Best Quiche Recipe

We love this recipe, because you can add whatever ingredients you love. Change up the veggies, and try spinach, kale, or asparagus. Instead of bacon, add turkey bacon, or veggie sausage. Use the egg base recipe, and add your favorites.

Prep Time25

Cook Time25

Resting time10

Total Time45

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Keyword: best quiche recipe

Servings: servings

Calories: 285kcal

Author: Dyana | Busy Little Chefs

Ingredients

1 pie dough (store bought usually in freezer section)
1 1/2 cups mixed veggies (colored bell peppers, yellow onion, white mushrooms, broccoli)
3-4 slices bacon
5 large eggs
1 cup half & half
1 cup Gruyère cheese (or you can use Swiss)
1/2 teaspoon salt
dash white pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375º degrees F., and set the oven racks to the bottom of the oven.
Roll out pie dough to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Press the dough into the corners and around the bottom, and remove any excess from the top edges. Then place in refrigerator for about 20 minutes to chill the dough. (If you opt to do the next step, than no need to chill first.
(This step is optional, I like to do this. Many other people make quiche skipping this step. Baking the pie dough first will give the quiche a flaky crust, and not doughy.) Place a piece of parchment paper over the pie dough. Then, fill with dried beans or pie weights. Place on baking sheet, and bake on lower rack for 20 minutes. Next, remove the parchment paper and beans. Then, place back into the oven, and bake until golden, about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from oven, and let cool.
Slice mushrooms, and cut onions, bell peppers, into 1"-2" pieces. Cut broccoli into small pieces. Set aside. Cut bacon using a knife, or scissors into 1" pieces.
Cook the bacon in a large sauté pan using medium heat until slightly browned, about 5-7 minutes. Place the cooked bacon on a plate lined with a paper towel, (to absorb the extra grease.) Pour out the extra bacon grease from the pan, leaving 1 to 2 teaspoons. Start heating the pan again.
Add the bell peppers to the sauté pan over medium heat, and cook 3-4 minutes, then add the onions and cook for an additional 3 minutes, lastly add the mushrooms, and the broccoli cooking an additional 2-3 minutes. All veggies should be nicely cooked at this point. (Be sure not to overcook the broccoli, so it won't get too soft.) Remove veggies from pan, and set aside on a plate.
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, half & half, salt and pepper.
In the pie plate add 1/2 of the cheese, and veggies, bacon, and half of the egg mixture. The layer the same ingredients again, and fill with the egg mixture. Leaving at least 1/4 from the rim of the pie plate.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until the center is completely set, and slightly browning on the top. Let cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving.

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