5 from 18 votes
Quiche Lorraine
Quiche Lorraine combines a flaky pie crust filled with lightly browned bacon strips and a seasoned egg and heavy cream custard. The filling is seasoned with salt, pepper, and nutmeg, then baked until set with a delicate golden top and creamy interior. This savory pie offers rich, smoky, and subtly spiced flavors.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
6
people
Calories:
424 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
French
Ingredients
- 1 pie pastry shell Pillsbury brand
- 9 ounces Bacon sliced into 1/2 inch wide, thick cut
- 4 egg
- 1.5 cup heavy cream
- salt
- black pepper
- nutmeg
Instructions
- Preheat oven at 400F.
- Butter and flour a 10” removable bottom tart pan. Roll the pie shell over the tart pan, bringing the edges of the pastry up to expand slightly beyond the pad edges. Prick it all over and cook in the preheated oven for 7 to 8 minutes. Remove and let it cool off.
- Meanwhile bring to a boil a saucepan over medium heat. Add the bacon. Once the water returns to a boil, cook the bacon for 3 minutes. Drain and pat dry.In a skillet over medium heat, sauté the bacon with a small amount of butter until very lightly browned. Spread the bacon strips over the pastry crust.
- Beat the 4 eggs lightly and mix in the heavy cream. Season with salt, pepper and a pinch of nutmeg. Pour the custard mixture over the bacon. Carefully leaving at least ¼ of space between the custard and the top ridge of the pan.
- Bake the quiche for about 30 minutes in the preheated oven.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
424kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
2g
(1%)
Protein
10g
(20%)
Fat
41g
(63%)
Saturated Fat
20g
(100%)
Cholesterol
218mg
(73%)
Sodium
345mg
(14%)
Potassium
169mg
(4%)
Vitamin A
1050IU
(21%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
57mg
(6%)
Iron
0.7mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 424
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 424kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 2g | 1% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 41g | 63% |
| Saturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Cholesterol | 218mg | 73% |
| Sodium | 345mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 169mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 1050IU | 21% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 57mg | 6% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.