Asparagus Quiche
Fresh asparagus, crispy bacon and Swiss cheese in a creamy custard filling...YUM!!
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon cooked & crumbled
- 1/2 lb. fresh thin asparagus trimmed or cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
- 1 c. shredded Swiss cheese
- 1 lg. egg white lightly beaten
- 2 lg. eggs
- 1 c. half and half
- 1/8 tsp. ground nutmeg
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
- 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.
- Brush pie shell with beaten egg white. Sprinkle crumbled bacon and whole or chopped asparagus into pie shell.
- Sprinkle Swiss cheese over bacon and asparagus.
- In a bowl, beat together eggs, half & half, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Pour egg mixture on top of cheese.
- Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees and bake 25-30 minutes longer or until knife inserted comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.
- Refrigerate any leftovers.
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