Asparagus Bacon Quiche

Name: Asparagus Bacon Quiche
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 454 grams fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces; 6 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled; 3 eggs; 1 Tbsp sliced green onions; 1 pinch Pinch ground nutmeg; 363 milliliters half-and-half cream; 100 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese, divided; 0 teaspoons pepper; 1 unbaked pastry shell (9 inches); 1 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon sugar

Asparagus Bacon Quiche requires around 55 minutes from start to finish. For $1.3 per serving, you get a hor d'oeuvre that serves 8. One serving contains 275 calories, 12g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe from Taste of Home requires parmesan cheese, bacon strips, half-and-half cream, and sugar. It is a rather inexpensive recipe for fans of Mediterranean food.

Instructions

Line the unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil.

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Pastry Shells

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Aluminum Foil

Bake at 450° for 5 minutes; remove foil.

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Oven

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Bake 5 minutes longer; remove from the oven and set aside.

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Cook asparagus in a small amount of water until crisp-tender, about 3-4 minutes; drain well. Arrange the bacon and asparagus in the crust.

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In a bowl, beat eggs; add cream, 1/2 cup cheese, onions, sugar, salt, pepper and nutmeg.

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Pour over asparagus.

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Asparagus

Sprinkle with remaining cheese.

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Bake at 400° for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350°; bake 23-25 minutes longer or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.

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Servings:

454grams

fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces 6

bacon strips, cooked and crumbled 3

eggs 1Tbsp

sliced green onions 1pinch

Pinch ground nutmeg 363milliliters

half-and-half cream 100milliliters

grated Parmesan cheese, divided 0teaspoons

pepper 1

unbaked pastry shell (9 inches)1teaspoons

salt 1teaspoon

sugar

Recommended wine: Sparkling Wine, Champagne, Bordeaux, White Burgundy

Sparkling Wine, Champagne, and Bordeaux are great choices for Quiche. Even if you aren't making mimosas, sparkling wine is great with eggs for two reasons. One, if you're eating eggs early in the day, sparkling wine has less alcohol. Secondly, it cleanses the palate, which is important since yolk is known to coat the palate. The Berlucchi Franciacorta '61 Extra Brut with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 34 dollars per bottle.

Berlucchi Franciacorta '61 Extra Brut

Extra Brut '61 is a tribute to the birth of Franciacorta in 1961—the year Berlucchi produced the first of this classic method sparkling wine. This fun and lively sparkler offers citrus fruit and a crisp, clean finish.Blend: 85% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Nero*The label for Franciacorta '61 Extra Brut is in the process of changing. You may receive either of these two labels featured above. Specific labels cannot be requested.