Spinach Bacon Quiche
This Bacon Spinach Cheese Quiche is an easy dish for breakfast, brunch or dinner. Perfect for Mother’s Day or holidays.
This quiche recipe becomes even easier with a few meal prep tricks. If you bake or air fry bacon, always fill the pan with as many pieces as you can. Then I take the extras and hide them in them in the freezer So, you will always have a few pieces of crispy bacon stashed in the freezer.
So with the stashed bacon, a refrigerated pie crust, and a half bag of baby spinach, this quiche is in the oven in 5 minutes. What could be easier?
While it’s baking in the oven, you can do the plethora of other things you have been neglecting. 🙂 Serve quiche with a simple side salad and it makes a complete meal.
What you need
- eggs – use large eggs.
- milk – use whole milk, half and half or heavy cream.
- cheese – you can use whatever cheese you like. We like cheddar cheese but mozzarella cheese, gouda, Swiss cheese
- pie crust – use refrigerated pie crust or homemade.
- bacon – crisp up the bacon well so that it crumbles easily. Do this ahead and store in the freezer for easy meal prep. You can substitute ham if you’d like.
- spinach – use fresh spinach or previously wilted spinach that you store in the freezer for meal prep. Package frozen spinach can also be used but be sure to squeeze the excess water out of it.
- dill weed
- black pepper -freshly ground is always best.
- nutmeg – use grated whole nutmeg, if you have it. If not you can use pre-grated.
Optional ingredients
- Onions – use caramelized onions or chopped, sautéed onions in a bit of olive oil.
- minced garlic – lightly sautéed
- sliced mushrooms – lightly sautéed
For Homemade pie crust
- flour
- butter
- water
- salt
Step-by-step process
How to Make Pie Crust
Pie crust is really ridiculously easy to do. You can use a store-bought pie crust if you don’t have time.
Cut butter into squares. Place it back in the refrigerator. The butter must be very cold.
Measure the flour and salt and place them in a food processor bowl.
Add the butter to the food processor.
Pulse until the butter resembles small peas.
Add ice water, dropping one tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together. 5-7 tablespoons total.
Gather dough. Wrap in waxed paper. Refrigerate for at least one hour to several days.
To Roll the Crust
Place the pie dough on a floured cutting board.
Roll to a 12″ diameter circle.
Crimp the edges.
How to Blind Bake the Crust
**For a single-crust pie.
- Blind bake the pie crust. This is a very important step. If the crust isn’t blind-baked, it will end up a soggy mess because of the moisture in the filling.
- Poke holes all around the bottom of the crust with a fork to minimize the formation of bubbles. Spread a large sheet of parchment paper or waxed paper onto the crust. Spread pie weights evenly along the bottom of the crust. (If you don’t have pie weights, use dried beans. Keep the beans for pie weights in a canning jar. Don’t use them for food.)
- Bake the crust at 350°F for about 30 minutes.
Pie crust is really ridiculously easy to do. If you don’t have time, you can use a store bought pie crust.
For filling
Step One:
Crack eggs into a large bowl.
Step Two:
Add milk.
Step Three:
Whisk together well.
Step Four:
Grate nutmeg with a micro-plane directly over the bowl.
Add remaining spices.
Combine. You can do the above steps in a blender or food processor if you’d like.
Step Five:
Lay fresh baby spinach pieces on top of each other.
Slice into strips.
Step Six:
Add bacon and spinach to the egg mixture.
Combine.
Step Seven:
Grate the cheese. Add it to the egg mixture.
Step Eight:
Combine well.
To assemble
Step One:
Pour egg mixture into a par-baked crust.
Step Two:
Place the pie plate on a rimmed baking sheet to catch potential spills.
Bake the quiche for 30-40 minutes at 350°F / 180°C. Carefully remove it from the oven. The inside should be a bit wiggly, like gelatin. It will continue to cook after removing it from the oven. Allow the quiche to rest for 10-15 minutes before cutting. You can even let it cool to room temperature and serve it cool.
How to store leftovers
Cover well with aluminum foil or plastic wrap. After cooling, store in the refrigerator. Leftovers last 3-4 days.
Reheat in the oven, air fryer, or microwave just until hot.
Easy Variations
- Use sausage instead of bacon or in addition to the bacon.
- Add fresh herbs like chives, dill, thyme, or rosemary.
- Include Parmesan cheese in addition to the cheddar,
More quiches
- spinach, caramelized onion quiche
- chicken bacon quiche
- crab and shrimp quiche
- shrimp and asparagus quiche
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Bacon, Spinach, Cheddar Quiche
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Line a 9-inch pie dish with crust the and crimp edges.1 single pie crust, store bought or homemade
- Whisk eggs in a large bowl. Add milk and whisk together.4 eggs, whisked, 1 cups Milk
- Add the rest of the ingredients and combine.1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese, 4 slices crispy bacon, crumbled, 6 oz baby spinach, 2 teaspoons dill weed, 1 pinch nutmeg, 1 teaspoon Pepper, 1½ teaspoons salt
- Pour into prepared pie shell. Don’t overfill.
- Place quiche on a piece of aluminum foil or a rimmed baking sheet, in case it overflows.
- Check after 30 minutes. The crust should be golden brown. If the crust is getting too brown, loosely cover it with foil and reduce oven heat to 425°. Bake until only the center of the quiche is slightly wobbly. Let rest for at least 15 minutes before cutting. Serve with a side salad.
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Originally published November 10, 2017. Updated March 25, 2024.
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I love the idea of baked bacon! I’m going to try that! I also love a quiche because as you say, anything goes. Another fab recipe, Beth!
Thank you so much, Gabby! You actually lose quite a few calories, baking it because the fat goes down into the pan!
Your quiche looks delicious, Beth. I know what you mean about hiding the bacon! My house is full of boys and the bacon sometimes just needs to “disappear” so that I can use it at a later time, like in my favorite broccoli salad.
Ah, yes! I love bacon in broccoli salad, as well! Thanks Angela!
I just started making quiche! Love your idea of making a few extras and keeping them in the freezer. ????
It saves a lot of time in your preparation! Thank you Lizet!
Mmmm YUM! I love a good quiche, mostly to empty my fridge of the remaining 2 carrots or stray zucchini I have to say LOL but we’re all so happy to eat it, I’ll never forget to add my bacon too, bacon everywhere is my motto! 🙂 Must try yours with spinach, so good!
Agreed. Bacon really does fit everywhere, doesn’t it Patty! Thank you my friend!
I am a sucker for a good Quiche, and this one you have created certainly sounds amazing, lovely combination of ingredients that you have used. Thank you for this wonderful recipe 🙂
Thank you so much, Albert! Quiche is one of my favorites, as well!
I bet the bacon and cheddar are fabulous in this recipe!
Yes, actually, they are! Thank you so much for your comment, Sandi!!
I love Quiche.. This bacon spinach recipe would be perfect for my next brunch party!
Quiche is one of my family’s favorites, as well! Thank you Rika!
This looks so good! This would be the perfect addition to my Thanksgiving appetizer spread. Yummy!
I love quiche for an easy appetizer! Delicious! Thanks for your comment, Luci!
This sounds so good right now…bacon, cheddar, and spinach…just yum! Thanks for the quiche inspiration…I’m inspired 🙂
Haha, glad to help, Traci! It is yummy! Thanks for your comment!
I too have been baking my bacon. That’s fun to say! I love that you put it in this quiche. I think all quiches could use more bacon, in fact, most things could be enhanced with more bacon. Your quiche looks heavenly and I can’t wait to make it! Beautiful photos as well!
Haha! You are correct, my friend! Most dishes benefit from the addition of bacon! Glad you liked it! Thanks, Elaine!