Bacon Rose Quiche

Breakfast Casserole - Breakfast and Brunch

This bacon rose quiche is so rich and creamy, it will melt in your mouth. It's the best quiche recipe I have ever tried! Bacon slices made into cute roses for the top make this dish perfect for company. Garnish with extra green onions, if desired.

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 1hr

Additional: 10 mins

Total: 1hr30 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 1 9-inch quiche

Bacon Rose Quiche

Ingredients

1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust

13 slices bacon

divided

1 teaspoon butter

1 teaspoon olive oil

1 cup cremini mushrooms

sliced

1 small onion

diced

¼ teaspoon salt

⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper

1 cup shredded Swiss cheese

½ cup shredded Gruyere cheese

3 green onions

thinly sliced

6 eggs

1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream

¾ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon white sugar

⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg

⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Egg and Hash Brown Pie

Breakfast and Brunch

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

Place 10 slices bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat turning occasionally until crispy and evenly browned 7 to 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble.

Step 3

Heat butter and olive oil in a same skillet over medium heat. Stir in mushrooms and onion. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook stirring occasionally until mushrooms and onions are slightly brown and tender about 8 minutes.

Step 4

Sprinkle mushroom-onion mixture crumbled bacon Swiss cheese Gruyere cheese and green onions into the pie crust.

Step 5

Whisk eggs slightly in a bowl; beat in cream 3/4 teaspoon salt garlic powder sugar nutmeg and cayenne pepper. Pour egg mixture carefully into the pie crust.

Step 6

Thread a toothpick through 1 end of 1 of the remaining bacon slices; roll the bacon around the toothpick to form a rose shape. Repeat with the remaining bacon slices. Arrange bacon roses on top of the quiche.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.

Step 8

Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Continue baking until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean about 30 minutes more. Cover with aluminum foil if top is getting too brown. Let quiche rest for 10 minutes before cutting.

Nutritional Information

Bacon Rose Quiche

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 404.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 14.9g 30%

Carbohydrates: 12.6g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 0.7g 3%

Sugars: 1.8g

Fat: 32.8g 51%

Saturated Fat: 16g 80%

Cholesterol: 190.7mg 64%

Vitamin A Iu: 883.1IU 18%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.7mg 36%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 9%

Vitamin C: 1.6mg 3%

Folate: 31.2mcg 8%

Calcium: 189.7mg 19%

Iron: 1.4mg 8%

Magnesium: 21.2mg 8%

Potassium: 192.7mg 5%

Sodium: 729.6mg 29%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 12%

Calories From Fat: 295.6

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.