Quiche : Spinach and Bacon
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 10 ounces spinach, blanched, shocked, drained, and finely chopped or 10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed and drained
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups milk
- 3 eggs, well beaten
- 1 carrot, grated
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon dried dill
- 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- 1 (9 inch) pastry crust, pre-cooked (use either Basic Pastry Crust Basic Pastry Crust, or Bacon Pastry Crust Bacon Pastry Crust)
directions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Melt butter over low heat. Add flour and stir until smooth.
- Add milk and continue stirring.
- Slowly add eggs, then stir in the rest of the ingredients.
- Pour the mixture into the crust in a 9 inch pie pan.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
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Reviews
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I tried this quiche last night. It was very tasty, even without the cheese. The one thing I left out was the onions because my kids don't seem to like their texture. I put in onion powder to have the flavor though. I think that maybe a little more bacon would have been good but really the recipe is so fine as is. I used the recommended pie crust and made it in my food processor. Thanks for sharing.
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Very good! I subbed a large clove of minced garlic for the garlic powder and added freshly ground black pepper and a good pinch of kosher salt, but pretty well followed the rest of the recipe. I only had baby-cut carrots on hand, so I just tossed a large handful in the food processor and finely chopped. I was concerned there may be too much dill, but went ahead and used the full amount; it seemed to blend with the flavors fine. Enjoyed your recipe--thanks for sharing it!
Tweaks
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Very good! I subbed a large clove of minced garlic for the garlic powder and added freshly ground black pepper and a good pinch of kosher salt, but pretty well followed the rest of the recipe. I only had baby-cut carrots on hand, so I just tossed a large handful in the food processor and finely chopped. I was concerned there may be too much dill, but went ahead and used the full amount; it seemed to blend with the flavors fine. Enjoyed your recipe--thanks for sharing it!
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I never really knew how to cook growing up. Some of you in the Breads and Baking forum have heard my disastrous story about making Nestle Toll House cookies...
When I went to college and moved out of the dorms, I started to become interested in actually learning how to cook. I had a lactose intolerant boyfriend, and a limited budget, so it made sense to stop eating take-out pizza and Taco Bell every day. I have to credit The Dairy Free Cookbook by Jane Zukin as my first real guide. (I still cook out of it , even though the boyfriend is long gone!)
With that as a start, I set about systematically teaching myself how to cook.
Five years later, I'm getting a reputation from friends and family as being a good cook. I love baking bread from scratch (I could really become a sourdough freak - thanks Donna!) - I can't seem to make enough cinnamon raisin swirl to keep my mom and grandmother happy. I'm enjoying getting back to eating seasonally, eschewing over - processed prepared food in favor of simpler, healthier, better tasting, cheaper meals I make myself. When I set out to learn, I never imagined I'd be making stock, roasting whole chickens, baking bread, or shopping at our local farmer's market. Now I can't imagine going back to the way I used to eat.
I hope someday to learn enough about bread baking to open a local bakery/cafe, somewhere in Westport or Downtown Kansas City. I love my city, and the kind of place I have in mind will be a place that gives back to the community. I want to leave this city a better place for my having been here.
Here's my standard metric for how I review recipes here, because I want my reviews to be helpful and consistent:
***** Fantastic as is. Wouldn't change a thing and will make it often.
0**** Fantastic tweaked a little to suit my tastes. Will make it often.
00*** Had to tweak it alot to get something I would make again.
000** Not very good. May try tweaking it again at some point.
0000* Not good. Probably won't try making again, even with tweaks.
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