Bacon Rose Quiche

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Description

This bacon rose quiche is so rich and creamy, it will melt in your mouth. It’s the best quiche recipe I have ever tried! Bacon slices made into cute roses for the top make this dish perfect for company. Garnish with extra green onions, if desired.

Ingredients

  • 1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
  • 13 slices bacon, divided
  • 1 teaspoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 cup cremini mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
  • ½ cup shredded Gruyere cheese
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 ½ cups heavy whipping cream
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon white sugar
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  2. Place 10 slices bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat
  3. turning occasionally
  4. until crispy and evenly browned
  5. 7 to 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble.
  6. Heat butter and olive oil in a same skillet over medium heat. Stir in mushrooms and onion. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook
  7. stirring occasionally
  8. until mushrooms and onions are slightly brown and tender
  9. about 8 minutes.
  10. Sprinkle mushroom-onion mixture
  11. crumbled bacon
  12. Swiss cheese
  13. Gruyere cheese
  14. and green onions into the pie crust.
  15. Whisk eggs slightly in a bowl; beat in cream
  16. 3/4 teaspoon salt
  17. garlic powder
  18. sugar
  19. nutmeg
  20. and cayenne pepper. Pour egg mixture carefully into the pie crust.
  21. Thread a toothpick through 1 end of 1 of the remaining bacon slices; roll the bacon around the toothpick to form a rose shape. Repeat with the remaining bacon slices. Arrange bacon roses on top of the quiche.
  22. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  23. Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Continue baking until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean
  24. about 30 minutes more. Cover with aluminum foil if top is getting too brown. Let quiche rest for 10 minutes before cutting.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 10

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