How to Make Quiche Lorraine

Name: How to Make Quiche Lorraine
Prep time: 1 h 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 45 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 8 slices bacon, cut into 1 inch pieces; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste; 2 egg yolks; 3 eggs; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme; 170 grams shredded Gruyere cheese; 237 milliliters heavy cream; 118 milliliters chopped leeks (white and pale green parts only); 177 milliliters milk; 118 milliliters chopped onion; 8 servings salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 9-inch 1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust (see footnote for recipe link)

How to Make Quiche Lorraine might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains about 15g of protein, 37g of fat, and a total of 456 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 45 minutes. A mixture of bacon, milk, gruyere cheese, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the milk you could follow this main course with the Milky Way Brownie Bites as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).

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Roll pie dough to fit a 9 inch pie plate.

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Roll

Place bottom crust in pie plate and chill for at least 20 minutes before baking. Line the chilled pie crust with foil and fill halfway up with dried beans, rice, or baking weights.

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Rice

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Aluminum Foil

Bake in the preheated oven for 7 minutes.

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Remove foil and weights and bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes.

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Reduce oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

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Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until browned and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Bacon

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Remove from pan to drain. Blot out some of the oil from the skillet, leaving 1 to 2 teaspoons.

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Cooking Oil

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Add leeks, onion, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir until tender and browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Set aside.

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Black Pepper

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Salt

Whisk eggs, egg yolks, cream, and milk together in a large bowl.

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Cream

Egg

Milk

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Add thyme and stir to combine.

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Thyme

Sprinkle 1/3 onion-leek mixture on the bottom of the baked crust. Top with 1/3 cooked bacon and 1/3 Gruyere cheese. Ladle in half the egg mixture.

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Gruyere

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Onion

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Sprinkle with 1/3 the onion-leek mixture, 1/3 bacon, and 1/3 cheese.

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Leek

Pour in remaining egg mixture and top with remaining onion-leek mixture, bacon, and cheese.

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Bake filled quiche in the preheated oven until browned and set, but no longer jiggly in the center, 40 to 45 minutes. Allow to cool slightly before serving.

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