg, ham, salt, pepper, spinach, and onions into a mixing bowl. Stir everything until well incorporated.
- Press the mushrooms into the same colander, then add them to the egg mixture together with 1 cup of shredded cheese. Stir until well incorporated.
- Pour the egg mixture into the prepared pie crust and spread it evenly.
- Scatter the rest of the shredded cheese over the egg mixture.
- Place it in the preheated oven and bake for about 45 minutes or until the top turns golden brown.
- Remove the quiche from the oven and allow it to cool for about 5 minutes at room temperature. Slice into even servings.
- Serve and enjoy!
BASIC CHEESY SPINACH QUICHE WITH BACON
Yield:
8
Prep Time:
20 minutes
Cook Time:
40 minutes
Total Time:
1 hour
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 c Gruyere cheese, shredded and divided
- 1/2 10 ounces box of frozen chopped spinach, defrosted and wrung out in paper towels to remove excess moisture
- 6 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 medium yellow onion, finely diced
- 1 frozen pie crust, deep dish
- 1/4 c chopped canned mushrooms wrung out in a paper towel to remove excess moisture
- 1/2 c diced cooked ham (I buy pre-diced from the grocery store)
- 4 large Eggs
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3/4 c half and half
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- fresh parsley, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Prepare the oven and preheat it to 190 degrees C or 375 degrees F.
- Place a medium skillet on the stove and turn the heat to medium-high. Add butter and allow it to melt.
- Add the ham and onions into the hot skillet, then sauté for a few minutes until brown. Transfer onto a clean plate.
- Add the bacon into the empty skillet, then cook for a few minutes until crispy. Remove from the heat and crumble into small pieces.
- Steam the frozen spinach in the microwave for about 6 minutes, then move it into a colander. Allow it to cool and remove the water by pressing it.
- Add bacon, eggs, half & half, nutmeg, ham, salt, pepper, spinach, and onions into a mixing bowl. Stir everything until well incorporated.
- Press the mushrooms into the same colander, then add them to the egg mixture together with 1 cup of shredded cheese. Stir until well incorporated.
- Pour the egg mixture into the prepared pie crust and spread it evenly.
- Scatter the rest of the shredded cheese over the egg mixture.
- Place it in the preheated oven and bake for about 45 minutes or until the top turns golden brown.
- Remove the quiche from the oven and allow it to cool for about 5 minutes at room temperature. Slice into even servings.
- Serve and enjoy!
