Bacon And White Cheddar Quiche In Hashbrown Crust Food

BACON AND WHITE CHEDDAR QUICHE IN HASHBROWN CRUST

Steps:

• Use your hands to squeeze the thawed potatoes to remove as much liquid as possible. Place in a medium mixing bowl. Add the cheddar, salt and pepper and toss to combine.
• Grease a 9-inch springform pan with butter and evenly press the hash browns mixture into the bottom and sides of the pan, filling in all the gaps to prevent leakage.
• Transfer the pan to the freezer for at least 1 hour or until the crust is firm.
• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Transfer the frozen crust to the center rack of the oven and par-bake for 17 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.
• In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until crispy. Drain on paper towels then crumble and layer bacon and cheese in par-baked crust.
• Use a whisk to beat the eggs with the half-and-half and season with salt and pepper. Pour over the bacon and cheese. Sprinkle the green onion on top and place into the oven. Lower the oven temperature to 375°F and bake the quiche just until the eggs set, about 25 to 30 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before unlocking the spring form pan. Cut into slices for serving.

HASH BROWN CRUST BACON AND CHEDDAR QUICHE

Steps:

• Squeeze as much liquid from the thawed hash browns as possible and place into a large mixing bowl. Add cheddar, salt and pepper and stir together.
• Lightly grease a 9" spring form pan with cooking spray and evenly press the hash browns mixture into the bottom and sides of the pan, making sure you don't have any holes within the crust (this is important to prevent any leakage)
• Place the pan in the freezer and freeze for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 425˚F.
• Place frozen crust until the oven and par-bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and slightly cool.
• In a skillet melt butter over medium heat. Add onions and lightly caramelize for 10 to 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine eggs and cream. Whisk together until light and fluffy. Add remaining ingredients, including caramelized onions and stir together until mixed up. Season with salt and pepper.
• Pour filling mixture into the par-baked crust and place into the oven.
• Lower oven temperature to 375˚F and bake the quiche for 25 to 30 minutes or until the eggs have just set.
• Remove quiche from oven and run a paring knife around the perimeter of the springform pan. Loosen springform pan from sides of quiche and place quiche back into the oven for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. (this will help the crust get crisp on the sides)
• Remove quiche form oven and cool for 10 minutes.
• Slice quiches into wedges, top with sliced chives and serve.

BACON-CRUSTED QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Lay out 6 horizontal strips of bacon on the prepared baking sheet. Fold every other strip of bacon in half onto itself and lay one strip of bacon in the middle, vertical to the folded strips. Unfold the strips back over the vertical strip of bacon. Repeat this process using alternating vertical strips to weave into a lattice. (The bacon lattice should have an equal number of horizontal and vertical strips.) Bake until nearly cooked but still very pliable, about 15 minutes. Slide the bacon lattice into a 9-inch pie pan and press into place.
• Top the bacon with a paper towel, then a layer of foil and either another pie pan or pie weights to weigh it down. Allow to cool for 10 minutes, then remove the weights and pat off any remaining excess oil with a paper towel.
• Meanwhile, thoroughly mix together the eggs, milk, spinach, potatoes, some salt and pepper and 1 cup of the Cheddar. Pour the egg mixture into the bacon crust and top with the remaining cup Cheddar.
• Bake until set and the cheese is browned, 30 to 45 minutes. Let rest 5 to 10 minutes, then serve warm or room temperature.

BACON AND CHEDDAR QUICHE

Steps:

• Prepare crust for quiche. In a mixing bowl, mix together flour and salt. Cut in cold butter with a pastry blender until coarse crumbs form; add water, a little at a time, until dough holds together and forms a ball. Shape into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for about 30 minutes.
• On a lightly floured surface with a floured rolling pin, roll out dough into a circle about 11 inches in diameter. Fit dough into a 9-inch pie plate or quiche pan. Trim edges, leaving a little overhang, about 1/4-inch all around the edge. Prick dough with a fork. Line with foil and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake quiche crust for 10 minutes at 375°.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, thyme, and pepper. Pour into the baked crust. Crumble bacon over the top with the shredded Cheddar cheese. Bake at 375° for about 30 minutes, or until quiche filling is set and lightly browned. Serve quiche with fresh tomato wedges.
• NOTE: 5 minutes prep if you do not make the homemade crust and use a frozen one instead!

BACON & CHEDDAR QUICHE

Steps:

• Crumble bacon in to the bottom of the pie shell.
• Sprinkle shredded cheese over the bacon.
• Saute green onions in bacon grease and sprinkle over cheese.
• Beat eggs, half& half& milk together, then add remaining ingredients.
• Pour into the pie shell and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.