A savory breakfast quiche is always a welcoming breakfast. With bright green spinach leaves, crispy and chewy bacon, and a lot of cheese, this Easy Spinach Bacon Quiche really hits the spot on appearance and taste!
Recipe: $5.98 | Per Serving: $0.75 | Servings: 8
This quiche packs a combination of rich, savory flavors of bacon and cheese with the freshness of spinach, all encased in a buttery, flaky pie crust.
This quiche is a versatile and crowd-pleasing option, suitable for brunch, lunch, or a light dinner. Its creamy, custard-like filling is a perfect contrast to the crisp, salty bacon and the earthy spinach, making it a wonderful blend of textures and tastes.
Whether served warm from the oven or at room temperature, Spinach Bacon Quiche is a comforting and satisfying meal that's guaranteed to please your palate. Serve it up any day of the week or add it to your list of Christmas Breakfast Ideas.
This bacon spinach quiche recipe is among our top favorite quiches, ranking right up there with our Crustless Veggie Quiche and Smoked Salmon and Spinach Quiche.
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🍯 Why This Recipe Works
- It's great for leftover veggies and meats. I love that I can use up any number of vegetables or meats in my fridge and pantry. This makes it a frugal way to clean out the pantry before payday and a good way to get my kids to want to eat their veggies!
- It's quick to prep. This quiche is pretty quick to pull together, and the flavors are wonderful. You can even prep the filling in advance and just bake it in the morning. (Just keep it separate from the crust until morning).
- Simple ingredients. We use simple ingredients like cheese, eggs, seasonings, bacon, and veggies to make a flavorful dish everyone can enjoy.
🥘 Ingredients
Ingredient Notes:
Prepared pie crust- You can use a store-bought deep dish pie crust or make your own pie crust for this recipe. If you bought a two pack, save a crust for this Rustic Strawberry Galette or Easy Chicken Pot Pie.
Spinach leaves- Use some fresh spinach leaves for added color, iron, and savory goodness.
Yellow onion- You will need an onion to help give this quiche a little natural sweetness and some nice depth of flavor.
Bacon- This will give us a nice chewy bite and some salty flavor, and it pairs wonderfully with the other savory flavors we have going on.
Cheese- You will want to use Colby or cheddar cheese as well as some parmesan cheese too.
For specific ingredients and measurements, please see the recipe card below.
🔪 Instructions for Easy Spinach Bacon Quiche
Step 1: Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
Step 2: Pierce a storebought frozen deep-dish pie crust several times along the bottom and side. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes and allow to cool.
Step 3: Dice the onion and chop your bacon. Cook them in a skillet over medium heat for 5 minutes until the bacon is cooked and the onions are translucent. Remove from heat and set aside.
Step 4: Beat the eggs with a fork in a large mixing bowl.
Step 5: Add in the milk, salt, pepper, and mix again.
Step 6: Add in the spinach, green onion, and the onion bacon mixture as well as the cheese. Stir together until combined.
Step 7: Pour the mixture into the baked pie crust. It's okay if you don't need all of the egg mixture.
Step 8: Bake in the oven at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes. Reduce heat and bake for an additional 25-30 minutes at 325 degrees F until a knife can be inserted into the center and come out clean.
Step 9: Let rest and cool for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
🍴 Recipe Tips
- Storebought crust saves effort. Making a quiche is a breeze, especially with a store-bought crust, though homemade works too if preferred.
- Food temp safety warning. After baking the spinach bacon quiche, ensure it reaches an internal temperature of at least 160°F. Perform the "clean knife test" in the center; it should look set, with a slight jiggle but not sloshing around.
- Patience is preferred. Wait for the requested time after baking for the quiche to cool and set. This ensures slices hold together nicely for easy serving and a better presentation.
💭 Recipe FAQs
You can! Thaw your spinach and then drain and squeeze out as much moisture as possible before adding it to the egg mixture. Also, when adding it, try to break it up with your hands so that there aren't huge clumps of it and it can be more evenly distributed.
You can swap out the milk for unsweetened almond milk if you want it to be dairy-free or you can use a nondairy alternative of choice. Half and Half as well as heavy cream also work well (for those looking for dairy alternatives)!
Yes, bacon is typically pre-cooked until crispy, then crumbled and added to the quiche. Pre-cooking ensures it's fully cooked and adds a smoky flavor.
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📖 Recipe
Spinach Bacon Quiche
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 deep dish pie crust (storebought) ($1.27)
- ½ medium yellow onion, diced ($0.45)
- ½ cup bacon, chopped ($0.60)
- 5 large eggs ($0.75)
- 1 cup milk ($0.20)
- ¼ teaspoon salt ($0.01)
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper ($0.02)
- 1 cup spinach leaves, chopped ($0.21)
- ¼ cup green onions, chopped ($0.22)
- 1 ½ cups Colby cheese, shredded ($1.50)
- ½ cup Parmesan cheese, shredded ($0.75)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
- Pierce your prepared pie crust with a fork several times along the sides and bottom. Blind bake your pie crust for 10 minutes and remove from oven to cool. (This prevents soggy crust later).
- Dice onion and chop bacon. Place in hot skillet over medium heat and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently until bacon is cooked and onions are translucent or slightly browned. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, egg your eggs. Beat with a fork until eggs are slightly beaten.
- Add in milk, salt, pepper, mix again.
- Add in spinach, green onions, the cooled onion and bacon mix, and cheeses. Stir again until combined.
- Pour into a prepared pie crust and bake in an oven at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes.
- Reduce heat and cook at 325 degrees F for 25-30 minutes until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes before cutting into wedges.
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