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david's quiche loraine

(4 ratings)
Recipe by
David Kuhlmann
Holstein, IA

This is a favorite in my house for breakfast or brunch. Bon Appetite!

(4 ratings)
yield 4 -8
prep time 45 Min
cook time 50 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For david's quiche loraine

  • 1 lb
    bacon cut in small pieces and cooked
  • 1 bag
    shredded swiss cheese
  • 6
    eggs
  • 1
    refrigerated pie crust
  • 1 1/2 pt
    half and half
  • 4
    portobello large mushrooms coarse chopped
  • 1 box
    frozen spinach
  • black or red pepper to taste

How To Make david's quiche loraine

  • 1
    Place the pie crust in a Pyrex type 9" pie dish. Pre bake the pie crust 400 for 7 minutes. While the pie crust is pre baking cook the bacon until cooked. Drain the bacon on paper towels and pat dry of the grease. Then break up the bacon into 1/2" or larger pieces.
  • 2
    In one bowl mix 1/2 Swiss cheese bacon mushrooms spinach. NOTE: Make sure you drain the spinach. I take it between my hands and press the water out then fluff it back up.
  • 3
    In another bowl beat eggs half and half and pepper
  • 4
    Put the mix of bacon mushrooms spinach and cheese in the pie crust.
  • 5
    Then pour the egg mixture over the other ingredients Then sprinkle the rest of the Swiss cheese over the top.
  • 6
    Bake in the oven at 350 for 40 minutes. Check to make sure after 40 minutes that the mixture is set, you can test with a tooth pick in the center. If still liquid put back in oven another 5 minutes. Not all ovens bake the same.
  • 7
    Once the quiche is set, turn oven up to 400 for 5 minutes to lightly brown the cheese. Now take out of the oven and let cool. About 5 minutes
  • 8
    Cut into 8 pieces and serve.
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