Cheddar Bacon Quiche with Spinach

5 from 6 votes

Cheddar Bacon Quiche with Spinach

Cheddar Bacon Quiche with Spinach is my new weekend jam! It's enough to feed our little fam breakfast AND make enough for leftovers to send to school with Poppy for lunch on Monday. Couldn't be more obsessed.

Prep Time10

Cook Time45

Chilling Time45

Total Time1 40

Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Lunch

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Author: Gaby Dalkin

Equipment

Ingredients

1 unbaked puff pastry dough (Dufour is my favorite store bought Puff Pastry)
4 large eggs
½ cup whole milk
½ cup heavy cream
¼ teaspoon salt (honestly, you might not even need this if your bacon is super salty)
½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
1 cup shredded cheddar or white cheddar
10 ounces fresh spinach finely chopped
4-6 strips bacon cooked

For the Egg Wash

1 egg
2 tbsp water

Instructions

On a light floured work surface, roll out one sheet of the puff pastry dough. Roll it out, ever so slightly, so it's just slightly bigger than your pie dish. Carefully lay the dough on top of a 9-inch pie dish and then press it down. Tuck any of the excess crust into the sides in with your fingers. Chill the puff pastry crust in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. While the crust is chilling, preheat the oven to 350°F.
In a large bowl, combine the eggs, whole milk, heavy cream, salt, and pepper together until completely smooth. Whisk in the torn bacon, cheddar and chopped spinach and then pour into the chilled crust. Egg wash any exposed puff pastry once the filling has been added. Transfer to the oven and bake.
Bake the quiche until the center is just about set, about 45-55 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 15 minutes. The center should have an ever so slight jiggly but not be wet.
Once set for 15 minutes, slice and serve. Or cool completely and serve at room temp!

Notes

You can see above from the photo that this is a rustic quiche. No need to roll the dough out into a perfect circle, the beauty for this recipe is in the imperfections on the crust. That will result in a really delish crispy bite!

Feel free to get creative with the add ins. You could add different kinds of cheese, various roasted vegetables, crispy pancetta, a different assortment of greens etc

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