Bacon Rose Quiche
By: Culinary Envy
Published: Tuesday, March 29, 2016 - 11:02am

Ingredients




1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon butter
1 cup crimini mushrooms, sliced
1 small onion, diced
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
1  (9 inch) deep dish frozen pie crust
10  slices bacon, crisply fried and crumbled
1  cup Swiss cheese, shredded
½ cup Gruyere cheese, shredded
3 green onions, thinly sliced (save a couple green pieces to decorate top, if desired)
6  eggs
1½ cups heavy whipping cream
½ teaspoon garlic powder
3⁄4  teaspoon salt
1⁄4  teaspoon sugar
1⁄8  teaspoon cayenne pepper
1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg

Preparation

1 Heat oven to 450°F. 2 Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the olive oil and butter. Stir in the mushrooms and onions. Season with salt and pepper and stir occasionally for 8 minutes until slightly brown and tender. 3 Sprinkle mushroom/onion mixture, bacon, cheeses and green onion into the pastry-lined pie pan. 4 Whisk eggs slightly, and beat in remaining ingredients (except Bacon Roses). 5 Carefully pour egg mixture into pie pan. 6 Bake for 15 minutes at 450°F. 7 Then, reduce oven temperature to 300°F and bake an additional 30 minutes. Cover with aluminum foil if the top is getting too brown. 8 Quiche is done when knife inserted in the middle comes out clean. 9 Let quiche rest for 10 minutes before cutting.

About

This Bacon Rose Quiche is so rich and creamy; it will melt in your mouth.  It’s the best quiche recipe I have ever tried!  Bacon slices made into cute roses for the top make this dish perfect for company.