Garbage Quiche

Name: Garbage Quiche
Ingredients: 2 (9 inch) pie crusts, baked; 10 slices bacon; 8 ounces Gruyere cheese, shredded; 1 small head fresh broccoli, diced; 4 green onions; 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped; 5 eggs, beaten; 2 cups half-and-half; 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; salt and pepper to taste

11 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

2 (9 inch) pie crusts, baked
10 slices bacon
8 ounces Gruyere cheese, shredded
1 small head fresh broccoli, diced
4 green onions
2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped
5 eggs, beaten
2 cups half-and-half
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch cayenne pepper
salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
2

Evenly distribute bacon across bottom of each pastry shell, followed by half of cheese. Add broccoli, scallions, and tomatoes, then cover with remaining cheese.
3

In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, nutmeg, cayenne, salt, and pepper. Pour half of mixture into each pastry shell.
4

Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake an additional 45 minutes, until quiches are set in center.