This recipe is all about CHEESE. Oh how I love cheese. It's creamy smooth wonderfulness. Sometimes salty, sometimes sharp but always delightful. Since I had two dozen eggs that were about to expire I decided to see what Mr. Bittman had to offer. I checked my freezer and found Swiss cheese, spinach and BACON...ahhhh...that spells quiche baby!
This was a scrumptious meal served with a lovely green salad. My guys were very happy with the creamy spinachy goodness. I made three of them eating one and freezing the other two.
That's right...REAL men eat Quiche!
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Basic Quiche
adapted from Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything
Ingredients:
9-inch pie shell
6 eggs, at room temperature
2 cups grated Emmenthal, Gruuyere, Chantal, Cheddar, or other flavorful cheese
1 (10 oz) package chopped spinach (thawed w/all the water squeezed out)
1/2 cup cooked and crumbled bacon
2 cups cream, half and half or milk, gently heated until warm
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Prick the crust all over with a fork. Line it with foil and weight the bottom with a pile of dried beans or other weights that will sit flat on the surface. Bake 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and carefully remove the weight and foil. Turn the oven to 325 degrees.
2. Combine eggs, cheese, liquid and seasonings and beat until well blended. Add in bacon and spinach.
3. Place the baked crust on a baking sheet. Pour the egg mixture into the crust, right to the top. Carefully transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until the mixture is set but still moist; it should jiggle just a little in the middle. Cool on a rack and serve warm or at room temperature.
This was a scrumptious meal served with a lovely green salad. My guys were very happy with the creamy spinachy goodness. I made three of them eating one and freezing the other two.
That's right...REAL men eat Quiche!
Celebrate the Feast!
Mary
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Basic Quiche
adapted from Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything
Ingredients:
9-inch pie shell
6 eggs, at room temperature
2 cups grated Emmenthal, Gruuyere, Chantal, Cheddar, or other flavorful cheese
1 (10 oz) package chopped spinach (thawed w/all the water squeezed out)
1/2 cup cooked and crumbled bacon
2 cups cream, half and half or milk, gently heated until warm
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Prick the crust all over with a fork. Line it with foil and weight the bottom with a pile of dried beans or other weights that will sit flat on the surface. Bake 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and carefully remove the weight and foil. Turn the oven to 325 degrees.
2. Combine eggs, cheese, liquid and seasonings and beat until well blended. Add in bacon and spinach.
3. Place the baked crust on a baking sheet. Pour the egg mixture into the crust, right to the top. Carefully transfer the baking sheet to the oven and bake 30 to 40 minutes, or until the mixture is set but still moist; it should jiggle just a little in the middle. Cool on a rack and serve warm or at room temperature.
This weeks recipe is being shared with I Heart Cooking Clubs, Balancing Beauty and Bedlam , Raising Homemakers and City Wife Country Life as well as Frugality and Crunchiness w/ Christy! Head on over to their blogs and check out other fabulous recipes.
9 comments:
Mmmm! I LOVE spinach quiche. I added it to our rotating meal plan & it's coming up in about a week or so.
Wow!! I might have to come raid your freezer:) This is one good looking quiche and I love that you thought ahead and made 3 of them. Making extra and freezing is something I always forget about.
Yum! Spinach and cheese are so perfect together and especially in a quiche. A great pick!
I love spinach quiche - I have just never made one, because my mom always makes them. yours sounds heavenly, I guess it is time to grow up and make my own quiche LOL! Thanks for linking this to the hearth'nsoul blog hop!!
Mary, I have to laugh because in blog-world, I feel like I'm surrounded by Bittman lovers on all sides! But I get it, because his pared-down style is what works for real-world cooks. Thanks for linking this creation to Hearth and Soul!
Yum! Quiche is the perfect vehicle for cheese. And you picked some great ones. My man (real) loves quiche too. ☺
Hi Mary! I am a HUGE bittman fan! LOVE that cookin fella! hehehe...this quiche has everything i adore, bacon, greens, eggs and CHEESE!!! thanks for sharing on the hearth n soul hop! Alex@amoderatelife
YUMMY cheesy goodness...sounds fabulous. Great pick...thanks for playing along w/ ihcc & the hns hop =)
Mary, that is a seriously good looking quiche. Yum :-)
Sue
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