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Easy Cheese and Bacon Quiche

Source: donuts2crumpets
An easy quiche recipe with bacon, cheese and caramelized onion plus a rich seasoned egg custard for the perfect delicious brunch or dinner table!
Servings: 8
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
5 from 5 votes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pie crust
  • 1 lb bacon cooked and chopped into bite size pieces
  • 1 small onion finely chopped
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/3 cup kraft creamy melt mozzarella cheese
  • 3/4 cup shredded white sharp cheddar cheese
  • 3/4 cup shredded extra sharp cheddar cheese
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup half and half
  • 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1/8 tsp nutmeg

Instructions
 

  • Let your refrigerated pie crust sit on the counter for 15 minutes to come to room temperature.
  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
  • Add the butter and olive oil to a frying pan over medium high heat.  Once the butter is melted, add your finely chopped onion and cook until golden brown and translucent, about 105 minutes.  Set aside.
  • Gently unroll the pie crust, roll out with a rolling pin just a little to seal any cracks, and transfer to a 9" round pie dish.  Press the crust in to the pan on the bottom and sides then tuck any additional crust under the edges and crimp around the edge as desired.
  • In a mixing bowl, whisk the eggs until a lighter yellow color.  Wisk in the heavy cream, half and half, Dijon mustard, dried parsley, salt, pepper and nutmeg.  Set aside.
  • Spread the cooked chopped bacon evenly over the crust, sprinkle 1/2 cup of each of the cheeses over the bacon, pour egg mixture all over the bacon and cheese, then sprinkle remaining 1/4 cup of each cheese over the top.
  • Place your quiche in the oven on the middle shelf, bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown.  (Note, it will puff a bit in the oven, but then deflate again once you take it out and let it cool, so don't stress.)
  • Remove from oven and let cool on a cooling rack for at least 10-15 minutes before slicing and serving.  (Leftovers can be kept in the refrigerator and served cold or reheated in a 325 degree oven for about ten minutes.)

Notes

A few tips for this recipe:
  • You can absolutely use your favorite pie pastry recipe if you want to put in the extra effort.  I love how quick and easy a refrigerated pie crust makes this recipe!
  • I love baking my bacon on parchment paper in the oven.  It's so easy and comes out perfectly every time!  Check out this tutorial on how to oven bake bacon!
  • You can substitute different cheeses - I LOVE this with gruyere too, (and that is the cheese the French would generally use.)
  • If you don't like caramelized onion, or chopped onion of any kind, you can substitute 1 Tbsp of onion powder, but the caramelized onions really make this special.