I grew up with the saying "Real men don't eat quiche!" but I never paid any attention to that. I ate quiche but was really never a huge fan. I always found them to be too bland and not very satisfying to the palate. I wanted to change that perception because I always felt that this dish could really rise to the occasion with the right ingredients and become a truck stop favorite, if you will, appealing to both men and women.
If you have poo-pooed quiche in the past, you will want to taste this recipe. It will change your mind about quiche forever! Oh, and this recipe is TOTALLY Atkins friendly and gluten-free so enjoy without guilt!
Ingredients
- 8 ounces of thick-sliced bacon (about six slices) cut into 1" pieces
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1 medium red bell pepper, diced
- 1 9-oz. bag of baby spinach
- 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese (recommend Tillamook)
- 5 eggs, beaten
- 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1 teaspoon Ancho chile powder
- salt and pepper to taste
Method
- Preheat oven to 375ºF.
- In a large, heavy pan, cook the bacon over medium heat until cooked, about 15 minutes. Bacon should be brown with the bacon grease forming a "foam."
- Using a slotted spoon, remove the bacon from the pan.
- Add the onions and red bell pepper to the bacon fat in the pan and cook over medium heat until the onion becomes translucent, about 10-12 minutes.
- Add a handfull of spinach at a time to the onions and bell pepper, stirring, until the spinach is wilted and you have added all the spinach to the pan.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the bacon.
- In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the cheese, eggs, cream, and Ancho chile powder. Thoroughly mix.
- Add the bacon, onion, spinach, and bell pepper mix from the pan to the mixing bowl. Stir until incorporated.
- Grease a 9-inch glass pie plate and pour the quiche mixture into the plate.
- Bake at 375ºF for 40 minutes.
- Remove from oven and let rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Serves six.
Mmmm....bacon! |
This is just half the spinach! |
All spinach with bacon added ready for egg mixture |
Pre-Oven |
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