This week my husband took off a little early to go fishing with my dad so the kids and I were on our own for dinner. I really (REALLY) considered ordering pizza or Chinese food, but I resisted. Instead, we made Bacon and Parmesan Quiche.
I started by cutting strips of bacon into small pieces (using kitchen shears) and cooking them up nice and brown.
Then, I let go of my “AH! A mess!” fear and let James crack the eggs.
He did a pretty good job and only dripped one time. Though, we did have to dig out a shell or two, and I didn’t need to scramble them very much.
While James cracked eggs, I made the crust (recipe below) and molded it into the pie pan. I added a little salt & pepper to the eggs and scrambled them with a fork. Then I let James pour the mixture in the crust.
Next I sprinkled in the cooked bacon, some Parmesan cheese and threw it in the oven.
Kids in the Kitchen: Bacon and Parmesan Quiche
Ingredients
- Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour You can substitute Whole Wheat, if you wanted
- 1/2 cup Melted Butter
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 TBSP Milk
- Filling:
- 5-7 Strips of Bacon - Diced & Cooked
- 4 Eggs
- 1/2 cup Milk
- 1 TBSP Parmesan Cheese
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
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In a bowl, combine all crust ingredients and mix with your hands. Press into a 9-inch pie pan - bring it up on the sides and pinch the top.
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Mix all filling ingredients and pour right into the raw crust.
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Bake at 375 degrees for 30 – 40 minutes or until filling is set.
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ENJOY!
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Here’s our favorite quiche recipe: http://hallienoves.blogspot.com/2012/11/pizza-quiche-recipe.html
I make quiche whenever we have too many eggs or leftover cream from a different recipe. And though this pizza one is tasty, I usually just chop up whatever veggies are in the fridge and grab a handful of fresh herbs. I’ve done ham, but not bacon and yours sounds delicious!
The quiche recipe sounds like it would be a lot of fun to do with my granddaughter, thanks! 🙂
That quiche looks amazing! And what a great thing to cook with kids. I’m really impressed you made the crust too. On the few occasions I’ve made quiche, I’ve bought the pie crust. 😉
The crust was SO easy!
that looks good. I love quiche!
I’m pinning this to try. Have always been intimidated by quiche and so want to make a spinach one (not a fan of bacon). Thank you!!! 🙂
Awesome! And you could throw whatever you wanted to in it!
I LOVE quiche, we will have to give this recipe a try. I pinned it so I won’t forget.
I can’t wait to start cooking in the kitchen with my son. Oh man this makes me want to make quiche.
I am totally making this. LOVE.
You could sub the all-purpose flour for whole wheat without a problem!
We use gluten-free flour in recipes like these. Sometimes we use non-grain flour too. It depends.
Oh ok! Perfect! And yea, bacon … YUM! 🙂
You had me at bacon.
This looks really easy!! A must try!!
My girls would like this…bacon and cheese, yum! I’d try to sneak some mushrooms in, too, I think!
Mushrooms or bell peppers … anything! 🙂 Enjoy!
This looks delicious! I love quiche but haven’t made it in ages, I guess I should make some this week.
I had a night a few weeks ago where it was just the kids and I. We had quiche also. The kids love it.
I’ve never had quiche before, but that looks really good!
I like tomatoes in my quiche 🙂 I never thought of cutting up bacon with shears – what a great idea!
Breakfast is one thing I dont make enough of around here! I love how this looks, def putting it on my try soon list!
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What a great idea and recipe to make with kids. You are teaching them valuable skills. I am lacking in the kids in the kitchen realm, anyone in my kitchen drives me nuts. Maybe I could start out with something like this???
Absolutely! Start with the little things. Maybe give them something to do at the table (rather than in your cooking space)?
Looks yummy! Thank you for the recipe
nom-nom!
I love quiche and your recipe looks yummy. The kids did a great job!
This looks like a fun, easy, and delicious recipe!