Asparagus Quiche
From coffeebean53 17 years ago
- 40 minutes to make
- Serves 6
This is an easy quiche that has a great combination of flavors. Photo courtesy of photobucket.com
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1/2 inch pieces shopping list
- 10 slices bacon shopping list
- 2 (8 inch) unbaked pie shells shopping list
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten shopping list
- 4 eggs shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups half-and-half cream shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg shopping list
- salt and pepper to taste shopping list
- 2 cups shredded swiss cheese shopping list
How to make it
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place asparagus in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still firm, about 2 to 6 minutes. Drain and cool.
- Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
- Brush pie shells with beaten egg white. Sprinkle crumbled bacon and chopped asparagus into pie shells.
- In a bowl, beat together eggs, cream, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Sprinkle Swiss cheese over bacon and asparagus. Pour egg mixture on top of cheese.
- Bake uncovered in preheated oven until firm, about 35 to 40 minutes. Let cool to room temperature before serving.
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I just tried this today and it turned out delicious!!! Will definitely make it again.
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