Description
This easy quiche combines crispy bacon, fresh spinach, and sharp cheddar, delivering an irresistible flavor. Perfect for brunch or a quick dinner, it’s simple to prep and a comfort food favorite everyone will love!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 9-inch pie crust refrigerated or homemade
- 6 slices bacon
- 1 small sweet onion finely diced
- 1/2 cup diced bell pepper use yellow, red or green
- 2 cups packed baby spinach leaves roughly chopped
- 1 cup half and half
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 6 large eggs
- 1 tbsp fresh chives
- 1 tsp seasoned salt
- 1 tsp black pepper adjust to taste
- 1/2 tsp granulated garlic or garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 1/2 cups sharp cheddar cheese divided use
- fresh thyme for garnishing
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Lightly spray a quiche or tart pan and place it on a sheet pan.
- Bring pie dough to room temperature, fit it into the prepared pan, dock the bottom, cover with parchment, and add pie weights. Bake for 10 minutes and then cool on a wire rack while lowering the oven temperature to 350°F.
- Fry bacon in a skillet until crispy. Remove and drain, reserving some grease in the pan.
- Cook onion and bell pepper in the same skillet for 2-3 minutes, then add spinach and sauté until wilted. Remove from heat.
- In a bowl, beat together the half and half, eggs, chives, salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder until frothy.
- Layer the cooked bacon in the crust, add 1 cup of cheese, and the vegetable mixture. Pour the egg mixture over and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes until puffy and set in the center.
- Cool for 15 minutes, slice, and serve.
Notes
Pie weights can be substituted with dried beans if necessary.
Experiment with different vegetables or add your favorite spices for variation.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 550mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 180mg