Bacon Quiche

An excellent breakfast, brunch, or main dish recipe.

• Ready In: 1 hr 48 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1  prepared  9-inch deep dish pie crust
• 8  slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons  chopped  pimento stuffed olives
• 2  tablespoons  chopped green bell peppers
• 2  tablespoons  chopped onions
• 1 (4 ounce) can  sliced mushrooms, drained
• 2  cups  shredded swiss cheese
• 5  eggs
• 2  cups half-and-half
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dry mustard

Directions

1. Prick the bottom and sides of pie pastry with fork.
2. Bake at 400° for 3 minutes; remove from oven; gently prick again with fork; bake 5 more minutes; set aside to cool.
3. Sprinkle bacon, olives, green pepper, and onion into cooled pie pastry.
4. Sprinkle mushrooms, then Swiss cheese evenly over other vegetables; set aside.
5. In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs.
6. Add in the half-and-half and mustard; stir to combine.
7. Pour egg mixture into pastry shell.
8. Let sit for 10 minutes.
9. Bake at 350° for 45-50 minutes or until set (may need to cover pastry shell edges with foil to prevent over-browning).
10. Let rest for 10 minutes before serving.