Bacon Broccoli Quiche

This flavorful combination of bacon, broccoli, eggs, milk, and the cheese of your choice will bring family and friends back to this recipe over and over again. Serve it at your next brunch or supper and you’ll taste why.

Quiche is among my favorite brunch fare. For some reason, I don’t usually eat it for breakfast. That might be because I feel it’s a ‘special treat’ type of food, and when I make a fun breakfast, it would be pancakes, French toast, or something on which I can dribble maple syrup. I love maple syrup.

This broccoli bacon quiche is one of my favorite quiche recipes because, well, bacon. I adore the taste of bacon. I also love broccoli. When I was a vegetarian, I could eat a whole head of broccoli by myself. Add in some cheddar cheese and I’m in eggy heaven!

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Helpful tips

• I don’t make my own crust and I’m okay with that. I use a frozen 9-inch crust in a foil pie plate.
• I don’t cook the pie crust before I add the egg mixture. I like it best if it’s not pre-cooked, and I also don’t get burnt crust, which is a win for me.
• I use almond milk because hubby is lactose intolerant, but I’ve made this recipe with half & half and it comes out beautifully. The creamer makes the quiche richer and decadent.
• I use uncured, no-sugar-added bacon and you’d never know it by the flavor. Try it and see.
• If you’ve ever tried to cut bacon with a knife, you know it’s difficult, so one of my kitchen hacks is to cut bacon with kitchen shears. It is so easy and very satisfying to hear the snip of the scissors and see the cut bacon.
• If the fat builds up when you’re sautéing the bacon, it can take longer for the bacon to get crispy, so take a spoon or ladle and transfer the extra fat to a glass container. Don’t toss it as you will be cooking the broccoli in it.
• To save calories, you could parboil the broccoli, BUT I say live a little and sauté the broccoli in the bacon fat for extra flavor.
• I make this with different cheeses all the time. I love a shredded cheddar, but if you prefer, you could also add Swiss, Gruyère, smoked Gouda, or Muenster.
• As all ovens are different, check the quiche after 40 minutes. I find that it takes at least 45 minutes in my oven. To see if it’s done, slide a butter knife into the egg mixture (don’t pierce the crust) and if it comes out clean, the quiche is done.
• I don’t find that this quiche spills over in the oven while it’s cooking, but if you want to cook the quiche on a baking sheet, do so.
• The quiche will deflate somewhat after you take it out of the oven, and that’s normal.

How to make bacon broccoli quiche

Pre-step

Get a sauté pan, medium bowl, whisk and rubber spatula.

Step one

Gather the ingredients – bacon, eggs, cheddar cheese, milk, and broccoli. (A) Also have your 9-inch frozen pie pan crust on hand. I put it in the fridge while I’m waiting for everything to be cooked.

Step two

Turn the heat under the sauté pan on medium heat. Take your kitchen shears and cut the bacon into 1 inch pieces. Add bacon to the pan and stir occasionally. You want the bacon to be crispy.

Step three

While the bacon is cooking, chop the broccoli florets in small pieces and set aside. (B)

Step three

You may have to remove some of the bacon fat to help the bacon crisp up faster. Take a spoon or ladle and transfer the bacon grease to a glass jar or container (but don’t toss it as you will need it).

Line a plate with paper towels and once the bacon is done, add it to the paper towels and blot the grease off it.

Step four

Leave the bacon fat in the pan, add back some of the fat you removed in the step above and put the broccoli pieces into the pan. Toss and cook for 5 minutes. (D)

Step five

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step six

Crack the eggs into the mixing bowl and add salt. (E) Add milk and sprinkle some ground black pepper. (F)

Step seven

Whisk the ingredients together until combined. (G)

Step eight

Break the bacon into smaller pieces. Add to the egg mixture along with shredded cheddar cheese.

Step nine

Next, add the broccoli (I) and, using a rubber spatula, mix the ingredients together. (J)

Step ten

Pour the egg mixture in the pie pan with pre-made crust (K and L).

Step eleven

Place in the oven for 45 minutes. To make sure it is done, slide a butter knife into the eggy part and if the knife comes out clean, the quiche is done.

Yum.

Let’s cut a piece of this bacon broccoli quiche.

And plate it.

And we have to look at the quiche still in the pan.

So good. I hope you enjoyed this bacon broccoli quiche recipe.

Other breakfast fare

• Air fryer French toast
• Nutella coffee cake
• Maple nut scones
• Date nut muffins

And as always, may all your dishes be delish.

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