Bacon and Asparagus Quiche Recipe

bacon asparagus Quiche on a plate, ready to be served warm or cold.

4 from 9 votes

This Bacon and Asparagus Quiche makes a beautiful, flavorful and simple dish for anything from Easter Brunch to a weekend at home. It’s filled with fresh asparagus, homemade bacon bits, Swiss cheese and creamy custard all baked into a delicious flakey pie crust.

Prep Time15

Cook Time1

Cooling Time5

Total Time1 20

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American, French

Servings: 9" quiche

Calories: 303kcal

Author: The Carefree Kitchen

Ingredients

1 9" Pie Crust pre-made refrigerated roll and bake
½ lb Bacon or about ½ cup prepared bacon bits
1 ¼ cups Shredded Swiss Cheese cheddar cheese works great too
2 cups Asparagus cut into ½" pieces
6 large Eggs
1 cup Milk
1 cup Heavy Cream
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Pepper
⅛ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
1 pinch Nutmeg
1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Roll out pie dough to about ¼” thick and press into a 9” pie plate. If using a premade pie crust, remove it from the refrigerator about an hour before you make your quiche so that it warms up to room temperature. Roll out the pie crust as directed on the packaging and arrange in a 9" pie plate.
Place in the freezer for a few minutes, just until it is no longer super soft, then pull out and line the inside with aluminum foil. Fill with pie weights or dried beans and bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, carefully remove the foil and set aside.
In a saute pan over medium-high heat, cook sliced bacon until golden brown and then drain on a paper towel. Add the cooked bacon evenly over the bottom of the prepared pie crust. Sprinkle the sliced asparagus over the bacon, then add half of the shredded cheese over the top.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, cream, milk, salt, pepper, nutmeg, mustard, and cayenne. Mix until well combined, then pour over the bacon and asparagus. Top with remaining the cheese.
Bake the quiche in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 30-40 minutes, or until the egg mixture is set in the middle. You can test by gently shaking the pan just a little to see if the middle of the quiche is still runny. If you still aren't sure, insert a toothpick or knife into the center and it should come out clean.
Once baked, remove from the oven and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes before slicing and serving. Enjoy!

Notes

If your pie crust gets too brown but the quiche isn't finished cooking, tear off 2" strips of aluminum foil and lightly tuck them around the quiche to prevent them from browning even more.

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