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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.
Course Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine French
Keyword bacon broccoli quiche, bacon quiche, broccoli cheddar quiche
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 8 pieces
Calories 273kcal

Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon
  • 2.5 cups broccoli (fresh and cut into small pieces)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk (I use almond milk - but you can use regular milk, half and half, or cream)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 9 inch pie crust (frozen)

Instructions

  • Heat a medium sauté pan on medium heat. Cut up the bacon into 1 inch pieces and add to the pan as it heats up. Separate each slice with a wooden spatula and cook until crispy. Stir every 30 seconds or so. This takes around 5 minutes.
    Note: You may need to spoon some bacon fat out as the meat cooks. Spoon it into a glass container and save as you'll need it for the next step.
    4 slices bacon
  • While the bacon is cooking, cut up the broccoli into small pieces and set aside.
    2.5 cups broccoli
  • Line a plate with paper towels and once the bacon is done, remove it from the pan and place it on the plate. Blot the extra grease off the bacon with a paper towel.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Add a few tablespoons of bacon fat back into the sauté pan and add the broccoli to the pan. Sauté for 5 minutes, stirring every minute.
  • Crack eggs in large mixing bowl, add salt, pepper, milk and whisk until combined.
    4 large eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
  • Crumble the bacon further into the sizes you want and add it to the egg mixture.
  • Add shredded cheese and broccoli and mix with the eggs with a rubber spatula.
  • Pour egg mixture into the frozen pie shell and bake for 45 minutes. As all ovens are different, check to see if the quiche is done after 35 minutes by sticking a butter knife in the center. If it comes out clean, it's done.
    1 9 inch pie crust
  • Serve
  • Smile
  • Enjoy

Notes

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.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 273kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 116mg | Sodium: 443mg | Potassium: 233mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 521IU | Vitamin C: 25mg | Calcium: 172mg | Iron: 1mg