Bacon Rose Quiche

Bacon roses adorn this deep-dish quiche that's perfect for company, complete with Swiss cheese, Gruyere cheese, mushrooms, and green onions.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 404 Calories

Ingredients

• 6 eggs
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
• 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
• 3 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 small onion, diced
• 1 cup cremini mushrooms, sliced
• 13 slices bacon, divided
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.125 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
• 0.75 teaspoon salt
• 0.125 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.125 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 0.25 teaspoon white sugar
• 1.5 cups heavy whipping cream
• 0.5 cup shredded Gruyere cheese

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.

Step 3

Place 10 slices bacon in a large skillet and cook over medium-high heat, turning occasionally, until crispy and evenly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and crumble.

Step 4

Heat butter and olive oil in a same skillet over medium heat. Stir in mushrooms and onion. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mushrooms and onions are slightly brown and tender, about 8 minutes.

Step 5

Sprinkle mushroom-onion mixture, crumbled bacon, Swiss cheese, Gruyere cheese, and green onions into the pie crust.

Step 6

Whisk eggs slightly in a bowl; beat in cream, 3/4 teaspoon salt, garlic powder, sugar, nutmeg, and cayenne pepper. Pour egg mixture carefully into the pie crust.

Step 7

Thread a toothpick through 1 end of 1 of the remaining bacon slices; roll the bacon around the toothpick to form a rose shape. Repeat with the remaining bacon slices. Arrange bacon roses on top of the quiche.

Step 8

Reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Continue baking until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 30 minutes more. Cover with aluminum foil if top is getting too brown. Let quiche rest for 10 minutes before cutting.