Deep quiche dish, mine is pottery so I grease it with bacon grease. Mom's is glazed, I don't grease that one. (Or use a cast iron skillet or deep pie plate)
I made this for low carb high fat diet...
8 strips of your favorite bacon cooked, not crispy (crumbled)
I large onion, sliced into thin rings
1 TBSP sugar (skip if you don't want to Caramelize onions or are diabetic)
1 package frozen spinach, thawed and very well squeezed and drained
1 hefty tsp chopped garlic ( I use stuff in the jar)
1 hefty tsp dried Italian herbs
1 pint heavy cream
3 oz feta cheese with tomato and basil (half of the 6 oz pkg)
2 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
3 large eggs well beaten (if I have an extra yolk or two around I will also add those)
Here we go:
Fry bacon in large skillet.... I do it in batches and leave grease in, just keep adding bacon, it cooks softer that way.
Remove bacon to a plate covered with paper towels to drain and cool until you can crumble it.
To the skillet of bacon grease....add the large onion, sliced into rings....cook until they are limp and Caramelizing. I add the sugar and stir them constantly until well caramelized. DRAIN THESE WELL ON A LOT OF PAPER TOWELS.
In a large bowl, beat 3 eggs well, add garlic and Italian herbs, heavy cream and add the well drained spinach and feta cheese. Set mixture aside.
Assemble quiche-
Bacon goes down first
Top with cooked onions
Top with 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Slowly pour egg mixture over the top and spread evenly.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35- 50 minutes or until butter knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let set 10-15 minutes before serving.
Enjoy.
It's good cold.
Low sodium version - use chicken instead of bacon and use Swiss cheese instead of cheddar
Other combos you might like (don't expect them to top bacon)
Sausage , broccoli cheddar
Sausage zucchini, cheddar
Add mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, left over potatoes...etc
There's no real recipe....you can't mess this up.
I personally love the feta cheese combined with cheddar.
