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BACON SPINACH QUICHE

June 11, 2021 by Sarah Baade Leave a Comment

Brunch

Let’s talk favorite meals. I love any meal gathered with good friends and family. Most of my favorite dishes are home cooked recipes from my family. More specifically, most of these favorite recipes are for dinner. And yet, I have to admit that my favorite meal is actually brunch. I know, everyone loves brunch… but hear me out. I’ve never been much of a breakfast eater. Even as a young child, I just wasn’t hungry first thing in the morning. Give me a couple of hours to wake up and get going for the day and then I’m more than happy to grab a snack or a full on meal. The other thing I love about brunch is that you get to combine breakfast foods, salads, sweet pastries, and even savory casseroles. You can essentially mix and match all of your favorite recipes into one big, beautiful meal. For me, the centerpiece of brunch is almost always quiche. So, today I’m giving you my Bacon Spinach Quiche recipe.

Pan of quiche with a fork next to it.

No Shame

Let me start by talking about crust. I will never EVER shame anyone for buying a pre-made crust. In fact, that is exactly what this Bacon Spinach Quiche calls for. Do you have pre-made, homemade crust in your freezer? Fantastic! Put that dough to good use here! Personally, I have a love hate relationship with homemade pie dough. I love the taste, I hate making it myself. So for this recipe, I used a store bought, deep dish, frozen pie crust. I always blind bake (some folks call it pre-bake) the crust so as to avoid having a soggy bottom. The filling is exactly as the name says, bacon and spinach along with some cheese. Yes, you’re reading the recipe correctly, I use a blender to mix the eggs and cream. I’ve found that it gives the quiche a lighter texture compared to whisking it by hand. However, if you don’t own a blender, feel free to bust out the whisk and work it until the mixture starts to get frothy. Whatever crust you use or regardless of how you mix the eggs, I know you’re going to enjoy this Bacon Spinach Quiche.

Slice of quiche on a plate below a pan of the rest of the quiche.
Pan of quiche with a slice cut out of it.

Bacon Spinach Quiche

Sarah Baade
This rich and hearty bacon spinach quiche is the perfect centerpiece for any brunch gathering.
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Course Breakfast, Brunch
Servings 6 Servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 9" pre-made, deep dish pie crust, (thawed if frozen)
  • 4 slices bacon, chopped into ½" pieces
  • 1 shallot, diced
  • 6 oz baby spinach, roughly chopped
  • ½ cup shredded gruyere cheese
  • ¼ cup shredded Romano cheese
  • 5 large eggs
  • 1 cup half & half
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 400°F.
  • If not already in a tin, place pie crust in a deep 9" pie dish. Pierce several holes in the crust with a fork along the bottom and sides.
  • Place a layer of parchment paper over pie crust and fill with dry beans or pie weights. Place on a sheet pan and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, remove beans and parchment paper, and let cool as you prepare remaining ingredients.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
  • In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until fully cooked. Remove bacon and excess grease from pan.
  • Add shallot and spinach to skillet and cook until spinach is wilted.
  • Add bacon back into the skillet and stir in with spinach. Remove from heat.
  • In a bowl, combine gruyere and Romano cheeses.
  • Place half of the spinach mixture into the pie crust followed by half of the cheese. Repeat with remaining spinach and cheese mixtures.
  • In a blender, mix eggs, half & half, salt, nutmeg, and pepper. Pour into pie crust over spinach and cheese.
  • Bake 25 minutes or until center of quiche is set.
Keyword Bacon, Bacon Spinach Quiche, Quiche, Savory Spinach Turnovers

Looking for more brunch ideas?

Blueberry Muffins with Streusel Topping

Orange Spiced Monkey Bread

Rainbow Fruit Salad

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Bacon, Bacon Spinach Quiche, breakfast, Breakfast Recipe, Brunch, Brunch Recipe, Homemade Quiche, Quiche, spinach

BRUNCH MADE EASY

April 19, 2019 by Sarah Baade Leave a Comment

Hello brunch season! Easter. Mother’s Day. Father’s Day. Bridal showers. Baby showers. Brunch season is most definitely upon us. First and foremost, I love brunch because of the food. You can combine your favorite breakfast items with your favorite sweets and cocktails (or mocktails). But I also love that brunch is such a laid back, relaxing meal to share with loved ones. There is almost an assumption that people will graze on the spread of delightful dishes as they spend quality time catching up with one another. Fellowship.

Let’s spend our brunch season focusing on exactly that, fellowship. I’ve gathered some of my favorite recipes to make meal prep as easy as possible. In fact, the majority of what I’ve selected can be made a day or two in advance. I’d love to hear about your brunch adventures! Feel free to comment below or reach out to me on instagram!

Quiche and potatoes are about as traditional as you can get with brunch. This Broccoli Cheese Quiche with Sweet Potato Hash will help you keep that tradition alive



These Savory Spinach Turnovers look impressive, as if you’d spent all day making them but they’re actually ridiculously easy to make. I like to make them a day ahead and then warm them slightly when I’m ready to serve them.



Vibrant colors and flavors make this Rainbow Fruit Salad a huge crowd pleaser. Berries, peaches, kiwi, etc. How could you resist?


Feel free to customize this Vanilla Almond Granola or keep it as it is. Either way, it would be delicious served over yogurt.



This recipe is the first one I ever posted on my blog, it is also from my grandmother’s recipe box. Aside from being sentimental about these Farm-Style Biscuits, they are a favorite because they don’t require yeast. No yeast means they are super easy to make!



I created a few different mocktails for this post but the Sober Sangria is my absolute favorite. You can mix it up the night before so you’ll be ready to start filling glasses as soon as your guests arrive.
The bright lemon flavor of these Lemon Iced Ginger Cookies will have everyone reaching for more.


Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Biscuits, Brunch, Brunch at Home, Brunch Menu, Brunch Recipe, Easter Brunch, Easy Brunch, Fruit Salad, Granola, Homemade Cookies, Homemade Granola, Lemon Ginger Cookies, Mocktails, Quiche, Slice Of Honey, Sweet Potato, Turnovers

BROCCOLI CHEESE QUICHE & SWEET POTATO HASH

April 10, 2019 by Sarah Baade 9 Comments

Broccoli Cheese Quiche & Sweet Potato Hash - Slice Of Honey

I’ve mentioned before that breakfast isn’t typically my thing, but brunch? Brunch is my jam! On the weekends, my husband and I each take a day to sleep in while the other one gets up early with our toddler. First of all, I love this sleep plan because we both end up feeling rested and rejuvenated. Second of all, by the time we are both up for the day it is the perfect time to hit up a restaurant for brunch. Our local favorites tend to give large servings which means leftovers. Leftovers that are absolutely delicious and all of us are eager to dive into during the week. There’s just something about breakfast foods for lunch or dinner that really hits the spot! I’m not alone on this line of thinking, am I?     

Broccoli Cheese Quiche & Sweet Potato Hash - Slice Of Honey

A typical work day isn’t exactly conducive to brunch. Or is it? Hello meal planning! I was challenged by my friend, Nicolas, over at Blogtastic Food to create a dish that would work well for meal planning. I came up with two recipes to create a mini-brunch that I can take to work. These recipes reheat well which is ideal for this challenge but they are also easy to make. You can cook the sweet potato hash while the quiche is baking so everything is finished at the same time. Once it has all cooled off, pack individual servings into containers so you can grab and go as you head out the door for work during the week.

Broccoli Cheese Quiche & Sweet Potato Hash - Slice Of Honey

Tips:

  • Blind baking means you are going to partially bake the pie crust before you add the filling. It is worth the extra little bit of effort to blind bake your crust so you don’t end up with a soggy bottom on your quiche.
  • One of the great things about quiche is that you can take the egg base and change out the fillings. You could add ½ cup chopped ham cooked ham or bacon. If broccoli isn’t your thing, toss in some chopped bell peppers instead. Get creative!

Broccoli Cheese Quiche & Sweet Potato Hash - Slice Of Honey

Broccoli Cheese Quiche

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Servings 8 slices

Ingredients
  

  • 1 premade pie crust
  • 8 large eggs
  • 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 cup gouda cheese, shredded
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup fresh broccoli florets, chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375F. Arrange pie crust in a 9.5” pie dish. Line top of pie crust with parchment paper and then fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake crust for 20 minutes.
  • While crust is baking, beat eggs in a large bowl. Mix in cheeses, cream, salt and pepper. Stir in broccoli. 
  • Once blind bake is finished, pull the crust out of the oven then remove beans/weights and parchment paper. Pour egg mixture into pie crust and return to the oven and bake 40-50 minutes or until egg mixture has set.

Sweet Potato Hash

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium sweet potato, peeled and diced
  • 1/4 cup yellow onion, chopped
  • 1/4 cup red bell pepper, chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika

Instructions
 

  • Heat olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add sweet potatoes and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add onion and sauté 5 more minutes or until onions start to become transparent. Add bell peppers and spices, sauté an additional 2 minute.

 

For more meal prep ideas, check out the following recipes from the other “meal prep challenge” collaborators. 

 

THAI CHICKEN GREEN CURRY MEAL PREP
https://www.blogtasticfood.com/thai-chicken-green-curry-meal-prep/

MUSHROOM RISOTTO MEAL PREP
https://juliarecipes.com/2019/04/30/mushroom-risotto-meal-prep/comment-page-1/#comment-806

VEGAN MEAL PREP CHILI
https://holistichormonehelp.com/2019/04/24/vegan-meal-prep-chili/

RED LENTIL, TAMARIND & TOMATO SOUP
https://cuisinedeli.com/2019/04/30/red-lentil-tamarind-tomato-soup/

PUMPKIN, RICOTTA AND SAGE PASTA SHELLS
https://itsnotcomplicatedrecipes.com/pumpkin-ricotta-and-sage-pasta-shells/

INSTANT POT ROPA VIEJA FOR MEAL PREP
https://www.hangrywhitemale.com/instant-pot-ropa-vieja-for-meal-prep/

MEAL PREP: GARLIC SHRIMPS SKILLET WITH BULGUR
https://healthylaura.com/dairy-free/meal-prep-garlic-shrimps-skillet-with-bulgur/

EASY MEXICAN LASAGNA
https://realfoodhappyhome.com/easy-mexican-lasagna/

MAKE AHEAD MEAL PREP MINI FRITTATAS IN MUFFIN TINS
https://www.31daily.com/make-ahead-meal-prep-mini-frittatas-in-muffin-tins/

INSTANT POT STUFFED PEPPERS {WITH TURKEY AND QUINOA}
https://www.mealswithmaggie.com/instant-pot-stuffed-peppers/

Filed Under: Baking, breakfast, Brunch, Entree, Side Dish, Sides, Uncategorized, Vegetables, Vegetarian Tagged With: Broccoli, Brunch, Brunch Recipe, Eggs, Meal Prep, Quiche, Sweet Potato, Vegan Recipe, Vegetables, Vegetarian

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