Best 9 Southwestern Bacon Quiche Recipes

EASY BACON AND CHEESE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place unthawed pie crust on a baking sheet. In a medium bowl, mix the bacon, onions, and both cheeses. Pour this mixture into the crust.
• Mix the eggs and half and half in a bowl. Pour the egg mixture over the cheese mixture.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and bake for an additional 35 minutes, until top of quiche begins to turn brown.

SOUTHWESTERN QUICHE

Steps:

• In a greased 9-in. pie plate, arrange tortillas in an overlapping pattern so that they cover sides and bottom of pie plate, forming a crust. Set aside., In a large skillet, cook chorizo over medium heat until fully cooked; drain and set aside. In the same skillet, saute mushrooms in butter until tender. Add onion, salt and pepper; cook 2 minutes longer., In a large bowl, combine the eggs, half of the cheese, chorizo, cream, tomato, garlic powder and cumin. Stir in mushroom mixture. Pour into pie plate; top with remaining cheese. Cover edges of quiche with foil so tortillas do not burn., Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with salsa and avocado if desired.

SOUTHWEST QUICHE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325ºF.
• Reserve 2 Tbsp. each onions and tomatoes for later use. Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet, reserving 1 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Drain bacon on paper towels. Add mushrooms to reserved drippings; cook and stir 2 min. or until tender. Remove from heat. Crumble bacon. Add to skillet with remaining onions and tomatoes; mix well.
• Whisk eggs, sour cream and paprika until blended; pour into 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with vegetable mixture and cheese.
• Bake 30 min. or until center is set; top with reserved onions and tomatoes. Let stand 5 min. before cutting to serve.

CRAB AND BACON QUICHE

Steps:

• Par-bake the crust according to package directions. Let cool slightly before adding the filling.
• Combine the fontina, crabmeat and bacon in a medium bowl and sprinkle the mixture into the crust in an even layer.
• Whisk together the heavy cream, eggs, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl. Stir in the parsley.
• Pour the custard over the filling. Adjust the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake until set, 35 to 50 minutes. Let cool at least 30 minutes before serving warm or at room temperature.

BACON AND SWISS QUICHE

Steps:

• In medium bowl, mix flour and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cut in shortening, using pastry blender (or pulling 2 table knives through ingredients in opposite directions), until particles are size of small peas. Sprinkle with cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing with fork until all flour is moistened and pastry almost leaves side of bowl (1 to 2 teaspoons more water can be added if necessary).
• Gather pastry into a ball. Shape into flattened round on lightly floured surface. Wrap flattened round of pastry in plastic wrap and refrigerate about 45 minutes or until dough is firm and cold, yet pliable. This allows the shortening to become slightly firm, which helps make the baked pastry more flaky. If refrigerated longer, let pastry soften slightly before rolling.
• Heat oven to 425°F. Roll pastry on lightly floured surface, using floured rolling pin, into circle 2 inches larger than upside-down 9-inch quiche dish or glass pie plate. Fold pastry into fourths; place in quiche dish or pie plate. Unfold and ease into dish, pressing firmly against bottom and side.
• Sprinkle bacon, cheese and onion in pastry-lined quiche dish. In large bowl, beat eggs slightly with fork or wire whisk. Beat in remaining ingredients. Pour into quiche dish.
• Bake 15 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 300°F. Bake about 30 minutes longer or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Sprinkle with additional bacon. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

SOUTHWEST BREAKFAST QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 375.
• Set pie crust out to thaw.
• Dice onions, red pepper and sausage and saute until onions are soft in olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Wisk together eggs and heavy whipping cream.
• Place sausage, onion and peppers in pie crust.
• Spread cheese over sausage, onion and peppers.
• Pour egg mixture over everything.
• Sprinkle Cayenne pepper over quiche to taste.
• Bake in 375 degree oven for 30-45 minutes until lightly browned on the top without burning the crust.

CANADIAN BACON QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray a 9-inch pie dish with vegetable oil spray.
• With a rolling pin, flatten each slice of bread on a cutting board or flat surface.
• Cut 5 slices in half vertically (from top crust to bottom crust).
• Cut a 3-inch circle from the remaining slice with a round cookie cutter or a knife (this will go in the center of the crust).
• Place slices of bread in the bottom of the pie dish, slightly overlapping each piece to form a crust, gently pressing in the bottom and partially up the side of the pie dish.
• Place the reserved bread circle in the center and gently press down into the other slices of bread.
• Bake for 10 minutes, or until bread is toasted and golden brown. Remove from oven and place on a cooling rack.
• Scatter Canadian bacon evenly in the bottom of the crust. Top evenly with red bell pepper and green onions.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the milk, egg substitute, eggs, Parmesan cheese, oregano, salt, and pepper, until blended.
• Carefully pour egg mixture over the meat and vegetable filling and place the pie dish on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until center is set. Remove from oven and let mixture rest 5 minutes before cutting into wedges.

SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER QUICHE

Steps:

• Line unpricked pastry shells with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake at 400° for 5 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer., Sprinkle chili powder and cumin over shells; sprinkle with cheeses. In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, cream, chilies, olives, onions, cilantro, salt and pepper. Pour evenly over cheese. , Cover and freeze one quiche for up to 3 months. Cover edges of remaining quiche loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 35-40 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with salsa and sour cream if desired. , To use frozen quiche: Remove from the freezer 30 minutes before baking (do not thaw). Cover edges of crust loosely with foil; place on a baking sheet. Bake at 400° for 55-60 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.

CHEESY BACON AND SAUSAGE QUICHE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix hash brown potatoes and melted butter together in a bowl. Press mixture into a 9-inch glass pie pan to form a crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 25 minutes.
• Whisk cream, eggs, cayenne, salt, and pepper together in a bowl; let warm up to room temperature while the crust cooks.
• Remove crust from the oven and lower heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Add red pepper, bacon, and sausage to the cooled crust. Sprinkle Gouda and Cheddar cheeses over top, then pour in egg mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes.
• Let cool a bit before serving, about 10 minutes.