Cheesy Spinach & Bacon Puff Pastry Quiche
Cheesy Spinach & Bacon Puff Pastry Quiche requires roughly 1 hour and 5 minutes from start to finish. This recipe serves 8. This main course has 482 calories, 17g of protein, and 38g of fat per serving. For $1.43 per serving, this recipe covers 16% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 801 person have tried and liked this recipe. Head to the store and pick up half & half, eggs, cream cheese, and a few other things to make it today. Plenty of people really liked this Mediterranean dish. It is brought to you by Cinnamon Spice and Everything Nice. With a spoonacular score of 56%, this dish is good. Users who liked this recipe also liked Sweet and Savory Cheesy Bacon Wrapped Puff Pastry Twist, Easy Puff Pastry Ham and Cheese Quiche, and Sunburst Spring Vegetable Quiche with Puff Pastry.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 25 minutes
Cooking duration: 40 minutes
Ingredients:
3 cups fresh baby spinach
6 strips bacon
coarse salt and fresh black pepper
4 ounces cream cheese
4 large eggs
1 cup half & half
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 puff pastry sheet, thawed (like Pepperidge Farm )
1/4 cup diced red onion
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
Equipment:
pie form
oven
aluminum foil
baking sheet
paper towels
microwave
whisk
bowl
Cooking instruction summary:
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface roll the puff pastry out to about 11-inches - press it into a 9-inch deep dish pie pan and fold the edges under. Prick the crust all over with a fork even around the sides. Bake 10 minutes. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray lightly with oil. Lay the bacon out so it's not touching and bake until crispy 10 - 15 minutes. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. When cool enough to handle crumble it up.Meanwhile make little stacks out of the spinach leaves and thinly slice them into ribbons. Melt the cream cheese about 20 seconds in the microwave - it should be soft enough to easily stir. Add it to a large bowl and whisk in the eggs then stir in the spinach leaves. Let it sit 5 - 10 minutes to let the spinach soften a little. Whisk the half & half into the egg mixture then stir in the onion, all three of the remaining cheeses and almost all the bacon, leaving a little to garnish the top. Whisk in a few dashes each of salt and pepper. Pour into the pie crust, sprinkle the top with the remaining bacon and bake about 40 minutes or until the center is set. If the crust starts browning too much cover with foil. Let the quiche set for 10 minutes before cutting. Can be served hot or at room temperature.
Step by step:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface roll the puff pastry out to about 11-inches - press it into a 9-inch deep dish pie pan and fold the edges under. Prick the crust all over with a fork even around the sides.
2. Bake 10 minutes. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray lightly with oil. Lay the bacon out so it's not touching and bake until crispy 10 - 15 minutes.
3. Remove to a paper towel lined plate. When cool enough to handle crumble it up.Meanwhile make little stacks out of the spinach leaves and thinly slice them into ribbons. Melt the cream cheese about 20 seconds in the microwave - it should be soft enough to easily stir.
4. Add it to a large bowl and whisk in the eggs then stir in the spinach leaves.
5. Let it sit 5 - 10 minutes to let the spinach soften a little.
6. Whisk the half & half into the egg mixture then stir in the onion, all three of the remaining cheeses and almost all the bacon, leaving a little to garnish the top.
7. Whisk in a few dashes each of salt and pepper.
8. Pour into the pie crust, sprinkle the top with the remaining bacon and bake about 40 minutes or until the center is set. If the crust starts browning too much cover with foil.
9. Let the quiche set for 10 minutes before cutting. Can be served hot or at room temperature.
Nutrition Information:
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