Description
This hearty, savory Quiche Lorraine recipe will have everyone coming back for seconds! If you’ve never made a quiche before, or if you’re simply looking to expand your quiche recipe options, this delicious Quiche Lorraine recipe won’t disappoint.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 purchased or homemade quiche crust (for an 11/12-inch quiche pan with fluted sides 1–2 inches high), unbaked and chilled
- 8 large eggs
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2–3 turns freshly-ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 15 slices thick-cut bacon, cooked crispy and crumbled (remove excessive pieces of fat)
- 1 small pat of butter
- 1/3 cup yellow onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup shredded Swiss cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- OPTIONAL GARNISHES: Additional pieces of cooked crumbled bacon and thinly sliced green onion
Instructions
- Adjust your oven rack to the middle position. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the quiche crust over the quiche pan and gently press the dough into place. Slice off any excess dough that extends past the rim of the quiche pan. The top rim of the dough should be flush with the pan. Briefly store the chilled quiche pan with dough in the refrigerator until needed. If the quiche dough is not yet chilled, pop the pan with dough into the freezer for 20 minutes.
- In a mixing bowl, add the eggs, heavy whipping cream, salt, black pepper and nutmeg. Whisk until well blended. This is your basic quiche filling. Set the bowl aside.
- In a small saute pan, melt a pat of butter over medium heat. Add in the chopped yellow onion and saute until it’s golden brown and beautifully fragrant. Turn off the heat.
- Add the sauted yellow onion, cooked-and-crumbled crispy bacon, shredded Swiss cheese and shredded cheddar cheese to the mixing bowl with the basic quiche filling. With a spatula, fold these ingredients into the mixture until well incorporated.
- Slowly pour the Quiche Lorraine filling into the chilled quiche crust. Tent the entire quiche loosely with foil so both the crust and the filling don’t over brown. Bake for 45-55 minutes or until the quiche crust is slightly golden and the filling is set (no wiggling or jiggling when the pan is tilted back and forth).
- Allow the quiche to sit and cool for 10-12 minutes before serving. If desired, garnish with additional cooked crispy bacon pieces and sliced green onion.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Brunch
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American