Quiche Lorraine for dinner? Sure why not? It’s assumed that it’s just for breakfast/brunch, but when the desire hits you, it’s what’s for dinner! The combination of flavors in each warm bite is soothing on a busy day. Comfort food in one slice and if you are lucky enough, leftovers for breakfast the next day! 
Prepare a 9″ pie crust and blind-bake it until lightly golden. Reference this post, Ultimate All-Butter Pie Crust for pie crust specifics. You can use the pre-packaged pie crust and apply the same blind-baking instructions. I flour the pan to make it easier to release when slicing or you can even use available baking spray.
Thinly slice 12 slices( or less) of bacon. Cook until golden brown and remove to paper towels to drain.
Grate 6 ounces of either Swiss or Gruyere cheese and place on the bottom of the pie crust.
Place the cooked bacon evenly over the top followed by the finely diced onions.
Next,whisk the eggs with the heavy cream and the remainder of the ingredients until well blended. Pour over the ingredients in the pie pan. Place quiche on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for 10 minutes at 425 degrees, THEN reduce heat to 300 degrees and continue to cook for 30 minutes or until center does not jiggle. It will appear puffy at first, then it will settle as it cools. Allow it to cool a bit before slicing.
This is one I made recently using a glass Pyrex pan which I would recommend instead of the deep dish I used first(shown above).
I cut the Quiche Lorraine into 8 slices for serving, but I could have cut them smaller. This just hits the spot !
Ingredients
- 1 9"pie crust-baked for 10 mins at 375°F
- 12 slices bacon- cut into thin strips, cooked crisp and drained on paper towels
- 1-1/2 c shredded Swiss or Gruyere cheese(6 oz.)
- 1/4-1/3 c finely diced sweet onion
- 4 large eggs, beaten
- 2 c heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 t salt
- 1/4 t sugar
- 1/8 t cayenne pepper
- 1/4 t black pepper, freshly ground
- 1/8 t nutmeg
Instructions
- Prepare pie crust; bake at 375°F for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle Swiss/Gruyere cheese evenly on bottom.
- Distribute cooked bacon strips over the top of the cheese.
- Sprinkle onion evenly over the bacon and cheese.
- Beat the eggs; add in the remaining ingredients and combine thoroughly.
- Pour mixture over ingredients in pie pan in a circular motion. Place on a foil lined rimmed baking sheet.
- Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes. Then, LOWER the oven temperature to 300°F and bake for an additional 30 minutes or until middle is set.
- Allow it to stand at least 10 minutes on a cooling rack before slicing/serving.
