Spinach Quiche Recipe
The best quiche recipe I ever made. This spinach quiche recipe is perfect for a hearty breakfast and although rich and delicious the quiche is lightened by using Canadian bacon and loads of spinach. A very special breakfast or brunch recipe.
Servings 4 small quiche
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 5 slices Canadian back bacon or lean ham
- 2 cups fresh spinach
- ¼ cup finely chopped red onion
- ½ cup goat cheese or feta cheese
- 1 cup half & half cream
- 2 eggs
- pinch salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Chop the Canadian bacon, spinach and onion.
- Line your quiche dish(s) with pie crust, home made or purchased.
- In large frying pan add tsp of olive oil, and cook the bacon. Add the chopped spinach and diced onion. Cook until spinach is wilted, about five minutes. Transfer the mixture to a colander and let drain to remove the excess water from the wilted spinach.
- Once the spinach filling is well drained, fill your pastry lined quiche pans with the spinach filling.
- Crumble goat cheese (or feta) over the spinach mixture. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Beat eggs and cream, pour over spinach filling, filling the quiche to the crusts edge.
- To make the mini quiche stay flat in the oven, place them on a cookie sheet, and then place the cookie sheet in the oven. A large quiche does not need the cookie sheet. Bake the bacon and spinach quiche about 30 minutes, until top is golden brown and center is set. For a full sized quiche bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven, set aside for 5 minutes and then serve.