Easy Quiche Lorraine Using Frozen Pie Crust Food

QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Place unwrapped frozen pie crust on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Remove and allow to cool slightly. (Keep crust on the baking sheet.) Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F.
• Meanwhile, cut bacon strips into small pieces and add to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until bacon is browned and then remove to a paper towel-lined plate. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the bacon to reserve as a garnish for the top.
• Drain off all but 1 tablespoon of bacon fat. Add 1 tablespoon butter and the diced onion; cook until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Add in the garlic and stir for another 30 seconds to a minute. Add the cooked mixture to the plate of cooked bacon to drain and cool.
• Place the bacon and onion/garlic mixture right on top of the baked crust. Sprinkle Parmesan and Swiss cheese evenly on top.
• In a large bowl, whisk the eggs until lightly beaten. Then whisk in the cream, nutmeg, and salt and pepper (to taste; I add 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshly cracked pepper). Whisk until smooth.
• Pour cream/egg mixture into the crust (still on the baking sheet) and bake on the middle or lower oven rack (not the top one) for 35 to 45 minutes, or until quiche is set and very slightly jiggly in the center. (It will finish firming up outside of the oven.) Avoid overbaking the quiche -- if there is a slight jiggle, it's done.
• Serve warm with reserved bacon and fresh chopped chives.

EASY QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• For crust, combine flour and salt. Add shortening and cut in with pastry blender until dough resembles cornmeal. Add water one tablespoon at a time just until dough sticks together. Roll out on floured surface and place in greased 9 inch pie plate, crimping edges.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• For filling, fry onions in a skillet just until tender.
• Place onions and cheese in pie crust.
• In a medium bowl, combine milk, eggs, salt, flour and nutmeg. Whisk until smooth.
• Pour over onions and cheese.
• Bake quiche in 350 F oven for 40-45 minutes.

QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F.
• Combine the half-and-half, eggs, salt, pepper, and thyme in a large bowl and beat well with a wire whisk or egg beater.
• In a medium bowl, toss the cheese with the flour and sprinkle into the unbaked pastry shell.
• Top with the bacon or other meats or vegetables that you want to use in the recipe, then carefully pour the egg mixture into the pie shell.
• Bake the quiche in the preheated oven for 40 to 50 minutes, until egg mixture is set, the filling has puffed slightly, and the top is golden brown.
• Let cool for 10 minutes, then slice into wedges to serve.
• Enjoy!

QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• For the pie crust: In the bowl of a food processor combine the flour, 1 teaspoon of the salt and 1 stick of the butter and process until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. While the motor is running, add water in tablespoon increments until dough comes together to form a ball. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface and shape into a flat disk. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight or at least for 1 hour.
• Remove pie crust from refrigerator and preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Roll out the pie crust on a lightly floured surface to fit a deep 9 or 10-inch pie pan. Place the dough in the pie pan and crimp edges decoratively. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes, then line with aluminum foil. Fill with pie weights and blind bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges. Remove foil and pie weights and return to the oven for 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and brush the surface of pie crust with a light coating of egg white and allow to cool.
• For the filling: In a saute pan melt the remaining tablespoon of butter over medium-high heat. Add the ham, or bacon, and cook until browned. Using a slotted spoon, remove the ham from the pan and drain briefly on paper towels, then scatter ham over the bottom of the blind-baked crust. To the fat remaining in the pan, add the sliced onions and thyme and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions are very soft and lightly caramelized, about 6 minutes. Scatter the onions over the bacon in the pie crust and top with the grated cheese.
• In a large bowl whisk together the eggs, heavy cream, remaining 1 teaspoon of salt, pepper, and nutmeg. Pour the egg mixture over the ham, onions, and cheese in the pie shell, adding just enough of the egg mixture to come within 1/4-inch of the top of the shell. Bake on the bottom rack of the oven for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the custard is set and quiche is golden brown on top. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

EASY QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Line pastry with a double layer of aluminum foil. Bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes. Remove foil and bake for 4 to 5 minutes more, or until crust is set. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Remove bacon from pan, crumble and set aside. Reserve 2 tablespoons bacon grease in skillet. Cook onion in reserved drippings until tender; drain and set aside.
• In a large bowl, mix together eggs, milk and salt. Stir in bacon and onion. In a separate bowl, toss cheese and flour together. Add cheese to egg mixture; stir well. Pour mixture into hot pastry shell.
• Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until knife inserted into center comes out clean. If necessary, cover edges of crust with foil to prevent burning. Let quiche cool for 10 minutes before serving.

QUICHE LORRAINE GREY POUPON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Prepare pie crust as directed on package for unfilled 1-crust pie using 9-inch pie plate. Sprinkle cheese, bacon and onion evenly onto bottom of crust.
• Beat eggs, cream and mustard with wire whisk until well blended; pour over ingredients in crust.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

THE BEST QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 14-inch circle. Transfer to a 9-in. springform pan; press firmly against bottom and sides. Refrigerate while preparing filling., In a large skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove with a slotted spoon; drain on paper towels. Discard drippings, reserving 1 tablespoon in pan. Add onions to drippings; cook and stir over medium heat until caramelized, 20-25 minutes. Stir in thyme, pepper and nutmeg; remove from the heat. Cool slightly. Stir in cheeses and reserved bacon; spoon into crust. Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, milk, and cream until blended; pour over top. Place springform pan on a rimmed baking sheet., Bake on a lower oven rack until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean, 75-85 minutes. Cool on a wire rack 15 minutes. Loosen sides from pan with a knife. Remove rim from pan.

QUICK QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Using a fork prick the inside of the frozen pie crust.
• Bake for 8 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and lower oven to 325F.
• Meanwhile cook the bacon in a medium skillet on medium heat. Drain on paper towels.
• Add chopped onion and salt and pepper to bacon fat. Saute over medium heat about 5 minutes.
• Increase to heat to high and cook onions until golden.
• Transfer onion to pie shell.
• In a large bowl, beat the eggs with the half and half. Stir in the cheese and cooked bacon.
• Pour this mixture into pie shell.
• Bake until set, about 40 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before slicing.

FREEZABLE QUICHE LORRAINE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line pie shell with parchment and fill with pie weights, dry beans, or raw rice. Bake 30 minutes. Remove weights and parchment; bake until crust is cooked through and golden brown, 15 minutes more. Let cool completely on a wire rack.
• In a large bowl, whisk eggs and salt until blended. Add cream and milk and whisk to incorporate fully. Set aside. In a small bowl, mix together Jarlsberg and Grana Padano. Layer one-third of cheese mixture in pie shell. Next, layer half of mushrooms, followed by half of shallots, and then half of bacon. Repeat these four layers, beginning with half of remaining cheese, and ending with rest of cheese. Pour egg mixture over layers. Cover edge of crust with foil to prevent overbrowning.
• Bake quiche, rotating pan 180 degrees halfway through, until filling is set, 40 to 50 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool about 10 minutes, if serving immediately. If freezing, let cool to 70°, then transfer to refrigerator and chill to 40°.
• Freezing: If freezing whole quiche, wrap in two layers of plastic. Label and date, and freeze up to 3 months. To freeze individual portions, cut quiche into 8 slices and arrange on a rimmed baking sheet. Freeze at least 4 hours and up to overnight for a formative freeze. Wrap each frozen slice in plastic, place all of the slices in a resealable plastic bag, label and date, and return to freezer for up to 1 month.
• Reheating: If reheating whole quiche, unwrap, place in a cold oven, and heat to 325°. When oven reaches temperature, bake until warm throughout or a thermometer inserted into center registers 150°, 60 to 70 minutes. If reheating individual slices, unwrap, place on a rimmed baking sheet, place in a cold oven, and heat to 325°. When oven reaches temperature, bake until warm throughout, 10 to 15 minutes.

EASY QUICHE LORRAINE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Spray 9-inch pie plate with cooking spray; line with pie crust as directed on package.
• Place bacon, cheese and onions in prepared crust. Whisk remaining ingredients until blended; pour over ingredients in crust. Place on rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake 45 to 50 min. or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.