Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Cheesy Spinach and Bacon Quiche


  • 1 pie sheet
  • 1.5 tbs olive oil
  • 3/4 medium onion, chopped
  • 1/4 red pepper or 1/4 cup diced zucchini
  • 2 - 3 strips of bacon
  • 3 large garlic cloves
  • Full 1/2 cup spinach
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2/3 cups and  1/4 cup heavy cream and milk (half and half)
  • 3/4 cup Havarti cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • *1/4 & 1/8 tsp salt
  • *a pinch of pepper  and some ground pepper
  • *1.5 1/8 tsp thyme
  • *1.5 1/8 tsp rosemary
*Can be adjusted for flavor preference
  1. To bake pie sheet, put aluminum foil all around and cut the center in circle and put pie weights in the center. Bake for 5 minutes at 375°F and remove pie weights to bake it for another 10 minutes.
  2. Heat olive oil and cook all the vegetables with garlic, except for spinach.
  3. Beat eggs in a bowl and add in heavy milk & milk, cheese and toss in spinach.
  4. Add the cooked vegetables in the egg mixture.
  5. Flavor with salt, pepper, thyme and rosemary and pour in the pie crust.
  6. Bake with aluminum foil for 27 - 35 minutes at 375°F and remove the foil and brush egg on the edge of the crust to bake it for another 3 - 5 minutes.

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