John's Quiche Lorraine

Name: John's Quiche Lorraine
Prep time: 1 h 55 min
Cook time: 1 h 55 min
Total time: 1 h 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 227 grams bacon with rind removed, diced; 1 Tbsp butter; 3 eggs; 1 pinch ground nutmeg; 355 milliliters heavy cream; 1 frozen single pie crust; 8 servings salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

You can never have too many Mediterranean recipes, so give John's Quiche Lorraine a try. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 406 calories, 8g of protein, and 36g of fat. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Only a few people really liked this morn meal. Head to the store and pick up bacon, ground nutmeg, eggs, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 55 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Fit the pie crust into a quiche pan or 9-inch pie dish, and cover the crust with a sheet of aluminum foil. Fill the crust with pie weights or dried beans.

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Bake the crust in the preheated oven just until the edges begin to turn golden brown, about 15 minutes.

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Remove from oven, and take out the pie weights and aluminum foil.

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Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat, and cook the bacon until browned, stirring frequently, about 7 minutes.

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Transfer the bacon to paper towels to drain, then sprinkle the bacon into the partially-baked crust.

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Whisk the cream, eggs, salt, black pepper, and nutmeg together in a bowl, and pour into the crust.

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Return to oven, and bake until the filling is set in the middle and the quiche is puffy and golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Allow to cool until warm, about 1 hour, to serve.

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